News
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First concert in New York City! Dec 9. @ New York Live Arts
Published on October 20, 2013
I have the pleasure to announce my first ever concert in New York City, with wonderful Andrew Shillitto and Peter Bull, both master students from Manhattan School of Music. We will be performing a combination of original music as well as some creative new arrangements of a few familiar jazz standards, including Goran Ilic’s world premiere of his new song: “Kad Nadjes Ti”. So if you are strutting around Downtown, come hang! 219 W 19th Street, 7-8PM, no cover!
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Manhattan School of Music
Published on September 21, 2013
It is so intense! Much more then I expected, long long hours in school and then even more homework hours. I am so happy I got the best campus job: I work at the Center for Music Entrepreneurship. However, with all this I don’t have any spare time to enjoy the city and it’s music. Hopefully, after I get a little more acclimatized I will have time to experience also the other part for which I came here – absorbing … Read More »
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Off to New York, New York…
Published on August 26, 2013
This has been a fantastic journey, and here I am, flying to the City of my dreams. I can’t thank you all enough for being such supporters in every way! Thank you Pajol Bar for giving me the best farewell party, all of you who came, played,sang and danced with me.. it was beautiful! And now – SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! Flying with me there are many ??? flying around my head. Bye-bye!! (this is going to be the longest birthday … Read More »
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Manhattan Dream of Music – the campaign is finished
Published on July 9, 2013
I want to thank each and every one of you who helped me on my journey to New York, through this campaign or in other ways. This experience was a pleasure, and the campaign itself raised more than 2,000.00$!!! Now I am in the process of producing my first CD that was one of the perks in the campaign – it will be finished before Crescendo Music Festival. Another information for those who ordered postcards from New York – the … Read More »
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The fundraising campaign for my education has started!!!
Published on April 29, 2013
Follow at: / / Pratite na: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astrid-manhattan-dream-of-music If you want simply to donate the number of account is: / / Ako zelite samo donirati sredstva, broj racuna je: HRK: 2340009-3213166975 ili USD IBAN: HR9523400093213166975, SWIFT number 20267355174 (Privredna banka Zagreb). I did something unusual – I started Indiegogo campaign that will help me to go achieve my dream education in New York at Manhattan School of Music.. a way to became a Master they say :)) Please go check it … Read More »
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I got admitted into the Master of Music program @ Manhattan School of Music!!!
Published on April 10, 2013
This is really exciting: I got admitted into the Master of Music program in jazz voice at one of the most prestige schools in the world! I have acquired it by going to the audition in New York. While I was there an extraordinary thing happened – there were some musicians at the audition that accompanied another singer, and they invited me to come sing that night in St. Peter’s Church (a base in black jazz community) – it felt … Read More »
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Vote for Astrid@Made In NYC Jazz Competition
Published on January 27, 2013
Dear friends! You can support me by voting for me at Made In NY jazz festival – which could get me to perform there! All you have to do is go to this link http://madeinnyjazz.com/astrid/ and if you like what you see vote for me (by registering to vote (giving your name and email at Register to vote – blue part) and follow the link you get on your mail to the pink part.. 30 seconds max!) … another idea … Read More »
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First recording with Matija Dedic, Zvone Sestak and Kruno Levacic is published on Youtube!
Published on January 18, 2013
The Meaning of The Blues, the first song recorded with this amazing musicians (Matija, Zvone and Kruno) is published! I did the sorry job of doing the video editing, but it serves only as a reference. Maybe some day I will do it right, but for now this is it. The other two songs with Matija and four new ones with another great piano player, Hrvoje Galler, are coming out soon. This video editing business is not fun as doing … Read More »