
ZZ Quartet discography
- Beyond The Lines (In + Out Records)
- The Way We Talk (In + Out Records)
- Don’t Try This Anywhere (In + Out Records)
- Midnight in Europe (live – coming out April 2021)
Selected discography by the members of ZZ Quartet
Ratko Zjaca
- Ratko Zjaca Nocturnal Mission Quartet
- “The Bag is Packed” – Benny Bailey Group
- Ratko Zjaca Quartet live jazz festival
- “A Day in Manhattan” – Ratko Zjaca, Reggie Workman, Al Foster
- “Live” – Reggie Workman and Jim Cobb Sextet
- “Shades of Spirit”, Fretless Guitar Project – Ratko Zjaca and Stanislav Mitrovic
- “Crossing The Border” – Ratko Zjaca, Stan Mitrovic, John Pattituci, Al Foster
- “Continental Talk” – Ratko Zjaca, John Patitucci, Steve Gadd, Stan Mitrovic, Randy Brecker
- “The Way We Talk” – Ratko Zjaca, Simone Zanchini, Adam Nussbaum, Martin Gjakonovski
- “Now and Then” – Ratko Zjaca with Simone Zanchini, Miroslav Vitous, John Patitucci, Reggie Workman, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Gadd, Al Foster and others
- “Beyond The Lines” – Ratko Zjaca, Simone Zanchini, Adam Nussbaum, Martin Gjakonovski
- “Don’t Try This Anywhere” – Simone Zanchini, Ratko Zjaca, John Patitucci, Adam Nussbaum and Stefano Bedetti
- “Life on Earth” – Ratko Zjaca with Antonio Sanchez, Stefano Bedetti and Renato Chicco
- “Light in the World” – Ratko Zjaca with John Riley, Stefano Bedetti and Renato Chicco
- “The places you will go” – Ratko with John Patitucci, Miroslav Vitous, Reggie Workman, John Riley, Antonio Sanchez, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Gadd, Al Foster, Simone Zanchini, Stefano Bedetti and others
- “Midnight in Europe” – Ratko with Simone Zanchini, Adam Nussbaum and Martin Gjakonovski
- “Archtop Avenue” – Ratko Zjaca solo guitar
Simone Zanchini
- MY ACCORDION’S CONCEPT (Silta Records, 2012), Simone Zanchini (solo; acoustic and midi accordion, electronics, noises, kazoo)
- BETTER ALONE…! (Silta Records, 2008), Simone Zanchini (solo; midi accordion, acoustic accordion, live electronics, laptop)
- FUGA PER ART (to Art Van Damme) (Dodici Lune, 2008), SIMONE ZANCHINI Jazz Quintet, Simone Zanchini, Giancarlo Bianchetti, Andrea Dulbecco, Stefano Senni, Massimo Manzi
- BE-BOP BUFFET (Wide Sound, 2006), ZANCHINI – MAROCCO DUO, Simone Zanchini, Frank Marocco (accordions)
- Milonga del Angel (Stradivarius, 2008), Mario Marzi, Simone Zanchini, Paolo Zannini
- La Léuna Zala (2004), D. Piccari, S. Zanchini, G. Perinelli, D. Sillato, A. Alessi, S. Calvano
- Live at Ravenna Festival (2001), Ensemble Strumentale Scaligero from LA SCALA, 14 musicisti del Teatro la SCALA
- PROGETTI (Barvin, 2002), SIMONE ZANCHINI and friends
- Faro, (Wide Sound, 2004), Terre di Mezzo quartetto, S. Zanchini, Emiliano Rodriguez, Roberto Bartoli, Ettore Fioravanti
- Tango y Algo Mas (Velut luna, 2003), Mario Marzi, Simone Zanchini, Paolo Zannini
Adam Nussbaum
with John Abercrombie
- Open Land – ECM
- Tactics – ECM
- Speak of the Devil – ECM rec. 1993
- While We’re Young – ECM rec. 1992
with Allman Brothers Band
- Live Beacon Theater New York 3/14/09 – Peach Records
with Jay Azzolina
- Live at the One Station Plaza
- Past Tense – DoubleTime
with Patricia Barber
- Nightclub – Premonition
- A Distortion of Love – Antilles
with Stefan Bauer
- Best of Two Worlds – Jazzline
with Richie Beirach
- Some Other Time – Triloka
with Chuck Bergeron
- Loyalties – Gayle Force
with Anders Bergcrantz
- C – Dragon
- In This Together – Dragon
- Live at Sweet Basil – Dragon
- Live At Jazzclub Fasching – Dragon
with Jerry Bergonzi
- Tenorist – Savant
- A Different Look – DoubleTime
- Wiggy – DoubleTime
- Lost In the Shuffle – DoubleTime
- Just Within – DoubleTime
- On Again – RAM
- Lineage – RED
- The Standard Gonz – Blue Note
with Big Band de Lausanne
- Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music – TCB
with Paul Bley
- If We May – Steeplechase
with Bohuslän Big Band w/ Lew Soloff
- Porgy & Bess – Vara Concert Hall
with Salvatore Bonafede
- Actor-Actress – Ken/Bellaphon
with Michael Brecker
- The Cost Of Living – Jazzdoor (bootleg rec.)
