Using his distinctive two hands tapping technique, playing two guitars simultaneously, Darko Jurković – Charlie has been captivating audiences and music professionals for years. He is the recipient of the Porin Award and a multiple winner of the Status Award. Throughout his career, he has recorded around thirty albums and collaborated with numerous renowned Croatian and international musicians.

Saxophonist Denis Razumović – Razz is one of the leading figures of Rijeka's jazz scene. Since 1992, he has performed regularly throughout Croatia and across Europe, presenting both his original compositions and jazz standards. He has received numerous music awards and has won the Status Award for Best Croatian Jazz Saxophonist five times.

The quartet is completed by Karlo Lovrić on electric organ and Rajko Ergić on drums, whose experience and musical rapport give the ensemble its distinctive sound.

Jed Becker's Group is a Croatian blues-rock trio that combines well-known classics with original compositions. The band consists of three highly experienced musicians whose performances are known for their relaxed atmosphere, outstanding musicianship, and genuine love of blues and rock.

The driving force behind the group is guitarist Emir Grozdanić, joined by one of Croatia's most respected drummers, Tonči Grabušić, and bassist Damjan Grbac. In addition to being a sought-after collaborator on numerous projects, Grbac has earned recognition through his own original work, particularly with the award-winning ensemble GIIPUJA.

Branko Jovanović – Bako is a Serbian musician born in Vienna and widely regarded as one of today's finest tamburitza players. His music blends traditional Balkan and world music with contemporary arrangements, creating a distinctive and modern musical expression.

After completing his classical guitar education, he transferred his knowledge and technique to the tamburitza, developing a unique artistic style. As both a studio and concert musician, he has collaborated with many distinguished artists from the Balkans and Austria and has performed around the world, including in some of the most prestigious concert halls.

He will take the stage at the BIG Festival as part of the Viennoise Trio, alongside Tony Pusztai on guitar and Jovan Torbica on double bass.

Marco Antonio da Costa is a Brazilian guitarist, singer, composer, arranger, and producer with more than two decades of international performing experience. He is known for his versatile musical approach, combining Brazilian music, jazz, and elements of classical music.

He began his musical education in Vienna and later graduated in Jazz Guitar and Jazz Conducting from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Throughout his career, he has performed at festivals and concert venues across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, collaborating with numerous internationally acclaimed artists.

Joining Marco on stage in Baška will be vocalist Maja Grgić, a Porin Award winner and recipient of several other music awards, and bassist Zvonimir Šestak, a multiple winner of both the Status and Porin Awards, who has collaborated with many distinguished Croatian and international musicians.

Krissy Matthews is widely regarded as one of the finest British blues-rock guitarists of his generation. He gave his first public performance at the age of three, and by the age of twelve he had already been invited on stage by the legendary John Mayall at a concert opened by Peter Green & Friends.

A few years later, he became the last guitarist to perform with another blues legend, Jeff Healey. His list of musical collaborations and shared stages is truly impressive, and his name regularly appears on festival line-ups alongside artists such as Toto, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Gregg Allman, Los Lobos, and Steven Seagal.

Krešimir Mišak is best known to Croatian audiences as the editor and host of the long-running Croatian Television programme On the Edge of Science (Na rubu znanosti). However, music has been an equally important part of his life for decades. As a guitarist, he is dedicated to fingerstyle and fingerpicking techniques, creating original arrangements that give well-known melodies from this region a fresh and personal interpretation.

His performances offer an intimate atmosphere and demonstrate how a single guitar can tell a rich and compelling musical story.