BIO
Jelena Jovovic
Jazz vocalist, vocal clinician, composer, lyricist..
Graduated summa cum laude in jazz singing at the University of Arts in Graz , Austria.
MA degree in jazz performance at the FMU, University of Arts, Belgrade.
She lived in South Africa where she performed extensively and established the jazz vocal curricula at the Jazz department of Cape Town University and Pretoria Tech School of Music.
Upon her return to Belgrade she worked as a Creative Director of the Radio- Television Big Band. She is a Professor of Jazz singing at the Music School '' Stankovic''.
She performed, just to mention a few, with : Bob Mover, Claus Raible Orchestra, Allan Praskin, Dusko Gojkovic, Brad Leali, Chuck Israels, Renatto Chicco, Steve Williams, Johnny Fourie, Oliver Kent, Big Band RTS, Oleg Kireyev, Khaya Mahlangu, Jack Van Poll, Selaelo Selota, Marcus Wyatt, Kesivan Naidoo, Efrain Torro, Vasil Hadžimanov, Theodosii Spasov..
She recorded an album under the title Heartbeat that features Jelena as an author, lyricist and arranger. World wide release of Heartbeat is expected in 2019.
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Randy Brecker
'' Well, all I can say is - Jelena's album Heartbeat is HIP ! The singing, scatting, playing, compositions, lyrics, and charts are great and so inventive! Really up to date too! Congrats on the album! Enjoyed the more 'intimate' songs/tracks too. Loved it!!! ’’
Patric Forge
''I’m impressed with Jelena’s Heartbeat. She's great and the whole thing sounds great. The supporting casts are on point! At times she really reminds me of Sarah Vaughn.... And I don't think there are many singers out there who get anywhere close to that. She's got a fabulous tone, and she phrases sweetly with plenty of push and pull with the pulse of the music...’''
Flora Purim
''....I haven't heard something so beautiful in at least 10 years. The music is fresh, the arrangements are great, the musicians are at their peak. Special to me are the vocal arrangements as well as Jelena's vocals.Definitely the best recording of the year...''
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GALLERY
PERFORMANCES
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
30.04.2019
Kireyev feat. Jelena Jovović
Jazz Heritage day
Pula, Croatia
01.7. 2019
Western Balkan Band BG
Theater of Philippopolis ,Plovdiv, Bugaria
15.07.2019
Jelena Jovović & Jazz Junction
Made In NY Jazz MNE
Podgorica, Montenegro
28.07.2019
A special guest of Southern Soul Festival
Ulcinj Beach, Montenegro
04.10.2019
Jelena Jovović 5tet fest Renato Chicco
Royal Garden Jazz Club, Graz Austria
10- 15. October
Jelena Jovović 4tet
German tour: Hamburg, Jazz keller Frankfurt, Jazz festival Grafing, Jazz
domicile Pforzheim, Museum cafe Passau.
03.11.2019
Jelena Jovović & Jazz Junction
Panchevo Jazz festival, Serbia
15.11.2019
Novi Sad Jazz festival
Novi Sad, Serbia
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