He took first piano and then clarinet lessons at the state music school. Played in different balkan traditional oriented bands from age of 16. Move to The Netherlands in 1988, where he studied saxophone and bass clarinet at the conservatory of Rotterdam. Co-founder and composer - arranger of "Double B", a world-jazz inspired reeds duo together with Akos Laki (Dutch jazz price 1996), recorded CD "Cha-chack train". Recorded with Herbie Hancock Headhunters-rhythm section (Paul Jackon, Mike Clark) CD "Ethno-funk". Played with Burton Green quartet and Greenes klezmer band Klezmokum, CD "Le dor va dor". Numerous times played at North Sea Jazz Festival. Played with Ratko Zjaca-Reggie Workman Quartet tour. Endorsers for Selmer instruments. Played tenor, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, electric wind instrument, several traditional flutes and keyboard. CD: Crossing the Border, with Ratko Zjaca, John Patitucci and Al Foster.

Denise Jannah was born in Suriname, South America. With her family she moved to Holland in the mid seventies. For 4,5 years she studied Law at the University of Utrecht , but her love for music made her change her course: she enrolled into the Conservatory in Hilversum and completed her studies there, also earning her degree as a vocal educator. In 1989 she won third prize at the Internationales Liederfestival “Menschen und Meer” in Rostock, former D.D.R. In that year she also was offered an important part in the musical “A Night at the Cotton Club” in which she starred in 347 performances in Holland, Germany and Belgium. Her first album, “Take It From The Top” she recorded in 1991 with Timeless Records (Wageningen, Holland ). In that same year she won the “Golden Microphone” at he National Jazz Vocal Contest in Breda, Holland. 1991 was also the first year (of many) in which she performed at the international North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Holland. In 1992 Jannah won first prize at the international Golden Orpheus Festival in Burgas, Bulgaria. There she also won third prize in the extra competition where the contestants were required to sing a composition by a Bulgarian composer (not necessarily in Bulgarian). In 1993 Denise Jannah recorded her second album for Timeless Records: “A Heart Full Of Music”. This album was recorded in New York. For this album she received her first Edison Jazz Vocal Award (important Dutch music award, comparable to the US Grammy Award). All through the years Jannah’s musical activities included numerous concerts in clubs, theaters and concert halls, teaching, and appearing in many television- as well as radio programs. In 1995 she was contracted by the prestigious label Blue Note Records (New York, USA). Her first album with them was “I Was Born In Love With You”. On this album she was featured also with a Big Band. (Recorded in New York)