BIO Dinko Stipanicev was born Febuary 23rd, 1975 in Zagreb. A child of a musical family, he started to play the violin at the age of 6, later he switched to the clarinet. He taught himself to play the bass guitar, doublebass and the tenor saxophone. Now he mostly plays a SELMER OVAL-HOLE acoustic guitar designed back in the 30's. Reason for that is Dinkos' love for music of the legendary, Django Reinhardt, a Belgian gypsy guitarist born in 1910 and is considered to be the man who founded the roots of European jazz music in 30's and 40's. For most of his career, Django played with Stefan Grapelli in his Quintett known as "Le Hot Club de France". We have a new voice in the world of gypsy jazz… Dinko Stipanicevs' first noticed performance was at the Django Festival in Burgthann, Germany in the summer of 2006. There he performed with his "Dinko Stipanicev Trio". With other known stars of gypsy jazz music like Joscho Stephan and Wawau Adler plus the Dinkos energic playing in style of Tchavolo Schmitt, the modern day "king of gypsy jazz", the audience was thrilled. After Dinkos' stunning performance, Norman Ort (Gypsyguitar) offered him a publishing deal. The late Eberhard Tzscheuschner, founder and organizer of the Djangofestival asked Dinko to perform the following year. In july 2007, Dinko recorded "Swingin' In A Blue Way", his first album as a gypsy swing guitarist. To great jazz standards like, "There will never be another you" or "The way you look tonight", he has given a fresh romantic note in gypsy jazz style. With his own compositions like "Valse a Dinko" and "Friends forever" Dinko shows an affection for different music forms. Most memorable to the audience in Burgthann was Dinkos version of an old gypsy traditional song called "Moja mala nema mane". Though not necessarily considered jazz standerd, its typical jazz AABA form made it suitable for the album. Enjoy "Swingin' In A Blue Way". Published by Schlachthaus Music