Rale Micic featured in Jazz Guitar Today

Jazz Guitar Today has published a new feature interview with guitarist Rale Micic: “Rale Micic: Serbian Jazz Guitarists Now in New York,” by contributor Joe Barth.

The interview traces Micic’s path from Belgrade — where he switched from violin to guitar at 14 and discovered jazz at 17 — through his Berklee College of Music scholarship years to his move to New York City in 2000.

He also names the three jazz guitar albums that most shaped his sound and approach, including Jim Hall Live! and Pat Metheny’s Question and Answer.

Read the full interview here: https://jazzguitartoday.com/2026/10/rale-micic-serbian-jazz-guitarists-now-in-new-york/

New Interview: Rale Micic Talks to Džez Jež

A new, wide-ranging interview with Rale has been published in Džez Jež, the Serbian jazz portal.

The conversation runs from his Belgrade beginnings and the 1995 Berklee scholarship to three decades in New York: the Serbia album with Tom Harrell, recording Eric Alexander’s Timing Is Everything at the legendary Van Gelder Studio — including playing “Serenade to a Cuckoo” in a single take without ever having heard the tune — duo work with Abe Rábade, music with Alma, family life and morning rituals, and the new organ trio with Gary Versace and EJ Strickland.

The interview is in Serbian.

Read the full interview on Džez Jež

The Rale Micic Shop Is Open

Rale Micic has opened a shop on his website, selling his CDs and PDF charts directly to listeners.

All five of his albums on CD — Bridges, Serbia, 3, Night Music, and Only Love Will Stay — are available for $18 each, shipped directly from the artist, with flat-rate shipping of $5.95 in the US and $25 worldwide.

The shop also offers PDF charts of Micic’s original compositions — $10 each, delivered as an instant download after checkout, with instrument parts included where they exist. Thirty-six charts are available now, plus complete album chart bundles for Only Love Will Stay, Serbia, 3, and Night Music at $50 each.

Visit the Shop page at ralemicic.com to browse the full catalog.

Rale Micic on tour with the Eric Alexander Jazz Syndicate

Guitarist Rale Micic spent the summer of 2026 on the road with the Eric Alexander Jazz Syndicate, touring Spain, France, and the Canary Islands alongside tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, saxophonist Daniel Torres, bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer EJ Strickland.

A highlight of the run was the band’s performance at the 35th edition of the Canarias Jazz & Más festival, playing to enthusiastic audiences across the archipelago.

Photos © Nacho González.

Rale Micic & Abe Rábade – Americana

Released in 2024 on Karonte Records, Americana is the duo album from guitarist Rale Micic and pianist Abe Rábade — available now.

Recorded at Samurai Hotel Recordings Studio in Queens, NY, the album brings together Micic’s Serbian roots and Rábade’s Galician heritage, blending contemporary jazz with Galician traditional music through original compositions from both artists.

Americana was named among El País’s 50 best albums of 2024 (“Los 50 mejores discos de 2024”).

Available now on CD.

May 2025 Spain Shows announced

Very pleased to announce the May 2025 Spain tour dates and festivals.

Rale Micic & Abe Rabade Duo

May 14 – Borriquita – Santiago De Compostela, Galicia

May 15 – Vitruvia Cafe – Vigo, Galicia

May 16 – Filloa Jazz – A Coruna, Galicia

Eric Alexander & Rale Micic Quartet

May 21 – Clasijazz – Almeria, Andalucia

May 23 – Sohail Jazz Festival – Fuengirola, Andalucia

May 24 – Assejazz, Sevilla, Andalucia