De Volkskrant
The Blazin' Quartet is a group of young, passionate musicians with no sense of music borderlines and a broad sense of musicianship. Their compositions and playing draw inspiration from the mucial culture of the Balkans, the freedom of Jazz and the sounds of the Electronic music era, creating an explosive mix in a well constructed form. Born out of initiative of drummer Srdjan Ivanovic and saxophonist Alex Simu they quickly went on to surprize audiences with their energetic performance, organic sound and originality in composition and playing. In short time they went on to win the Holland Casino Jazz&Pop Award and later in the year the prestigeous Dutch Jazz Competition, with finals held during the North Sea Jazz Festival. They have also appeared in clubs around Amsterdam where the band is based and at festivals such as Jazz-A-Palooza Festival and Novi Sad Jazz Festival. The Blazin' Quartet has recorded it's first album and will be presenting it during the 12 concert long Young VIPs Tour (May-June 2009) accross the Netherlands and at the 2009 edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival where they are scheaduled to perform.
