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Maja Alvanović

The Majamisty TriO’s music synthesizes classical and jazz elements, and judging by audience reaction it’s a refreshing addition to the jazz music scene. The cooperation of pianist Maja Alvanović, leader of the trio, with the fantastic musicianship of Ištvan Čik (drums and percussion), Ervin Malina, (double bass) and Aleksandra Drobac Čik (guest vocalist) gives wings to this idea and brings it to full fruition. The appierence of Majamisty TriO in 2010 was followed by concerts in Studio ‘1’ of Radio Novi Sad within ‘Jazz Appreciation Month’ organized by the American Corner, also the 26th Jazz Festival in Valjevo and IX International Jazz & Blues festival Geza Balaz Gari in Kikinda, as well as several clubs in Novi Sad. Their first album ‘Mistyland’ with twelve tracks (eleven originals and the cover of jazz standard ‘Misty’ by Errol Garner) invites lovers of new jazz sound in the walk through the wideness of Mistyland, imaginary world of acoustic paintings.

Most important events:

2010. Jazz Appreciation Month Novi Sad 2010. Jazz Festival Valjevo 2010. Jazz & Blues Festival Kikinda 2011. World Piano Conference Serbia 2011. Nisville Jazz Festival 2011. Belgrade Jazz Festival 2012. Greentown Jazz festival Sombor

Maja Alvanović: Wind Rose

Read "Wind Rose" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 20, 2022

The composer and pianist Maja Alvanovic forges her unique sound out of the complex rhythms and the poetry of her native Serbia and Jazz's effervescent spontaneity. She is also a superb bandleader as her Majamisty trio, with fellow Serbians bassist Ervin Malina, and drummer Lav Kovač, performs with vibrant fluidity. The ensemble's fifth release, the charming Wind Rose, maintains the stylistic elements of its predecessors and is equally moving and elegant. Alvanovic's “Passarola" opens with a ...

Album Review

Majamisty Trio: Wind Rose

by Chris May
May 10, 2022

The Serbian pianist Maja Alvanović and her trio won widespread acclaim in 2020 for Organic (Majamisty), with All About Jazz and The New York Times among early champions of the album. An ineffably beautiful disc, it drove some writers towards the rocks of hyperbole as surely as the Sirens of Greek mythology wrecked besotted seafarers. But overall the praise was justified. And the good news is that Wind Rose, the group's fourth album, rides the same tide, ...

Album Review

Majamisty Trio: Organic

Read "Organic" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
June 10, 2020

Serbian pianist Maja Alvanović is an imaginative composer and a virtuoso performer who, for the past decade, has created uniquely enchanting music. On past releases Alvanović seamlessly fused western classical techniques with exciting improvisation and created ethereal impressionistic originals. Her third release Organic finds Alanović with her Majamisty Trio, in a more introspective mood as they explore sublime sounds in a more intimate setting. Alvanović's tense and cinematic “Jungle" is the centerpiece of the album and it opens ...

"Often melancholic, sometimes exuberant but always enchanting, this album has earned its place next to the best examples of European jazz." - Hrayr Attarian (ALL ABOUT JAZZ)

"On the delightful Mistyland the Majamisty TriO brings innovative and stylish ideas to the piano trio format." - Bruce Lindsay (ALL ABOUT JAZZ)

„Airy, graceful, intriguing…” - Tomas Conrad (“Jazz Times”)

“Quite dark and Nordic in feel, this music set the hairs on the back of your neck tingling…” - Tim Dickenson (In his blog - Jazzontour)

"High emotional charge and luxurious beauty have been submerged into flat- landed Pannonian Valley, indirectly displaying that in her concept of jazz Maja is on the right track successfully following the tradition of the world piano giants Bill Evans, Lennie Tristano and Bernard Pffeifer, and from domestic keyboard players of recently gone Miloš Petrović, especially his early jazz phase..." - Slobodan - Bobby - Arandjelović (Belgrade Jazz Publicist)