Elvis STANIC
guitar
Ivo POPESKIC
piano
Marko LAZARIC
drums
Brane GAZDIK
percussion's
Primoz FLEISCHMANN
soprano saxophone
Ziga GOLOB
double-bass

Elvis Stanic

Born in the 1963., Rijeka, Croatia, he started to play at the age of 6. After accomplishing a classical music education for the accordion, he switched to the guitar, and was influenced by the blues, rock and jazz music. In following years he established a successful career as a recording musician and as well as a music producer for the major Croatian pop artists.
In the 1994., after winning the full scholarship from the Berklee Clinics at the Umbria Jazz, Italy, he went to the Berklee College of Music, Boston, where he studied a Jazz Composition. During the Boston years, he performed with most of Boston based musicians, such as Jim Kelly, Dennis Montgomery, Bob Harrigan, Frank Williams and many others.
After returning to Croatia, he established the fusion-based jazz ensemble, the "Elvis Stanic Group", which has become the best new-appearing jazz band in Croatia. In three next years they released two albums which won almost all the music and discography awards that currently exist in Croatia. 

He is the winner of numerous awards and recognition's: 
Best Entering Student Talent (Berklee College of Music, Boston USA) 
Award for Outstanding Musicianship (Berklee Clinics at Umbria Jazz, Peruggia, Italy)
National Journalist Award for the best instrumental performer (Crni macak, Croatia 1997. i 1999.)
National music Award Porin - for the best jazz album (1997. and 1999.), for the best jazz song (1997.) and the best jazz performance (1999.)
The annual award for outstanding cultural achievements (1998.)
Croatian Musicians Union Annual Award "Status" for the best instrumental performer in category of Jazz, Latin, Fusion & Ethnic Music.

As a free-lance guitarist  he played with all  major jazz musicians in Croatia (Bosko Petrovic, Neven Franges, Mario Mavrin, Matija Dedic, Tamara Obrovac,…), and  abroad (George Makinto, Martin Drew, Alwin Queen, Furio di Castri, Tony Osanah, Marc Abrams, Ermano Signorelli…).
Currently, he is leading his band, writing theater scores and producing most of Croatian jazz, pop and world music projects.
He performs with the Elvis Stanic Group. Members of the band are: Ivan Popeskic (keyboards), Marko Lazaric (drums), Ziga Golob (double-bass), Primoz Fleischmann (soprano sax), Brane Gazdik (percussion's).
In the 90's he was invited to  perform  at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, (Switzerland), Rome, Turin (Italy) Ankara, (Turkey) with his group.