Effective period / Period of releases: 2001 - 2016

Members: Nenad Gajin, Igor Malešević, Branko Trijić, Bojan Ivković, Vasil Hadžimanov, Srđan Dunkić, Miroslav Tovirac, Vlada Samardžić, Predrag Milutinović

VASIL HADŽIMANOV BAND is a collective formed in 1997 in Belgrade, Serbia. The mastermind behind it is Vasil Hadžimanov - a Berklee scholar and a piano & keyboard player who fuses various aspects of Balkan folk music(s) and jazz fusion, with heavy emphasis on percussion and keyboard tapestries.

Often cited as a Balkan-focused variant of Joe Zawinul’s music - such a tag is not untrue, but it’s doing injustice the band’s variety of styles and it’s unique chemistry, which is developing it’s own identification on the world’s jazz fusion map: beside already mentioned Balkan music varieties and jazz fusion, the band is dabbing with electronics, swing, experimental musical forms, funk, soul, African music, rock, folk, country and improvisational & free jazz.

Band members:
Vasil Hadžimanov-piano,keyboards
Branko Trijić- guitar
Miroslav Tovirac- bass
Predrag Milutinović - drums
Bojan Ivković- percussion, scat vocal