Drummer/composer Srdjan Ivanovic (1983) chose sticks, drums and cymbals as his main weapon in his quest to liberate energies through musical encounters. He blends melodic modern-jazz with the musical heritage of the Balkans and adds to that anything that might find itself on the way. "Srdjan Ivanovic, conceals an energising drumming and percussion playing, an antidote to torpor" Alice Leclercq - Citizen Jazz "Ivanovic’s rhythmic muscularity more than holds it all together." Suzanne Lorge - New York City Jazz Record Currently living in Paris, Srdjan was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina from which he moved in 1992 to Athens, Greece, to escape the war. His earliest musical influences involved late night music sessions of his father’s friends, a classical guitarist and composer. While living in the Netherlands there he won several awards, most notably the Dutch Jazz Competition during the North Sea Jazz Festival. He was also awarded the Prins Bernhard Foundation scholarship to study in New York City. As a leader he has taken the Blazin’ Quartet around the world and released four records. His latest band is under his name, featuring a stellar group of Paris based musicians with which they recorded the album Modular, released in February 2024 on the label Rue Des Balkans. He is also co-leader of the 11 piece Nikolov-Ivanovic Undectet and the band Xénos. Srdjan plays and endorses Istanbul Agop Cymbals and custom Gabriel Drums.