Alexander Zonjic

Alexander Zonjic
Born April 30, 1951
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Genres Light jazz, classical
Occupation(s) Flutist

Alexander Zonjic (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Зоњић; born April 30, 1951) is a Canadian flutist and recording artist who performs both light jazz and classical compositions.

Biography

He is the son of a Greek mother and a Serbian émigré father who left the war-torn Yugoslavia before Tito's communists took over. He was educated in Windsor where he graduated from University of Windsor in 1975 and continued studying with Ervin Monroe, a distinguished first flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Throughout the 1980s, continuing to live in Windsor with his wife, Lorraine, and son, Alex Jr., Zonjic performed regularly in Detroit-area clubs such as Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Alexanders, and Murdock's. He currently lives in Detroit, Michigan.

Discography

  • 1978: Alexander Zonjic
  • 1981: The Classical Album
  • 1987: When Is It Real?
  • 1988: Romance With You (Optimism)
  • 1988: Elegant Evening (Inner City, 1988)
  • 1991: Neon (Reprise)
  • 1993: Passion (Reprise, 1993)
  • 1995: Pipers Holiday (Hi-Falutin Music)
  • 2001: Reach for the Sky (Heads Up)
  • 2004: Seldom Blues (Heads Up)
  • 2009: Doin' the D (Heads Up International)
  • 2020: Playing It Forward (Hi-Falutin)