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TRADITION, SET FREE.
“Ancient sounds.
A radically living language.”
GIIPUJA brings the musical heritage of Istria and the Croatian Littoral into a vivid contemporary jazz setting. The quartet’s name is an acronym for its artistic mission: jazz arrangements shaped by the region’s unmistakable melodic language.
Original compositions, traditional tunes and fearless improvisation meet in music that is both deeply rooted and entirely of the present.
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THE ENSEMBLE
GIIPUJA
JAZZ · ISTRIAN SOUNDS · MUSICAL HERITAGE
Four distinctive musical voices create one organic sound — balancing the raw character of traditional instruments with the freedom and precision of contemporary jazz.
DAMJAN GRBAC
MARKO FIRST
ALDO FOŠKO
TONČI GRABUŠIĆ
double bass
violin · sopela · mih
bass clarinet
drums
FORMAT
DURATION
SUITABLE FOR
quartet
90 minutes
Festivals · Clubs · Theatres
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
A MUSICAL HISTORY
Active since 2013
TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS
A singular instrumental voice
A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Music, place and community
INTERNATIONAL
From Croatia to international jazz stages
A DIFFERENT KIND OF QUARTET
WHERE HERITAGE
BECOMES POSSIBILITY.
The narrow intervals of the Istrian scale can sound strikingly dissonant; moments later, the music opens into warmth, rhythm and exuberance. GIIPUJA embraces both worlds.
Double bass, drums, bass clarinet, violin, sopela and mih each retain their own character. Their meeting creates a compelling synergy of tradition and modernity.
A CULTURAL JOURNEY
100 WELLS, ĆO!
GIIPUJA completed a singular series of one hundred performances at wells across Croatia — bringing music, place and community together in an intimate celebration of living heritage.
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Damjans GIIPUJA
Album
GIIPUJA za Matetića
Album
GIIPUJA, Ćo!
Album
Gerbaz GIIPUJA
Album
GALLERY
