TALKING SPIRITS PODCAST #16 - BOJAN Z
A conversation between Armin Alić and Bojan Zulfikarpašić

Hello everyone,

today it is a huge pleasure and honour for me to welcome the Serbian / Bosnian / French master pianist Bojan Z to a very in-depth, inspiring and interesting conversation about music as a life path, aesthetics and stereotypes in music and arts, Bojan´s very rich body of work, his unique style in music, the state of the world in 2021, and many more highly interesting topics…

Bojan Zulfikarpašić, widely known as Bojan Z. in the western hemisphere, is one of the most profound innovators in the European Jazz scene for the last couple decades, and if you are into music and arts, this is a conversation you definitely want to listen to…

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:27 The effects of the Covid-19 epidemic
00:12:40 First steps in music and as a pianist
00:17:17 Music scene in Yugoslavia then and now
00:20:29 Music and arts as a life path
00:22:07 Developing an unique style of composing and playing music
00:33:22 Implementing the traditional music of the Balkans
00:37:29 From Belgrade to Paris
00:47:17 Aesthetics in history of the arts and artists
00:52:38 Art(ist)s & stereotypes
00:55:14 Bojan Z - Xenophonia & invention of the Xenophone
01:11:03 Bojan Z - Soul Shelter
01:17:50 Full Half Moon in Sarajevo
01:26:42 Choosing musicians to play with
01:31:43 Working together with Amira Medunjanin
01:42:36 State of the world 2021
01:54:13 Music education
02:02:00 Message to the listeners
02:03:50 Outro

Links:
Bojan Z on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojan_Zulfikarpa%C5%A1i%C4%87

Bojan Z on Facebook:
https://de-de.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/BOJAN-Z-194617157329970/

Bojan Z on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bojan_zed/?hl=de

Recent Bojan Z solo performance at Nova Jazz Switzerland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_78ZwcxABsw&feature=youtu.be

Bojan Z Sextett at Like a Jazz Machine festival - Arte Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV2vXxGs080

Bojan Z - Xenophonia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFbcBwZN5rY

Bojan Z - Soul Shelter EPK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykg4p0QZWPw

Amira Medunjanin & Bojan Z feat. Zagreb solists chamber orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjrGAgLstGg

Amira Medunjanin & Bojan Z live in Sarajevo - Arte Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lykxVwuUSi0

Talking Spirits Podcast
produced by Armin Alic

Talking Spirits Jingles:
Mem Nahadr - vocals
Hanno Busch - guitar
Roman Babik - hammond organ
Armin Alic - bass
Leon Mucke - drums

Jingles and episodes mixed and mastered by:
Andreas Herr at Heyday Studios, Wuppertal, Germany

Talking Spirits Podcast artwork drawn by:
Vladislav Filipovic

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