- Live – Jazzdoor (bootleg rec.)
- Now You See It… (Now You Don’t) – GRP
- Don’t Try This At Home – GRP/Impulse
with George Cables
- I Mean You – Steeplechase
with Joey Calderazzo
- In The Door – Blue Note
with Gary Campbell
- Thick & Thin – DoubleTime
with Richard Cole
- The Forgotten – Origin
with Ted Curson
- I Heard Mingus – Interplay
with Albert Dailey
- Renaissance – Vee Jay/Catalyst
with Eddie Daniels
- Real Time – Chesky
- Nepenthe – GRP
with Lars Danielsson
- Origo – Curling Legs
- Continuation – L + R/Bellaphon
with Michael Davis
- Trumpets Eleven – Hip Bone Music
with Peter Delano
- Bite Of The Apple – Verve
with Christian Minh Doky
- Minh – EMI/Medley Blue Note
- Letters – Storyville
- The Sequel – Storyville
with Niels Lan Doky
- Friendship – Milestone
- Dreams – Milestone
with Doky Brothers
- The Toronto Concert – DAM
with Miles Donahue
- The Good Listener – RAM
with Marc Ducret
- Le Kodo – Label Bleu
with Bill Evans
- Living in The Crest of a Wave – Elektra/Musician & Wounded Bird
with Gil Evans
- Live at Sweet Basil vols. 1 & 2 – Gramavision & King/Evidence
with Dalia Faitelson
- Point of No Return – Stunt
- Global Sound Diamond of the Day – Stunt
- Spring Alliance – Calibration Records
with Art Farmer & Slide Hampton
- In Concert – Enja
with Riccardo Fassi
- New York Quintet – YVP Music
with Axel Fischbacher
- Mysterious Princess – Acoustic Music
with Fleischer / Jünemann Quartet
- 4 – Village (ZYX) Records
with Hal Galper
- Ivory Forest – Enja
with Herb Geller
- A Jazz Song Book – Enja
with Gerardo DiLella Jazz Orchesrta
- Napoli & Jazz – EmarcyRecords
with Bruce Gertz
- Red Handed – DoubleTime
- Dicovery Zone – RAM
- Third Eye – RAM
- Blueprint – Freelance/Evidence
with Maurizio Giammarco
- Run Deep – Parco Della Muscia Records
with George Gruntz
- Mock-Lo-Motion – TCB
- Blues ‘n Dues Et Cetera – Enja
- Serious Fun! – Enja
- First Prize – Enja
with Tom Harrell
- Visiones – Contemporary
- Sail Away – Contemporary
with Conrad Herwig
- New York Breed – DoubleTime
- The Amulet – Ken/Bellaphon
- New York Hardball – Ken/Bellaphon
- With Every Breath – Ken/Bellaphon
with Michael Higgins
- The Moon and the Lady dancing
with Matt Hilgenberg
- Rasa – DoubleTime
with Chris Hunter
- I Want You – Sweet Basil
- Scarborough Fair – PaddleWheel
with Ove Ingmarsson
- Heart of the Matter – Imogena
with Nucio Intrieri
- Jazz My Dear – Splasc(h)
with Yvan Ischer
- Scorpio 7 – Sleepless – TCB rec. 2004
with Mak Issacs
- Keeping the Standards – Vorticity
with Christian Jacob
- Time Lines – Concord
with Quinn Johnson
- Quinn Johnson Trio – Birds Records
with Ulli Junemann
- BooHoo – Nabel Records
with Vic Juris
- Omega is the Alpha – Steeplechase
- Blue Horizon – Zoho Music
with Chris Kase
- Starting Now – Mons
with Morgana King
- Simply Eloquent – Muse
with Niclas Knudsen
- Second Stroke – Stunt
- Human Beat Boxer – Stunt
with Lee Konitz
- New York Album – Soul Note
- Round and Round – MusicMasters
with Olga Konkova
- Some Things From Home – Candid
- Her Point Of View – Candid
with Tony Lakatos
