Croatian Radio Television Jazz Orchestra exists without interruptions for almost seven decades, which is a rare occurrence in the history of big bands in the world. Radio Zagreb's Dance Orchestra, the predecessor of the current Jazz Orchestra, was formed during the 1946/47 season under Zlatko Černjul's leadership from top musicians from several different ensembles. Afterwards, the Orchestra had been led by several different conductors, the most notable of which was Miljenko Prohaska, who spent more than three decades at the head of the Orchestra. After him, the Orchestra was conducted by Silvije Glojnarić, Saša Nestorović, and, since the 2015/2016, season Andreas Marinello. Their first international concert was in 1955 in Cologne. The concert was followed by tours around Bulgaria, Poland, former USSR, as well as performances in jazz festivals of Frankfurt, Nagykanisza, and in Munich during the 1972 Olympic Games. The Orchestra's first performance in the 1962 Bled Jazz Festival marked the beginning of their new phase in which they leaned towards their own repertoire and built a specific style. The idea behind this concept came from Miljenko Prohaska. There have been many world-renowned artists that appeared as soloists with the Orchestra in Zagreb: trumpeters Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Ted Curson, Charles Tolliver and Rex Richardson, saxophonists Johnny Griffin, Sal Nistico, Ernie Wilkins, trombonists Kai Winding and Ernie Watts, pianist John Lewis, drummer Art Taylor, double bassist Christian McBride and others. The Croatian Radio Television's Jazz Orchestra holds regular season concerts in Zagreb, while their abundant discography includes collaboration projects with some of the most prominent protagonists of Croatian and international music scenes.