music
March 3, 2026
Pianist Milivoje Zlatkovic Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
This year's Nišville Jazz Festival Lifetime Achievement Award winner is pianist and composer Milivoje Mikan Zlatković, known for his virtuosic technique and 'fiery' improvisational style, who has been living and working in California for decades, the festival organizers announced.
TL;DR
- Milivoje Mikan Zlatković is the recipient of this year's Nišville Jazz Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.
- He is known for his virtuosic technique and improvisational style, and has lived and worked in California for decades.
- Zlatković began playing piano at age seven and was influenced by jazz artists such as Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, and Oscar Peterson.
- He professionally started his jazz career as a teenager and was a significant figure in the Yugoslav jazz scene during the 1980s.
- His playing style is often described as percussive and rhythmic, and he incorporates elements of R&B, funk, bossa nova, and the Great American Songbook into his performances.
- Zlatković will perform with his ensemble on the first night of the Nišville festival, August 13th.
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