An Open Door to a Successful Career with Alexander Zonjic

Alexander Zonjic was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1951. He is a radio host and a versatile professional flutist with an extensive and varied career recording and performing jazz and classical music. Alexander learned to play the guitar and performed as lead guitarist in a local rhythm and blues band by age 15.In this episode, Alexander shares his experience on how he got the great opportunity for his musical career. In the “Bout It or Doubt It” segment you will hear his thoughts on the topics of “Gardening” and “Baseball games” Listen to this episode and enjoy some of his music  - Motor City Sway, Jazz Cafe and Memphis Underground. Highlights: 03:25 If you got an opportunity to play at Baker's that was a career move. 05:35 And there I am in Baker's playing my show, you know, playing like I normally do like it's the last gig of my life and we never leave anything not on that stage.15:15 The cliche and all of that is, it's more about the journey than it is the destination or even the arrival at a destination because, again, they just keep moving the finish line. 36:52  We all start out with the fantasy that we're going to get signed by a major label. We're going to get this amazing manager. I'm not gonna worry about anything.01:00:59 For people like us, we can conveniently go down this road and I don't think for one minute that it's easy.Contact:Fresh Coast Jazz FestivalAlexander Zonjic