- The Music of Hoagy Carmichael – Skip Records
with Andy LaVerne
- Farewell – Musidisc
with Soren Lee
- Trio – L + R/Bellaphon
with Jed Levy
- Rain – Steeplechase Records
with David Liebman
- Monk’s Mood – Double-Time
- Time Line – Owl
- Homage to John Coltrane – Owl
- If They Only Knew – Timeless & MCA/Impulse
- Doin’ It Again – Timeless
with Rudy Linka
- Live It Up – Timeless
with Joe Locke
- Very Early – Steeplechase
- Scenario – Cadence
with Rick Margitza
- Color – Blue Note
with Phil Markowitz Trio
- Catalysis – Sunnyside
with Giovanni Mazzarino
- Light – Philogy
- Jazz in Trio – Splasc(h)
with Ron McClure
- Inspiration – Ken/Bellaphon
- Tonite Only – Steeplechase
- McJolt – Steeplechase
with John McLean
- Easy Go – Premonition
with Jim McNeely
- In This Moment – Stunt
- East Coast Blow Out w/ John Scofield & WDR Big Band – Lipstick
- From the Heart – Owl
with Kazu Michishita
- You Can Dream – Kaz Music
with Karlheinz Miklin
- Last Waltz – Acoustic Music
with James Moody/Hank Jones Quartet
- Our Delight – IPO Records
with Tony Monaco
- East to West – Chicken Coop Records
with Tisziji Munoz
- Hearing Voices – Anami
- Leaving This Planet – Anami
with Mark Murphy
- Kerouac, Then and Now – Muse
with Judy Niemack
- Straight Up – Freelance
with David O’Higgins
- Beats Working For A Living – EFZ
with Peter O’Mara
- Mirage – Pirouet
- Avenue “U” – Enja
with Chuck Owen
- Jazz Surge – Seabreeze
with Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
- The Comet’s Tail – Mama
with Jeff Palmer
- Abracadabra – Soul Note
- Lazer Wizard – Statiras
with Jackie Paris
- Lucky to be Me – Emarcy
with Jaco Pastorius
- Live In New York City vol. 5 – Big World
with Jiannis Pavilidis – George Kontrafouris – Adam Nussbaum
- Migration – FMR Records
with Neils Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- To A Brother – Pladecompagniet/Sony
with Kim Pensyl
- At the Moment – Fable/Lightyear
with Joey Pero
- Resonance – Resonance
with Charles Pillow
- Currents – A Records
with Romano Pratesi Rubber Band
- Live – Z Productions
with Jean-François Prins
- All Around Town – TCB
with Doug Raney
- Blues On A Par – Steeplechase
with Mikael Råberg
- Big Band – TonArt rec. 1991
with Fritz Renold & Bostonian Friends
- Starlight – CBS/Sony
- Peace For Africa – EPM
with Mike Richmond
- New Blues – Nuba
- On The Edge – Steeplechase
with Rue De Paris
- Trios – Intuition
- New York Slow – Sony BMG
- Quiet Motion – Sony BMG
with Dave Santoro
- Introducing – All Art
with Doug Sertl
- Joy Spring – Stash
with Loren Schoenberg
- Sposin – Music Masters
with Joachim Schoenecker
- In the Moment – Nagel-Heyer
with John Scofield
- Out Like a Light – Enja
- Shinola – Enja
- Who’s Who – BMG/Novus
- Bar Talk – BMG/Novus
- Rough House – Enja
with Steve Slagle
- Plays Monk – Steeplechase
with Larry Schneider
- It Might As Well be Spring – Steeplechase
with Lew Soloff
- Hanalei Bay – King/Electric Bird
with Mark Soskin
- Around the Corner – Paddlewheel
- Views From Here – Paddlewheel
with Uffe Steen
- Dust In My Coffee – Stunt
- Play – Stunt
