Ricardo Staraj and Midnight blues band concert

A poet from Rijeka (living in Mošćenička Draga), author of ten books of poetry, two monographs, one biography and a number of travelogues and tourist catalogues, member of the Croatian Writers’ Association, traveler and journalist, organizer of the cultural summer of Mošćenička Draga and its surroundings, performer and musician. For several years (since 2012) he has been creating and performing with his Midnight blues band consisting of Dejan Turk on drums, Marko Sedlak on guitar, Vedran Mijić on bass guitar, Josip Rubinić on trumpet, Mauro Staraj as a frequent guest on keyboards, Dean Černeka – video art. Their concerts are an excellent blend of half-sung expressive poetry, blues, rock and jazz, all spiced up with video art and photographs by Dean Černeka. In addition to their original works, they also play blues standards by the Doors, Muddy Waters, Blues Brothers, Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker, Stones, etc. Numerous performances at the Opatija Summer Stage (small stage), Rijeka (Filodramatica, Tunel club, Caffe bar Nad urom, Arca Fiumana ship, River Pub, Trsat), Zagreb, as well as Slovenia and northern Italy, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, testify to the quality of this project.