Alexander Zonjic

Alexander Zonjic
Born (1951-04-30) April 30, 1951 (age 73)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
GenresLight jazz, classical
OccupationFlutist

Alexander Zonjic (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Зоњић; born April 30, 1951) is a Canadian flutist and recording artist who performs both light jazz and classical compositions.

Biography

He is the son of a Greek mother and a Serbian émigré father who left the war-torn Yugoslavia before Tito's communists took over. He was educated in Windsor where he graduated from University of Windsor in 1975 and continued studying with Ervin Monroe, a distinguished first flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Throughout the 1980s, continuing to live in Windsor with his wife, Lorraine, and son, Alex Jr., Zonjic performed regularly in Detroit-area clubs such as Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Alexanders, and Murdock's.[1][2] He currently lives in Detroit, Michigan.[3]

Discography

  • 1978: Alexander Zonjic
  • 1981: The Classical Album
  • 1987: When Is It Real?
  • 1988: Romance With You (Optimism)
  • 1988: Elegant Evening (Inner City, 1988)
  • 1991: Neon (Reprise)
  • 1993: Passion (Reprise, 1993)
  • 1995: Pipers Holiday (Hi-Falutin Music)
  • 2001: Reach for the Sky (Heads Up)
  • 2004: Seldom Blues (Heads Up)
  • 2009: Doin' the D (Heads Up International)
  • 2020: Playing It Forward (Hi-Falutin)

References

  1. ^ Oosting, Jonathan (2009-07-10). "High flutin': Alexander Zonjic's musical journey and why purists are too hard on smooth jazz". MLive.
  2. ^ Wilke, Steve (2015-08-27). "Multiple Choice". HOUR Detroit.
  3. ^ Oosting, Jonathan (2009-07-10). "High flutin': Alexander Zonjic's musical journey and why purists are too hard on smooth jazz". mlive. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  • M. Moten, "Alexander Zonjic: Detroit's Adopted Son" Faces of Detroit Fall 2006