Damir Kukuruzović

Damir Kukuruzović (born August 20, 1975 - December 12, 2020 in Zagreb ) was a Croatian jazz guitarist . He was the most famous Croatian representative of gypsy jazz .

Act

Kukuruzović, who came from Sisak , was the founder of the Damir Kukuruzović Django Group , with whom he recorded several albums and played at numerous international jazz festivals. He has also performed with musicians such as Stochelo Rosenberg , Paulus Schäfer , Angelo Debarre , Raphaël Faÿs , Ludovic Beier , Wawau Adler , Yorgui Loeffler , Joscho Stephan , Vlatko Stefanovski and Robin Nolan. With Zoran Predin he had the hit Zoran pjeva Arsena in 2019 .

Kukuruzović was also the founder and director of the Siscia Jazz Club . He was also the organizer of the Siscia Open Jazz & Blues Festival and other jazz festivals in Croatia. In 2011 he was awarded the prize for the most famous acoustic jazz guitarist in Croatia. In 2013 he was honored for exceptional guitar skills and the promotion of Croatian jazz music in the world.

In the election campaign for the 2011 parliamentary elections , Kukuruzović supported the right-wing extremist Hrvatska stranka prava ; in the election to the city council in Sisak in 2013 he stood as a candidate for their spin-off Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević .

After contracting COVID-19 , he died several weeks later in a hospital in Zagreb.

Discographic notes

Damir Kukuruzović Gypsy Jazz Quintet Featuring Angelo Debarre, Loulou Djine, Zdenka Kovačiček: Green Hill Gypsy Swing (Menart 2009)
Manouche (Menart 2011, with Ludovic Beier, Yorgui Loeffler, Adrian B. Burns)
Damir Kukuruzović Django Group & Wawau Adler Featuring Raphaël Faÿs, Vlatko Stefanovski, Zoran Predin: My Django Family (Menart 2014)
Zoran Predin & Damir Kukuruzović Django Group: Zoran pjeva Arsena (Croatia Records 2019)

Web links

Web presence
Mate Piškor: Velika tuga: Od covida umro Siščanin Damir Kukuruzović (45), jedan od najboljih svjetskih jazz gitarista. In: Jutarnji list . December 12, 2020 (Croatian).; accessed on December 12, 2020
Damir Kukuruzović at Discogs (English)
Damir Kukuruzović. In: jazz.hr. Abgerufen am 13. Dezember 2020(Croatian).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Marijanka Salopek: Pravovaljanom kandidacijsku listu za izbor članica / Članova Gradskog Vijeća Grada Siska. (pdf; 379 kB) In: sisak.hr. May 3, 2013, accessed December 12, 2020 (Croatian).
↑ ^a ^b Vjekosalv Ivčević: Nakon višetjedne borbe s koronavirusom preminuo poznati glazbenik Damir Kukuruzović. In: tportal.hr. December 12, 2020, accessed December 12, 2020 (Croatian).
↑ Danijel Prerad: Na kampanju u 6. izbornoj jedinici potrošeni milijuni. In: vecernji.hr . January 12, 2012, accessed December 13, 2020 (Croatian). Concert Damira Kukuruzovića za HSP. In: hsp.hr . November 18, 2011, accessed December 13, 2020 (Croatian).

personal data
SURNAME	Kukuruzović, Damir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Croatian jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	20th August 1975
DATE OF DEATH	December 12, 2020
Place of death	Zagreb

[Sisak2013-1] Marijanka Salopek: Pravovaljanom kandidacijsku listu za izbor članica / Članova Gradskog Vijeća Grada Siska. (pdf; 379 kB) In: sisak.hr. May 3, 2013, accessed December 12, 2020 (Croatian).

[tp-2] Vjekosalv Ivčević: Nakon višetjedne borbe s koronavirusom preminuo poznati glazbenik Damir Kukuruzović. In: tportal.hr. December 12, 2020, accessed December 12, 2020 (Croatian).

[3] Danijel Prerad: Na kampanju u 6. izbornoj jedinici potrošeni milijuni. In: vecernji.hr . January 12, 2012, accessed December 13, 2020 (Croatian). Concert Damira Kukuruzovića za HSP. In: hsp.hr . November 18, 2011, accessed December 13, 2020 (Croatian).