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, Ontario 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)
References
M. Moten, "Alexander Zonjic: Detroit's Adopted Son" Faces of Detroit Fall 2006
External links Official website Requires Macromedia Flash.