Dejan Terzic Axiom Quartet
Since 2002, Dejan Terzić has increasingly focused on his own bands and projects, where he is also featured as a composer. His group Underground (with Chris Speed, Frank Möbus, and Mark Helias) explores Balkan folklore and has recorded three CDs. With his band Melanoia (featuring Hayden Chisholm, Achim Kaufmann, and Ronny Graupe), he has recorded four CDs.Terzić, who has been recognized as "Best Drummer" at several international festivals, was awarded the Cultural Award of the City of Nuremberg in 1997. In 2004, he received the Bavarian Culture Prize from the city of Munich. Since 2008, he has served as a professor of jazz drums at the University of the Arts in Bern, Switzerland. In 2014, he was honored with the "Jazz ECHO" award as Best National Drummer. In 2015 he started working with AXIOM after his label CAMJazz encouraged him to form a new Band.
Dejan Terzić has repeatedly managed to give the Axiom quartet a unique touch.The four virtuosos are always in service of the music: the focus of all involved remains on the collective. The interaction of intentions and playing styles creates a shared space where boundless freedom is allowed. The four musicians in the quartet are deeply connected in spirit.The basic concept of most compositions is based on ideas that are inspired by minimal music in the spirit of Steve Reich to Brandt Brauer Frick. However, the lively improvisational development carries the individual songs in completely different directions, densities, and states of matter. From calmness to anger, from the barely audible growth of grass to the force of a volcanic eruption, there is room for every emotion in Axiom´s diversified minimalism.
The most recent albums released by Dejan Terzić (AXIOM: Silent Dancer and Prometheus) have generated strong media attention, receiving high praise, and the musical work has been positively received by critics and the media. The band has played numerous tours and festivals in both domestic and international settings, including Jazzdor Berlin, Jazzdor Strasbourg, Jazzycolor Paris, Jazz Festival Bologna, Jazz Fest Genova, Jazz Fest Sarajevo, Jazz Festival Bern, and more.
Despite the thousands of kilometers separating the musicians´ homes, Axiom is not a one-off project but a solid band.In 2025 the Band will celebrate its 10th anniversary and will release a new Album in the spring of 2025 for CAMJazz.
Chris Speed sax,cl (US)
Bojan Z piano& fender rhodes (F ) Matt Penman bs (US)
Dejan Terzic dr, perc & comp. (GER)
Chris Speed is an outstanding American saxophonist who lives and works in Los Angeles. For several years, he has been a member of the renowned band "The Bad Plus," known for its innovative interpretations in jazz. Speed has also contributed to three CD productions of the group "Dejan Terzic Underground," which were released in 2006, 2008, and 2009. Speed and Dejan Terzić share a long-standing musical partnership dating back to 1991, and over the years, they have realized various projects together.
Matt Penman, a bassist from New York, regularly performs with prominent musicians such as Joshua Redman, John Scofield, the SF Jazz Collective, and most recently, Herbie Hancock. Together with Dejan Terzić and Chris Speed, he is part of projects like the quartet "Root 70," led by Nils
Bojan Z (Zulfikarpasic), originally from Belgrade, Serbia, has lived and worked in Paris for over 25 years. His collaborations with musicians like Michel Portal and Daniel Humair, among others, have brought him to a wider audience. Through his solo and trio recordings, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the European Jazz Prize for Best European Musician in 2005 and the Prix Django Reinhardt. Most recently, he was honored with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. Bojan Z, as he calls himself, is considered one of the most influential pianists on the European jazz scene. His encounter with Dejan Terzić dates back to 1985.
Dejan Terzić (born 1970 in Banja Luka) is a German drummer of Modern Creative Jazz. In the 1990s, Terzić was internationally active as a member of Antonio Farao Trio and onwards played with the bands of Bob Berg, Franco Ambrosetti, Enrico Rava, Jens Winther, and Nils Wogram, recording numerous CDs . He is considered one of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene, having played with many jazz greats such as Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Attila Zoller, Bob Berg, George Garzone, Gary Thomas, Marc Ducret, Lionel Loueke, Tim Hagans, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, and many more. Terzić has performed at all major international festivals and is featured on over 150 CD recordings.
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