He is the leader of the «Elvis Stanić Group», a jazz fusion band which connects mediteranean fluidness with fiercing latin rhythm and contemporary jazz sound.
As a composer, Elvis Stanić explores a Traditional Croatian music, connecting it with diverse world traditions, thus creating a new and yet unheard genre.
He is a member of the Croatian Composers Society (HDS) and International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE). He has been teaching Jazz guitar and Jazz theory at the Jeunesse Musicalle Summer Jazz School in Grisignana for the past eight consecutive years.
He is also the founder and the Art Director of the „Liburnia Jazz Festival“ and the „Jazz Ex Tempore“ multicultural educational project in Opatija, Croatia.
He is the winner of numerous awards and recognitions, like - Presidential Award - Order of Croatian Danica with figure of Marko Marulić – the highest croatian order for the cultural achievements (2008.), 13 National Dicography Awards Porin for jazz and etno music, 5 Croatian Musicians Union Annual Awards “Status” for the best instrumental performer.
