THE SLOVENE ARMY BIG BAND, NEW SWING QUARTET, ALENKA GODEC
Stage: Stage at the Drava river
Time: 02.07.2006 at 21.30
BIG BAND
Established in 1996 the orchestra soon won a reputation as a high quality orchestra praised by critics home and abroad. They regulary collaborate with the National TV and Radio, recording for the archive and participate in many TV and Radio shows.
NEW SWING QUARTET
Performers:
Dare Hering (first tenor),
Oto Pestner (second tenor)
Tomaz Kozlevcar (baritone)
Marijan Petan (bass)
The New Swing Quartet, Slovenian vocal quartet, is famous for recreating the tradition of black and white spiritual and gospel music.
Over almost four decades, they have performed throughout the world, presenting their modern interpretations of all forms of American spiritual music.
The New Swing Quartet are compared to the celebrated black gospel vocal bands such as The Golden Gate Quartet and Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and have won many prestigious awards and recorded a total of 40 albums.
ALENKA GODEC
Alenka Godec is a well-known Slovene singer with an outstanding voice. Not long ago her biggest wish came true; she has finally recorded a record with a big band. Blaž Jurjevčič is an excellent pianist, who often works with renewed Slovene singers, among which is Alenka Godec.
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