Basic Info
- Members:
- Zdenko Ivanusic - saxes; Zvonimir Bučević Buč - el. bass; Goran Rukavina - double bass; Bruno Domiter - drums; Elvis Penava - guitar
- Genre:
- Jazz / Funk / Latin
- Hometown:
- Zagreb
- Record Label:
- Zivaldo Records
Detailed Info
- Website:
- http://www.zdenkoivanusic.com
http://www.zivaldo.com/shop - Current Location:
- Zagreb
- General Manager:
- Zdenko Ivanusic
- Press Contact:
- http://www.zivaldo.com/questions/
- Influences:
- Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Maceo Parker, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, Cannonbal Adderley, Grover Washington Jr., Dexter Gordon, Benny Golson, Charles Lloyd, David Sanborn, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz...and all the jazz giants, also I listen to a lot of big band music (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Mel Lewis & Thad Jones, Buddy Rich, Gil Evans, Quincy Jones, Stan Kenton...), R&B, Motown, soul and funk (James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Barry White...).
- Biography:
- Zdenko Ivanusic, saxophonist, composer and arranger from Zagreb, Croatia. I lead Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, my own ensembles and work as a sideman in a lot of Croatian bands. Occasionally (part time) I play with the Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatian RTV Symphonic Orchestra, Croatian National Theatre. I was lead alto with HGM Jazz Orchestra Zagreb for four years (2002-2006) and during this period I had the chance to share the stage with Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Don Menza, Bobby Shew, John... (read more)