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Artist
Mario Rašić
1+ albums
Fusionjazzbalkanmodern jazzbalkan jazz
about
Mario Rasic was born in 1973 in town Zavidovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was interested in music since very young age but various life circumstances didn't allow him to realize musical life until age 19. Mario then became a member of a local band and was introduced to bass guitar. He has been commited to the instrument and music in general ever since. With the end of war in Bosnia he moved to Dubrovnik, Croatia. There he met a saxophone player Jaksa Jordes, a prolific player on Croatian music scene. Jaksa pursueded Mario to move to Zagreb in 1996, where he has started professional career as musician. Since then Mario has been session player and member of many important Croatian bands.... In 2012 he released his debut album as bandleader called "Milje" (Miles), under Croatia Records label. The album is a mixture of traditional balkan music, jazz and fusion. Mario has also formed a new band consisting of few of the finest Croatian musicians: Marko Krizan - saxophone, Viktor Lipic - keyboards, Miroslav Lehpamer - drums. Croatian music website Muzika.hr mentiones "Milje" as one of the top ten 2012 releases in Croatia. Along with his own band Mario is successful with a rock band Goran Bare & Majke which won 6 Porins; the most prestigious Croatian music award, for their 2012 release "Teske boje". User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.