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Drago Gajo

Drago Gajo has played and recorded more than 50 records with the best Slovenian, former Yugoslav and some European and USA jazz stars such as Woody Shaw, Clark Terry, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Arturo Sandoval, Duško Gojkovic, Gianni Basso, George Cables, Barry Harris, Dave Samuels, Peter Mihelic, Renato Chicco, Steve Gut, Petar Ugrin, Ewald Oberleitner, Tone Janša, Peter Herbert, Primož Grašic, Miroslav Sedak-Bencic, Adelhard Roidinger, Lee Harper,Roberto Magris,Ondrej Kabrna, Fritz Pauer, Pat O'leary,Aleš Avbelj, Dejan Pecenko, Blaz Jurjevcic, Igor Lumpert, Jani Moder, Miro Kadoic, Lenart Krecic, Alan Botschinsky, Lojze and Dominik Krajncan, Silvia Dorste, Nina Strnad, Oto Pestner, Alenka Godec, DOM Big Band, RTV Slovenija Big Band under the direction of Jože Privšek and Sypmhony Orchestra under the direction of Janez Gregorc.

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MY STUDIO SET / 69's Gretsch satin lacquer black /
14x18 or 14x16 bass drum
14x14 floor tom
8x12 tom tom
5,5x14 Gretsch Custom Made Solid Maple Snare ( 6,5x14 Gretsch 130th Anniversary Maple Snare )

MY TOURING SET / Vin Yard Gretsch antique maple lacquer be bop set /
14x18 or 14x16 bass drum
14x14 floor tom
8x12 tom tom
5,5x14 Gretsch Custom Made Solid Maple Snare ( 6,5x14 Gretsch 130th Anniversary Maple Snare )

CYMBALS / ZILDJIAN
14" New K Constantinople Hi-Hat ( 14" 70's A Zildjian New Beat Hi-Hat )
16" 80's K.Zildjian Dark crash thin
20" 70's K.Zildjian ride with revets
21' K.Zildjian Istanbul ride (very old )
22" K Constantinople Bounce ride
HEADS / REMO Ambasador white coated on all drums
HARDWARE / DW stands, GRETSCH floating action or AXIS b.d.pedals
STICKS BRUSHES / VIC FIRTH Custom Sticks & Brushes, Rute


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Drago Gajo: Jazz Internationalist

Read "Drago Gajo: Jazz Internationalist" reviewed by Fred W. Gretsch


It's said that music is the universal language. And even though it's considered an American creation, jazz music in particular is performed and enjoyed all over the world--including in the central European nation of Slovenia. For anyone who might be unfamiliar with Slovenia, it's one of the countries formed after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. Located at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea, Slovenia is bordered on the west by Italy, on the north by Austria, ...

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