Dragan Ćalina
After graduating at the Music School “Stanković” in Belgrade, Dragan Ćalina worked for five years as a piano associate for jazz singing in the same institution. It turned out that it was a combination of beautiful and useful – he mastered a wide musical repertoire, but he also further developed harmonic hearing through constant transpositions.
He holds a Master’s degree in jazz piano and composition from the Amsterdam Conservatory in the class of Karel Boehlee and Rob van Bavel. He received a full scholarship for Master’s studies.
During his stay in the Netherlands, he recorded with two original bands with which he has two CD releases each: Philippe Lemm Group and Yes Sister Jazz Sister.
He performed with well-known jazz names such as Duško Gojković, Stjepko Gut, Hans Dulfer, Melba Joyce, Brad Leali, Montez Coleman, Philip Harper.