Igor Geržina – saksofonist, kompozitor i producent, ovogodišnji dobitnik nagrade Status za najboljeg instrumentalista u kategoriji jazz glazbe, dobitnik 2 Porina i bivši student američkog Berklee College Of Music, nedavno je izdao svoj treći samostalni album pod nazivom Metropolis i u nepunih tri mjeseca osvojio radijski eter na čak tri kontinenta.
– Na smooth jazz radijskim postajama u Velikoj Britaniji album ‘Metropolis’ su odmah prihvatili, a neki radijski prezenteri su ga čak i preporučili svojim kolegama sa drugih postaja. U roku od par mjeseci imao sam zavidan broj vrćenja na ‘otoku’ a uskoro i u drugim europskim zemljama poput Njemačke i Italije. Amerika je išla nešto sporije, vjerojatno jer je riječ o puno većem tržištu i puno jačoj konkurenciji. Trenutno se moja glazba emitira na stotinjak radio postaja izvan Hrvatske: SAD, Kanada, Australija, V.Britanija, Njemačka, Švicarska, Poljska, Italija… – rekao je Igor Geržina.
Eminentne europske, američke i australske smooth-jazz radio postaje uvrstile su u svoju rotaciju skladbe s Metropolisa kao dio svog redovitog programa. Nabrojimo samo neke od njih: američke postaje SmoothJazz.com Global Radio, SmoothJazzTampaBay.com, Jazz Radio, CBC Music, WINR Jazz, kanadske Galaxie i Calm Radio, australski Smooth Jazz 905, britanske Sky FM, Jazzmine Radio, Smooth Grooves i Best Smooth Jazz Radio London, zatim njemačka Groove FM, švicarski Swiss Groove, talijanske postaje Abracadabra i Radio Venti, španjolski Radio Trece, poljski Radio Smooth Jazz i mnogi drugi.
Radijsko emitiranje prate i recenzije albuma na američkim portalima (The Smooth Jazz Ride, Examiner, The Smooth Jazz Therapy…) te predstavljanje albuma i live intervjui putem Skype-a na američkim radio postajama The Smooth Jazz Ride, Coffee talk Jazz Radio i dr.
‘One of the best smooth jazz albums that you will buy in 2012!’
– Norman Lynch, Jazzmine Radio (UK) & WINR Jazz Radio (US)
‘Beautiful, love your sound!’
– Sandy Shore, SmoothJazz.com Global Radio (US)
‘Great album! Sure would love to play it!’
– Eric Harry, Calm Radio (CAN)
‘Very good, WHAT AN ALBUM man !!!!’
– Rod Lucas, Best Smooth Jazz Radio London (UK)
‘Great stuff… Your CD is terrific!’
– Richard Rigg, Smoothjatzztampabay.com (US)
‘A fantastic CD!’
– Ronald Jackson, The Smooth Jazz Ride (US)
‘Excellent work!’
– Peter Boehi, SwissGroove Radio (CH)
‘The album is absolutely great … really stunning.’
– Piotr Gackowski, Radio Smooth Jazz (PL)
‘We really like your music.’
– Henning Schwoerer, Web Radio Groove FM (GER)
‘I think it’s fantastic!’
– Esteban Noviillo Piris, Radio Trece (ESP)
‘Your music is spectacular.’
– Robert Cunningham, The Newporter Jazz
‘Buy this album – one of the best of 2012!’
– Richard Edwards, Gloucester FM (UK)
‘Very much enjoying this new artist!’
– Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy (UK & US)
‘Straight from Zagreb, Croatia, this man’s got Talent!’
– Esther Berlanga-Ryan, Music From The Heart/All About Jazz (US)
‘Beautiful music, compliments!’
– Elvio Albanese, Radioabracadabra (ITA)
‘Your music is awesome!’
– David White, Whitester Radio Smooth-Jazz (US)
‘It’s a kickin’ album!!’
– SmoothGrooves, (UK)
‘Awesome project’
– Dick Fairchild, City Sounds Radio (US)
‘Love it!!!’
– Jon Chauvie, MixUtah (US)
‘We love to play on our radio- Igor’s Metropolis because the music he play is simply AMAZING!!!’
– Smooth And Jazz (MAC)
‘We highly reccomend this sensational smooth-jazz album-Amazing!’
– Smooth And Jazz (MAC)
‘Excellent work!’
– Peter Boehi, Swiss Groove Webradio(CH)
‘I love your music.’
– Angelo Petruzzi, Smooth Jazz Italian Channel (IT)
‘You have a wonderful sound!’
– Gary Fuston, GHP Radio Network (US)
PORTALS:
‘Igor Gerzina is not renowned for contemporary jazz, he is taking giant strides in changing all that. ‘Metropolis’ is already garnering airplay around the globe.’
– Denis Poole, Smooth Jazz Therapy
‘This CD is the one that stood out from all the rest! … almost every song ‘moves’ me!’
– Marissa Caliguire, MyCnotes.com
‘Metropolis by I.Gerzina is world smooth jazz at its finest’
– Robert Cunningham, Examiner.com
‘This entire album has bounce, attitude, drive, and muscle – very much the kind of smooth jazz that keeps devoted jazzers devoted.’
– Ronald Jackson, The Smooth Jazz Ride
– Broj radio postaja koje su prihvatile album i njihovi komentari su me stvarno ugodno iznenadili. Također i brzina kojom se ‘Metropolis’ proširio na globalnoj smooth jazz sceni je nešto što nisam očekivao. Imao sam i par intervjua na američkim radio postajama preko Skype-a, odlične kritike na stranim portalima… – dodao je Igor.
www.igorgerzina.com