with Curtis Stigers
- Baby Plays Around – Concord
with Dave Stryker
- Blue to the Bone 2 – Steeplechase
- Stardust – Steeplechase
- Passage – Steeplechase
with Ed Summerlin
- Eye to the Future – Ictus
with Steve Swallow
- Damaged In Transit – X-tra WATT
- Always Pack Your Uniform On Top – X-tra WATT
- Deconstructed – X-tra WATT
with Swallow/Talmor/Nussbaum
- Playing In Traffic – Auand
with Tessarolo – Fassi – Dalla Porta – Nussbaum
- Bemsha – Splasc(h)
with ‘Toots’ Thielemans
- The Live Takes – Quetzal/-Narada Jazz
- Come Together – NYC
with Frank Tiberi
- Tiberian Mode – NY JAM
with Hans Ulrik
- Day After Day – Storyville
with Sigurd Ulveseth
- I Wish I Knew – Taurus
- Infant Eyes – Taurus
- To Wisdom, The Prize – Taurus
with Tom Varner
- Motion/Stillness – Soul Note
with Gary Versaces
- Reminiscence – Steeplechase
with Miroslav Vitous
- Universal Syncopations 2 – ECM
with Dan Wall
- Off The Wall – Enja
with Bobby Watson
- Advance – Enja
with Peter Weniger
- Key of the Moment – Mons
with Torben Westergaard
- What I Miss – Olufsen
with Jack Wilkins
- Artwork – Koch
with Dave Wilson
- Spiral – Summit Records
with Glenn Wilson
- Elusive – Sunnyside
- Impasse – Cadence
with Jens Winther
- The Escape w/ the WDR Big Band – Dacapo
with Simone Zanchini & Ratko Zjaca
- The Way We Talk – In + Out Records
- Beyond The Lines – In + Out Records
with Various Artists
- As Long As You’re Living Yours – The Music of Keith Jarrett
with Tom Harrell & Joe Lovano
- RCA Victor/BMG
with Loren Schoenberg
- A Jazz Christmas – MusicMasters Jazz
with Bostonian Friends: Randy Brecker, Christian Jacob, Fritz Renold, Miroslav Vitous & Aargauer Symphony Orchestra
- Helvetic Suite / Jazz Meets Classic – SRI Musica Helvetica
with Michael Brecker, Bill Evans, Stanley Turrentine & Ernie Watts
- Select Live Sax Workshop – Polydor
with Joey Calderazzo & George Mraz
- We Remember Pastorius – Eau
with Joey Calderazzo, Eliane Elias & John Scofield
- Yule Struttin’ – Blue Note
Television & Video
- John Abercrombie, Franco Ambrosetti, BANN, Patricia Barber, Bob Berg, Jerry Bergonzi, Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Gary Burton, Ted Curson, Eliane Elias, Kurt Elling, Gil Evans, Søs Fenger, Mordy Ferber, Stan Getz, George Gruntz, Niclas Knudsen, David Liebman, James Moody, David Sanborn, John Scofield, ‘Toots’ Thielemans & We3
Martin Gjakonovski
- Encore, Cam Jazz 2004, Antonio Faraò Trio
- Far Out, Cam Jazz 2003, Antonio Faraò Trio
- Nightlight (CD, Album), Double Moon Records, 2002
- Samba Do Mar (CD, Album), Enja Records, 2003
- Samba Tzigane (CD, Album) Enja Records, 2006
- Better Times Ahead (CD, Album), Double Moon Records, 2006
- At Work (CD, Album), Konnex Records, 2008
- Summit Octet (Five Horns & Rhythm Unit) (CD, Album), B92, 2009
- Ratko Zjaca, Simone Zanchini – The Way We Talk (CD, Album), In + Out Records, 2010
- Duško Gojković & Soul Connection Big Band – Balkan Project (CD, Album), B92, 2010
- Poesiealbum (CD, Album), Neuklang, 2011
- Wise Guys – Zwei Welten – Instrumentiert (CD, Album), Polydor, 2012