During this time, he led his own quintet, played with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group and the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, accompanying many famous visitors such as Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Mintzer, Jim McNeely, Joe Lovano, Phil Woods, Jimmy Heath, Maria Schneider and John Scofield.
Bob Dylan | Bob Hope | Bob Marley | Bob Hawke | Bob Geldof | Billy Bob Thornton | Bob Dole | Bob Seger | Bob the Builder | Bob Saget | Bob Hoskins | Bob Berg | Bob Knight | Bob Graham | Bob Brookmeyer | Bob Monkhouse | Bob Gibson | Bob Fosse | Bob Brady | Bob Feller | Bob Casey, Jr. | Bob Barker | The Bob Newhart Show | Bob Weir | Bob Harris | Bob Ezrin | Bob Balaban | Bob | Bob Woodward | Bob McDonnell |
The album contains tracks conducted and arranged by Russell performed by Ernie Royal, Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Al Kiger, Marky Markowitz, David Baker, Jimmy Buffington, Hal McKusick, Dave Young, Sol Schlinger, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, Barry Galbraith, Howard Collins, Milt Hinton, Don Lamond and Charlie Persip.
Urie's music has been performed by the Metropole Orchestra, John Scofield, Kurt Elling, Bob Brookmeyer, Vince Mendoza, The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, The Klüvers Big Band, Frank Carlberg, Dave Samuels, Bob Moses, Ximo Tebar/Granada Jazz Festival Big Band, the Ambassador Jazz Orchestra, the Mobius Chamber Orchestra, the Berklee Chamber Orchestra, and the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra.
Micic moved to United States in 1995, after receiving a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with George Garzone, John Thomas and Bob Brookmeyer.