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Goran Ivanovic Trio
Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) is pleased to announce that the Goran Ivanovic Trio, featuring guitarist and composer Goran Ivanovic, bassist Mike Harmon and drummer Pete Tashijan, will perform at ALL on Friday, January 27, 2016, starting at 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance until one hour before the concert starts. Remaining tickets will be available at the door. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Ivanovic's unique and rarely found talents set you forth on a cinematic array of emotions. Sophisticated yet rebellious, the acoustic ensemble nods its head towards tradition while disregarding technical conventions. The trio experiment's in the melding of classical, rock, jazz and various styles of traditional folk music to create a sound all their own.
One of the most versatile, skilled, and curious musicians in Chicago, guitarist Goran Ivanovic has built a career built upon exploration. Born and raised in Croatia, he was in the midst of studying at the prestigious Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria with masters like Elliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch when his parents (his father is a Serb, his mother a Bosnian Croat) were expelled in the late 90s; the family was granted asylum in the US and they settled in Chicago. Since his arrival hes displayed a deep interest in collaboration, steadily expanding his stylistic range well beyond the European classical music and Balkan sounds he was fluently versed in when he arrived. These days his repertoire not only incorporates those disciplines, but jazz and flamenco as well. Hes recorded duet albums with the great Pakistani-Chilean jazz guitarist Fareed Haque as well as Greek-American musician Andreas Kapsalis. Hes a key member of the quartet Eastern Blok with Matt Ulery, Doug Rosenberg, and Michael Caskey, a combo that deftly surveys the folk music of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia in a distinctly jazz-oriented context, embroidering timeless Balkan melodies and rhythms with sophisticated improvisational gambits. Most recently, Ivanovic released an eponymous trio album with bassist Ulery and percussionist Pete Tashjian where hes achieved a stunning assimilation of his many influences, creating a hybrid all his own. Reviewing the new album for All About Jazz, Budd Kopman wrote, It is easy to get lost in Ivanovic's technique, especially if one plays (or attempts to play) Classical style guitar, in a jazz style or not. The trios agility has also been noted. As Jeff Elbel wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, The trio are recognized for their individual virtuosity, but they show particular excellence as a unit able to stop on a dime and twist gracefully through the trickiest hairpin turns together on local stages.
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LocationArts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) (View)
2021 Winnebago Street
Madison, WI 53704
United States
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| Minimum Age: 14 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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