Beyond The Melody: Davor Stehlik Reimagines Forgotten Jazz Gems | Live jazz from Amsterdam.

Davor Stehlik strips away the polished veneer of standard repertoire to unearth the jagged, soulful bones of forgotten jazz gems. We capture this raw exploration under the dim lights of De Kring, where his bebop-inflected phrasing meets spontaneous, grit-filled improvisation. It is a masterclass in breathing new life into old ghosts.

Davor Stelhik (g), Timothy Banchet (p), Veerle van der Wal (b) and Giacomo Camilletti (d)

Davor Stehlik (born 1994) is a guitarist based in Amsterdam. He was born and raised in Serbia and under the influence of his father (guitarist as well), Davor discovered his interest towards music at the age of 13 and chose to play drums as well as guitar. After 3 years of being predominantly a drummer, he decided to concentrate just on guitar, started attending a high school for music “Stankovic” (jazz department) in Belgrade where he completely fell in love with jazz.

After finishing the high school, he moved to Vienna (Austria) to do his bachelor degree and studied with Claus Spechtl and Christian Havel. During that time he became an important member of Viennese jazz scene and shared the stage with some of the most prominent jazz musicians of Austria such as Oliver Kent, Mario Gonzi, Uli Langthaler, Roman Schwaller and Dušan Novakov. Besides many gigs in small clubs, he performed in venues/festivals like Jazzland, Porgy and Bess, Generations, MM Jazz festival, etc.

In 2017 he moved to Amsterdam where he was accepted to the Conservatory of Amsterdam and granted a scholarship for the master studies. He had the honour to study with Jesse van Ruller, Martijn van Iterson, Reinier Baas, Maarten van der Grinten and Peter Bernstein.

Since his residence in Holland, he has been recognized as a successful sideman as well as a bandleader. Among many different concerts, some of the notable performances include venues such as Bimhuis, LantarenVenster, Verkadefabriek, TivoliVredenburg, Theater Orpheus, La Bal Blomet, Jazzland and festivals like North Sea Jazz festival, Jazzahead, Jazz a Vienne, Grachtenfestival, Jazz in Duketown, So What’s Next and Red Light Jazz festival.

Since 2013 Davor has been working as a professional guitar teacher, both privately and in schools. Also he prepared a couple of his students for conservatory entrance exams with great success.

Because of the world-famous jazz programs at the Dutch conservatories, young cats from every corner of the globe touch down in the Netherlands. And for decades, every Wednesday night they’ve been hittin’ up Sociëteit de Kring — a 100-year-old arts and culture clubhouse right off Leidseplein in Amsterdam.
At this channel we want to introduce incredible cats from the Amsterdam scene, young and older. Experience and starting but all with groove, digging deep and playing with a soul.

Sociëteit de Kring is a place where we played jazz for more then 100 years, to dance, listen and play. A legacy of Dutch musicians and international guest played here like Misha Mengelberg, Benjamin Herman, Ben van Gelder, Reinier Baas, Timothy Banchet, Thomas Pol, Miguel , Joost Patocka, Eric Ineken, Kika Spangers, Rodriques, Roy Hargrove, Phillip Harper, Jasper Blom, Ian Cleaver, Gideon Tazelaar, Suzan Veneman, Simon Rigter, Lucas Santana, Shirma Rouse, Jesse van Ruller, Leona Philippo, Glenn Gaddum Jr., Jamie Peet, Ernst Glerum, Jerôme Hol, Jeroen Vierdag, Jasper van Hulten.
Playing music inspired by the great dominant jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, Paul Desmond, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Albert Ayler, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Booker Little, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, Cecil Taylor, Dave Brubeck, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Scott LaFaro, Jimmy Garrison, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Grant Green, Ella Fitzgerald

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