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Dimitrije Vasiljević - Solo Piano Concert

Dimitrije Vasiljevic, one of the highly acclaimed new artists on the NYC jazz scene, will hold a solo piano concert on October 11. 2013 at Tenri Cultural Institute at 8pm. He will perform his own compositions as well as several original arrangements of songs by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis.

Dimitrije Vasiljevic is a New York-based award-winning pianist and composer who has been hailed by jazz masters as one of the most promising names in the jazz world, combining the gentle flavor of European jazz with Balkan motives. From his native Serbia, his journey has taken him to Berklee College of Music and then to NYU where he pursued a master's degree in jazz performance and where he also teaches jazz.

To purchase tickets visit https://dimitrijevasiljevic.eventbrite.com/ and to learn more about the artist visit his website www.dimitrijevasiljevic.com

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Vladimir Pištalo

Vladimir Pištalo (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Пиштало) (born 1960 in Sarajevo) is a Serbian writer, most notably winning the 2008 NIN Prize for the year's best novel - Tesla, Portrait among Masks.

Vladimir Pištalo graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and earned his doctorate at the University of New Hampshire under the theme of the identity of numerous Serbian immigrants. He now works at Becker College in Brewster, Massachusetts where he teaches World and US history.

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Serbian American Contributions in Amador County, California, since the Gold Rush
Milina Jovanović offers a unique compilation of individual and family immigration stories that include enormous contributions to the development of California and significant community involvement. In this version of people’s history she chronicles how Serbian Americans have strengthened community, region, state, and country through the endeavors and struggles of 150 years. This book also focuses on women’s contributions that are too often overlooked. Ms. Jovanović’s study reveals that Jackson not only remains an original and symbolic home to Serbian Americans and Serbian Orthodox religion, but also an oasis where the Serbian community has preserved its positive reputation and social influence.

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