A solo feature for Flugelhorn. Dosko Gojkovich is a Bosnian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He was born in Jajce (ex-Yugoslavia, now in Bosnia-Herzegovina) and studied at the Belgrade Music Academy between 1948 to 1953. He played trumpet in dixieland bands and joined the big band of Radio Belgrade when he was eighteen
Dosko Gojkovich moved to West Germany from Bosnia and first recorded as a member of the Frankfurt Allstars in 1956. He spent the next four years as a member of Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra. In these years, Gojkovich played with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, and Oscar Pettiford. In 1958, he performed at Newport Jazz Festival and drew attention on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In 1961, Gojkovic received a scholarship toattend Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Herb Pomeroy. In 1966, Gojkovich recorded in Cologne his album Swinging Macedonia. The album contained original compositions inspired by the music of the Balkans. In the following years, he performed with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Duke Jordan, and Slide Hampton. In 1986, Gojkovich formed his own orchestra. His next albums were Soul Connection (1994), Bebop City, Balkan Blue (1997), In My Dreams (2001), Samba do Mar (2003), and Samba Tzigane (2006).
