Damir Kukuruzović

Damir Kukuruzović (20 August 1975 - 12 December 2020, in Zagreb) was an award-winning Croatian jazz guitarist from the town of Sisak. A guitar virtuoso, Kukuruzović collaborated with numerous acclaimed international and local musicians, receiving among others, an accolade for being the foremost Croatian jazz guitarist in 2011. The founder of the Siscia Jazz Club and a few jazz festivals in Croatia. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, he performed with the Damir Kukuruzović Django Group, recording several albums over the years. Kukuruzović passed away on December 12th 2020 in the Dubrava hospital in Zagreb, from COVID-19.