Croatian Jazz Band

Founded in 1993 in the city of Split, this renowned jazz group is considered one of the best jazz fusion bands in Croatia. The group boasts an impressive discography of 11 albums, has won three Porin Awards, and has performed at many prestigious jazz festivals in Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, and Italy. They have collaborated with numerous notable Croatian and international artists including Bosko Petrovic, Matija Dedic, Zdenka Kovaèièek, Gabi Novak, Arsen Dedic, Tedi, Tammy McCann, Robin Brown, Carlos Werneck, Georgie Fame, Marcelo Godoy, and Daniele di Bonaventura.

For the first time in Croatian music history, they have merged two musical idioms – traditional Dalmatian music (Dalmatia is a Mediterranean region of Croatia) with traditional jazz – creating their own unique musical style that stands out both in Croatia and abroad.

Centered around bassist Renato, drummer Jadran, and pianist Ivan, in recent years the band has been performing with Martine Thomas – a Haitian singer with a beautiful voice who has spent many years singing in clubs in Paris and New York.