Matija Dedić, born on 2 March 1973 in Zagreb, was a Croatian jazz pianist and
composer, and the son of singer Gabi Novak and singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić.
After graduating from the jazz academy in Graz in 1997, he returned to Croatia
and became one of the country's leading jazz musicians. He led the Matija Dedić
Trio and collaborated with artists including Benny Golson, Kenny Burrell, Larry
Grenadier, Jeff Ballard, and Tamara Obrovac. He released several acclaimed
albums such as Solo Part 1 (2000), Handwriting (2001), Tempera (2004), and Drugi
pogled (2005), the latter featuring...