Larry Vuckovich

I've been fortunate to have played, toured, recorded with some of the greatest jazz artists including Dexter Gordon, Philly Joe Jones, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Bobby Hutcherson, Bobby McFerrin & more. My 1980 LP release Blue Balkan ,featuring Bobby Hutcherson, has established me as a pioneer in the US, being the first to fuse Balkan ethnic with American jazz. Last year I received a Lifetime Achievement Award from my former country of Yugoslavia at the Nišville Jazz Festival in Serbia. This info is available on the homepage of website www.larryvuckovich.com. … I have performed in New York at the top venues, including Village Vanguard with Charles McPherson, Billy Higgins, Curtis Fuller; also at Bradley's with Red Mitchell and at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's club Coca-Cola with my own quartet.… My wide-ranging solo piano concert repertoire includes Swinging Bebop, Contemporary Jazz, Rare Standards, Balkan Ethnic, Latin/Brazilian, Flamenco jazz, Blues/Boogaloo & more.