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Branco stoysin

Born in a university town Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, and entirely self-taught, Branco began playing guitar at the age of 15 and very soon found a love of jazz and Brazilian music, influenced by Joe Pass, Charlie Parker and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Soon, Branco was being featured at a number of jazz venues and festivals in his home country and appeared at the largest festival "The Days of Jazz in Novi Sad".

At 18 he prolifically starts composing sensual music of great beauty with Sunny dispositions and gathers 100’s of tunes till the present. He is largely inspired by the Sun, and influenced by Jazz, Traditional Folk music of Yugoslavia, World, Brazilian and classical music. The interest in these compositions led to recordings for radio and TV Novi Sad. Following this Branco formed his "Sad Nova Trio" whose success led to numerous concerts and broadcasts on TV.

As an avid reader of the Sherlock Holmes series, he began to hanker after a different life and wider musical opportunities. In the early nineties he set off to England with little more than his guitar and has since become a fixture on the London and UK music scene, actively composing and performing solo, in various duos and with his NEW trio featuring the elegant Leslee Booth on 6 string contra bass and imaginative Buster Birch on percussion. Branco composes and plays sensual music of great beauty, coloured by many world influences.

The trio has performed at many top venues such as Arts Centres, - The National Theatre foyer, The Royal Festival Hall foyer, The Barbican Arts Centre foyer, Norwich, Colchester, Cardiff, Windsor; Festivals - London Jazz and Jazz on the Streets, City Of London, Ealing Jazz Festival, International Guitar Festival of GB Wirral, Bath International Guitar Festival, Ards International Guitar Festival of Co Down N. Ireland; and an endless list of clubs such as: Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, The Stables Theatre Milton Keynes, Cambridge Modern Jazz Club, Le Quecumbar, The Landmark Hotel London.

Branco has also appeared with his trio on Sky TV "Arts World", BBC Radio 3's "In Tune" programme and is regularly featured and a favourite on Sarah Ward's show on Jazz FM/Smooth FM.

Branco is also a qualified teacher at Goldsmiths College, London, where he teaches guitar in his unique, passionate and enthusiastic way by passing that enthusiasm and love for the guitar to his students thus enabling them to realy play the instrument.

Five critically acclaimed albums released on Sun Recordings label. Currently celebrating 10th anniversary of the label with the release of new trio album "Quiet Stream Breaks The Rocks" quoted as "An unalloyed ear pleasing master piece".