Kao grom iz vedra neba
Tradicija vrhunskih suradnji sa svjetski poznatim i Stefanovskom bliskim gitaristima (kao i drugim instrumentalistima) nastavlja se i dalje. Posljednjih godina Stefanovskog smo najčešće pratili u duetu s Miroslavom Tadićem. Iz njhove suradnje nikli su nezaboravni koncerti, kao i brojni studijski i albumi uživo (Krushevo, Live in Belgrade, Treta majka...) I premda nas je Stefanovski već navikao da stalno nastavlja stare i započinje nove projekte i suradnje, ipak je njegovo odnedavno koncertiranje s Janom Akkermanom - odjeknulo kao grom iz vedra neba. Izgleda da je podjednako iznenađujuća ta suradnja bila i za oba glazbenika čim su odlučili prvi zajednički CD nazvati također "Grom iz vedra neba"! Na ovoljetnoj turneji diljem Hrvatske dvojicu gitarskih virtuoza pratit će bas gitarist Đoko Maksimovski i bubnjar Dejan Mirosavljević.

Thunder From the Blue Sky
The tradition of cxtraordinary cooperation with world famous and Stefanovski close guitarists (as well as other instrumentalists) continues. Lately we have mostly seen Stefanovski playing duos with MiroslavTadić. Several unforgettable concerts and numerous studio and live albums serve as a result of that cooperation (Krushevo, Live in Belgrade, Treta majka...). Although we have been used to his continuation of old and commencing of new projeets and cooperations, his recent concert with Jan Akkerman came like a thunder from thc blue sky. lt seems that this cooperation was equally surprising for both musicians since rhey decided to name their first CD "Ihunder From the Blue Sky"! At the Croatian tour the two guitar virtuosos will be followed by bass guitarist Đoko Maksimovski and drum player Dejan Mirosavljević.


Vlatko Stefanovski - rođen je 1957. S trinaest godina počinje svirati gitaru. 1978. osniva grupu Leb i Sol te u razdoblju od '78. do '91. snima trinaest albuma. Iznimno uspješna karijera potvrđena je mnogobrojnim koncertima održanim diljem svijeta. Uspješna samostalna karijera Stefanovskog još jednom uvrštava među najbolje jazz-rock-etno instrumentaliste na svijetu. Od 1985. piše i glazbu za filmove, kazalište, balet ... Osvaja mnoge nagrade, snima brojne duete s poznatim glazbenicima, gost je na mnogim albumima drugih glazbenika, sudjeluje u dobrotvornom projektu UNICEF-a sa svojim albumom Sarajevo (1996.)... Stefanovski Trio svira mnogobrojne koncerte diljem svijeta: SAD, Kanada, Velika Britanija, Francuska, Slovenija, Grčka, Bugarska, Hrvatska, Nizozemska ...Umjetnost stvaranja glazbe Stefanovskog povezuje i s brojnim umjetnicima iz drugih grana kulture, a medu njima su velikani poput Allana Holdswortha i Johna Mcl.aughlina. Stefanovski živi u Skopju, Makedoniji, gdje i radi u svom glazbenom studiju Esoteria.

Vlatko Stefanovski - was born in 1957. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen years old. In 1978 he founded the band "Leb i sol" and in the period from 1978 to 1991 he recorded thirteen albums. His extremely successful career was established at numerous concerts throughout the world. His successful soloisr career sers Srefanovski amongst best jazz-rock-ethno instrumentalist of the world. Since 1985 he has been composing music for movies, theater and ballet... He received many awards, recorded numerous duos with famous musicians, featured many albums of other artists and participated at UNICEF benefit project with his Sarajevo CD (1996)... Stefanovski Trio plays at numerous concerts throughout the world: USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia.The Netherlands... The art of music creation brings Stefanovski close to other artists as well, among them the greats like Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin. Stefanovski lives in Skopje, Macedonia, where he works in his own music studio Esoteria.


Jan Akkerman rođen je 1946. u Nizozemskoj. Već s pet godina počinje svirati gitaru. Bio je član nekoliko grupa sve dok krajem šezdesetih s Thijs van Leerom nije osnovao čuvenu nizozemsku progresivnu rock skupinu Focus i snimio album pod nazivom In and Out of Focus. Slijedili su još uspješniji Moving Waves, Focus III i mnogi drugi. Sjajne kritike i odabrani krug publike odlike su koje su stalno pratile zajednički rad Akkermana i van Leera, a pjesme poput Hocus Pocus ostale su i do danas zapisane u svijetu glazbe kao primjeri nesvakidašnje maštovitosti.
Od polovice sedamdesetih Akkerman nije više s Focusom, no tek tad započinje razvoj iznimno uspješne i raznovrsne samostalne karijere. Njezin su rezultat dvadesetak albuma i nebrojeni nastupi na gotovo svim važnijim glazbenim festivalima te brojna priznanja kao i ocjene stručnjaka i publike da je riječ o jednom od najboljih gitarista na svijetu. Akkerman surađuje s brojnim glazbenim velikanima poput B.B Kinga, Petera Banksa, Charliea Bvrda, IceT-a...
Osim kao skladatelj i gitarist, Akkerman se već dugo pojavljuje i kao vrhunski producent i analitičar nizozemskog glazbenog časopisa Gitaar Plus. U Nizozemskoj je 2005. godine dobio i jedno od najznačajnijih glazbenih priznanja "Zlatnu harfu". A ako je suditi po komentarima onih koji su već slušali "Grom iz vedra neba" ljubitelje Stefanovskog i Akkermana tek čekaju rava iznenađenja.

Jan Akkerman was born in 1946 in The Netherlands. He started playing guitar when he was five years old. He was a member of several bands until he founded, together with Thijs van Leer, the famous Dutch progressive rock band Focus in the late 60s. He recorded the album "In and Out of Focus". Later they recorded even more famous Moving Waves, Focus III and many others. Excellent reviews and selected audience characterized the work of Akkerman and van Leer all the time, while songs like Hocus Pocus stand even today marked in the world of music as examples of rarely seen imagination. Akkerman has not been with Focus since mid 70s when he started his extremely successful and diverse solo career. The result are twenty albums and innumerable performances at almost ali important music festivals as well as many awards, critics and audience reviews confirming him as one of the best guitarists in the world. Akkerman played with many music greats like B. B. King, Peter Banks, Charlie Byrd, Ice T... Besides being composer and guitarist, Akkerman has been a top producer and analysts of the Dutch music magazine Gitaar Plus. He received one of the most prestigious music awards in The Netherlands in 2005 - Golden Harp Award. If one should judge according the opinions of those who have already heard "Thunder From the Blue Sky", Stefanovski and Akkerman fans are only in for the greatest surprise.