Vojislav Simić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Војислав Симић, born 18 March 1924), better known as "Bubiša", is a

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musician, conductor, composer and the pioneer of Serbian ethno-jazz.

Life and career

Simić was born on March 18, 1924, in

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

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, and is well known as a conductor of Belgrade's Television Jazz Orchestra, the composer of numerous jazz compositions, traditional liturgical choral and orchestral music, ethno-jazz compositions as well as children's music. From 1953 to 1985, Simić and his Belgrade's Television Jazz Orchestra performed throughout Europe, collecting numerous awards and winning numerous competitions, including the well-known Juan Le Pen Jazz Festival in

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, where they won first prize in 1960. Simić was also a guest conductor in numerous theatres in the former

and guest composer at children's festivals throughout Serbia, being influenced by

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Jovan Jovanović Zmaj ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Јовановић Змаj, pronounced ; 24 November 1833 – 1 June 1904) was a Serbian poet, translator and physician. Jovanović worked as a physician; he wrote in many poetry genres, including Lo ...

, the Serbian writer and poet.

References

Sources

*Jakovljević, S. (2003): ''Jedan vek džeza & Kratki prilozi za izučavanje džeza u Srbiji'', Knjižara Žagor, Beograd *Simić, V. B. (2006): ''Veselo putovanje: sa džez orkestrom RTV Beograd po belom svetu'', Radio-televizija Srbije, Beograd

External links

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on muzickacentrala.com (Serbian) 1924 births Living people Serbian jazz bandleaders Musicians from Belgrade Serbian composers Serbian conductors (music) Yugoslav conductors (music) Serbian men centenarians {{serbia-musician-stub