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Dusan Jevtovic

Born in Serbia in the late seventies, Dusan Jevtovic began his musical education listening to the wide variety of music that could be heard on the national radio – everything from American jazz and British hard rock to the Serbian traditional folk music. His parents bought him a guitar at 12, after he saw the legendary guitarist RM Tocak and his group Smak in concert. Shortly thereafter, Dusan put together his first band ‘Trim’, quickly drawing attention of the listening public, who recognized the youngsters unusual talent and abundant energy evident in every performance.

Couple those early experiences with his three years of private studies under the tutelage of Radomir Mihajlovic Tocak, and you have the main ingredients of Dusan’s virtuosic guitar playing, recognizable sound and stylistic versatility.

Fast forward to 2003. when Dusan, after much success playing in countless local and national music events left his native Serbia and relocated to Barcelona, where he completed his studies in modern music at the renown Liceu conservatory. Along with his studies, Dusan quickly became a much sought after sideman on the Spanish music scene, performing in numerous festivals and tours with the drummer Xavi Reija’s jazz fusion outfit as well as popular singer-songwriter Rafa Pons. Dusan is also toured all around the world, with a Rim Banna, one of the most famous arab female singer. As a studio session musician Dusan has recorded on albums released by Satchmo records, Batiendo records, Vicious records, L’indi records, and other European labels.

He is a highly versatile player covering many areas of music but is best known for his work in the modern jazz/blues/rock idiom. Dusan is known for his improvisational work and for the diversity of his musical projects, as well as his use of effects pedals and looping devices which give his music a distinct sound.

As a leader, Dusan has had a steady output of original music. His debut CD “On The Edge” was released in September 2009 on L’indi Music features Sava Miletic-rhodes, Bernat Hernandez-bass, Xavi Reija-drums.

In 2013 Dusan’s energy has been directed at his own project, His first international debut called ”Am I Walking Wrong” features Bernat Hernandez-bass Marko Djordjevic-drums, which was released in October 2013 at Moonjune Records, New York.

In 2015 Dusan released two albums, Dusan Jevtovic LIVE and Random Abstract with Xavi Reija on drums, new project called XaDu. Both albums on Moonjune records.

In june 2017 Dusan released new album called “No Answer“, with Vasil Hadzimanov on piano, fender rhodes and mini moog, and Asaf Sirkis on drums. Album will be released on Moonjune Records, New York.

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Album Review

Samo Salamon & Friends: Almost Alone Vol 1

Read "Almost Alone Vol 1" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


To keep the train on the track during the Covid lockdowns, artists must think outside the box. Such is the case with this first volume of duets performed by renowned Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon and European guitarists via the Internet by using web-based meeting programs and file-sharing processes. And besides performing on acoustic and electric guitars, Salamon incorporates a Moog synth on several tracks, largely used for textural backdrops. He also uses the body of his acoustic as a percussion ...

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Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases

Read "Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Lots of interesting albums piled up in the last few months, most of them released in 2020. Dusan Jevtovic If You See Me Self Produced 2020 Serbian guitarist/composer Dusan Jevtovic assembled a strong core band for this album, which was mostly recorded live in the studio: touch guitarist and looper Markus Reuter, fretless bassist Bernat Hernandez, and drummer Gary Husband. They make an immediate impression on the opener, “Walking Seven." After a rubato ...

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Samo Salamon: Almost Alone Vol 1

Read "Almost Alone Vol 1" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon is as prolific as he is innovative. His restless explorations have resulted in a large, versatile discography that ranges from the orchestral to the free flowing with a variety of ensembles. His 2020 release Almost Alone Vol. 1 is a set of eleven duets each with a different international guitarist. It is the first in a planned three-record series. Every track features a different set of motifs yet the eloquent lyricism of the dialogues ...

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Dusan Jevtovic: Live at Home

Read "Live at Home" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Prominent Serbian guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and his fellow countrymen recorded this synergistic set at a venue in Kragujevac, Serbia. It's a limited-edition CD release, but available as a digital download and via streaming mechanisms. Nonetheless, it's an album where the musicians seemingly play the right notes, sans any extraneous dabbling, tinkering or excessive soloing jaunts. Even the improvisational segments are devised on purposeful storylines that often encircle a given theme, largely set upon progressive rock and distinguished keyboardist Vasil Hadzimanov's ...

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Dusan Jevtovic / Vasil Hadzimanov / Asaf Sirkis: No Answer

Read "No Answer" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Serbian guitarist Dusan Jevtovic debuted on Moonjune Records with a mix of hard rock and thrash metal. His Am I Walking Wrong? (2014) featured the conventional bass and drums rhythm section and demonstrated the guitarist's broad range. With No Answer the formation is far less traditional as fellow Serbian and pianist/keyboardist Vasil Hadzimanov and Israeli drummer Asaf Sirkis skirt around the bass-less trio with taut performances that again defy genre identification.In his sophomore outing as a leader, Jevtovic ...

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Dusan Jevtovic: Am I Walking Wrong?

Read "Am I Walking Wrong?" reviewed by Dave Wayne


As guitar-based fusion albums go, Am I Walking Wrong? is an auspicious and mature debut recording by the Barcelona-based, Serbian- born Dusan Jevtovic. What's immediately apparent is that Jevtovic places soloing on equal footing with composing, while sound, ambiance, motivic development, and the very way in which an improvisation fits into a composition takes precedence over prodigious displays of guitar chops. Of course, there's plenty of the latter to be had on Am I Walking Wrong?. But it all fits ...

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Dusan Jevtovic: Am I Walking Wrong?

Read "Am I Walking Wrong?" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Serbian guitarist Dusan Jevtovic employs a broad playing field on his debut effort for Moonjune Records. He's certainly one to watch as he comingles progressive rock, progressive metal and shreds with the guileful impulsion, occasionally witnessed in New York City downtown- like fare. The guitarist's animated delivery, features mind-bending crunch chords and stinging single note lines as he bends his guitar into submission atop a first-rate rhythm section's largely, medium- tempo grooves. In demand session artists, drummer Marko ...

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Almost Alone Vol 1

Samo Records
2020

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If You See Me

Self Produced
2020

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Live at Home

MoonJune Records
2018

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No Answer

MoonJune Records
2017

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Am I Walking Wrong?

MoonJune Records
2014

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