Rale Micic
Serbian jazz guitarist and composer (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rale Mićić (Serbian Cyrillic: Рале Mићић; born October 9, 1975) is a Serbian jazz guitarist and composer.
Rale Mićić | |
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Born | (1975-10-09) October 9, 1975 (age 48) Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | www |
Micic moved to United States in 1995 after receiving a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with George Garzone, John Thomas, and Bob Brookmeyer. It was also by that time that Mick Goodrick, became his mentor.[1]
In 2000, Micic moved to New York City. His debut album, Bridges (CTA, 2003), mixed jazz with Balkan music.[2] His second album, Serbia, featured jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell.[2]
In 2010 Micic started a guitar duo series called Guitar x2. During the next decade, many prominent jazz guitarist performed as a part of the duo series, including Peter Bernstein, Gene Bertoncini, Ed Cherry, Jack Wilkins, Lage Lund, Mike Moreno, and many more.