DENGA STAT (SLO-ITA)

Italian-Slovenian quartet of impro-jazz limitlesness

Denga Stat is an ad hoc quartet made up of Italian-Slovenian musicians, united by the limitlessness of musical expression, based on jazz improvisation. The band’s rhythm section and wind instrument come from Vrtojba’s musical nursery, possibly the most prolific domestic impro-jazz incubator, while the keyboardist often appears on Slovenian stages with various bands and projects.

Marko Lasič is a drummer and instrumentalist who studied at the Nova Gorica music school and at the private school of Zlatko Kaučič. Since then, he has been playing in Kaučič’s band Kombo Zlatko Kaučiča, as well as the Jubileium Orchestra and the Borderless Orchestra. He has also studied and played with other well-known artists, including Tristan Honzinger, Joel Loandra and Evan Parker. He is active in the Free Stellar trio, Gian Agresti quartet, Alchemical Playgrounds, Kača Sraka in Lev, Orkester brez meja, Trus!, The Puzzled, and many other bands and projects. 

Giorgio Pacorig is a pianist and composer, active in jazz and improvised music. He graduated in piano in 1996 from the “G. Tartini” Conservatory in Trieste, where he currently teaches. In his rich career, he has recorded around seventy albums as a bandleader and studio musician.

Timi Vremec is a bassist from Gorica, who completed his education at the Zlatko Kaučič school in 2023, and further developed his instrument prowess under the mentorship of Jošt Drašler. He has played in the bands Nesesari Kakalulu, Kavasutra, Spranga Farbat, Grunt, Gal Furlan Quartet, Bregove dere and others. He’s a member of the organizing team of the Improbiro festival and the Fri-Fru-Fra concert series, and forms the team of the Creative Zone Vrtojba. His musical interests cover a very wide range of genres, from improvised music, funk, afrobeat, to avantrock.

Jure Boršič is a Slovenian saxophonist and clarinetist of the younger generation. He is interested in various musical styles and genres, ranging from improvised music, free jazz and electroacoustic music to noise and experimental metal, while also collaborating with poets and dancers. For several years he worked as part of the Kombo school of Zlatko Kaučič, and was, and still is, a member of numerous Slovenian alternative music groups. He also participates in the organizational teams of the Fri-Fru-Fra concert series in his native Nova Gorica and Taktišče in Ljubljana.

Marko Lasič, drums

Girgio Pacorig, keyboards

Timi Vremec, electric bass

Jure Boršič, saxophone

Sajeta 2025