Zvonimir Tot

Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Arranger

The best way to get in touch with me, buy music, and see my playing schedule is through my website zt-music.com Also see the retail links below for CDs and song downloads. I try to respond to all emails.


BOOKING:
Tel: (630) 946-4450
Email: zt(at)zt-music.com


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RETAIL LINKS:

Buy the CD "Unspoken Desire" securely from zt-music.com

Buy the CD "Unspoken Desire" from CD Baby

Buy tunes from the CD "Unspoken Desire" from iTunes


Buy the CD "Blue Quest" securely from zt-music.com

Buy the CD "Blue Quest" from CD Baby

Buy tunes from the CD "Blue Quest" from iTunes



Buy the CD "Travels and Dreams" securely from zt-music.com

Buy the CD "Travels and Dreams" from CD Baby

Buy tunes from the CD "Travels and Dreams" from iTunes



Buy SHEET MUSIC securely from zt-music.com

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If you wish to STUDY JAZZ GUITAR with me, you can do so at:

University of Illinois at Chicago
(music performance majors only, audition is required)
My private studio

Please email me for details.

BIOGRAPHY:

Zvonimir Tot (z-VON-e-mere TOTE) is a Chicago-based jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger with a style deeply rooted in the jazz tradition but flavored by his European origin. He holds way too many university degrees. Tot has performed in The United States, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, The Czech Republic, Romania, and Croatia. He has performed and/or recorded with many world-renowned musicians, including:

-Saxophonists Scott Hamilton, Billy Harper and Peter King
-Violinists Johnny Frigo and Stefan Milenkovich
-Drummers Ernie Adams, Paul Wertico and Byron Landham
-Bassists Niels-Henning Řrsted Pedersen, John Clayton and Hein Van de Geyn
-Trumpeter Orbert Davis
-Pianists Larry Novak and Larry Vuckovich
-Guitarists Philip Catherine, Henry Johnson and Paulinho Garcia
-Vocalists Jackie Allen, Carmen Lundy and Deborah Carter
-Organist Joey DeFrancesco
-Chicago Jazz Philharmonic


Zvonimir Tot is the Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago and currently teaches jazz guitar, harmony, ear training and ensembles. He is the founder and owner of Groove Art Records, as well as full member of ASCAP, GRAMMY, International Association for Jazz Education, and American Composers Forum. As a bandleader, Tot has recorded three CDs on Groove Art Records: “Unspoken Desire� (2007), “Blue Quest� (2007), and “Travels and Dreams� (2004), as well as several CDs as a sideman for various labels. Since 2005, Zvonimir Tot’s biography has been included in the WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA , published by Marquis Publishing. He is an endorsing artist for Godin guitars and Acoustic Image amplifiers.


ENDORSEMENT LINKS:
Godin Guitars
Acoustic Image Amplifiers


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
ASCAP
GRAMMY-The Recording Academy (Full voting member)
International Association for Jazz Education
American Composers Forum
Pi Kappa Lambda


SHORT QUOTES (see zt-music.com for full-length reviews):

Zvonimir Tot is the hot new voice in the world of jazz guitar virtuosos.
Judy Roberts, Chicago Jazz Magazine

...Blue Quest is always grooving, from first note to last. (...) All in all, this is a spectacular disc...
Paul Abella, Chicago Jazz Magazine

...Tot throws out some greasy guitar licks that are simply fantastic.
Dan Bilawsky, Jazz Improv Magazine

His “Lady Agatha,� (…) has a deliberate delicacy, a ballad that unfolds at a measured pace, with Tot's playing glowing with a beautifully ethereal quality.
Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

(Z.T.) ...is an extrovert soloist who plays from the heart. He improvises with a typical Balkan singing quality, an intense feeling for the blues, rich imagination, and unbelievably fast fingers.
Jeroen de Valk, Dutch jazz critic, Het Parool, Amsterdam

...Travels and Dreams is a remarkable disc and Zvonimir Tot is someone deserving far greater recognition.
Rich Friedman, All About Jazz

Zvonimir Tot's rapid fire guitar sets the pace in this fine ensemble. His ballad style also highlights this recording with soulful elegance. (...) 4 stars.
John Gilbert, ejazznews.com

His virtuoso guitar technique (...) has much to offer to the adventurous and serious jazz lover.
Prof. Richard Wang, Jazz educator and publicist, Former President, Jazz Institute of Chicago

His sound is inspired by all, from Kenny Burrell to Pat Metheny but yet distinctly his own.
Marshall Vente, Jazz Institute of Chicago

Tot is an inspirational player of the guitar; (...) his largamente style feels like one big stretch.
Ferdinand Maylin, JazzNow

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Zvonimir Tot Trio Live at the Novi Sad Jazz Festival, November 14, 2007

With:
Hein Van de Geyn - bass
Matthieu Chazarenc - drums


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