kaja draksler

I was born in a small village in Slovenia and grew up in the countryside. My father was a train driver, my mother is an accountant. I have a younger brother who became an engineer.

At the age of 18 I moved to The Netherlands for music, the idea won over my plans to study Latin and old Greek. A few years later, I was immersed into the rich world of Amsterdam’s improvised music scene, which complemented my studies of classical composition in a great way. After 13 years in Holland, I now live between Copenhagen, Denmark, and Trboje, Slovenia, with regular visits to Amsterdam and Berlin.

Welcome to my website.

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News:

Czajka & Puchacz’s debut album BIVALIŠČA is available for preorder, out on July 1st!

Kaja Draksler Octet: OUT FOR STARS is out! You can listen to one of the pieces HERE.

I started an INTERVIEW BLOG page, asking my friends- musicians, dancers and artists- about the future of music and their relationship with the concept of innovation. While the sitting at home lasts, I am planning to post an interview per week.

A recent interview for Centralala (in Slovenian). From Polish quarantene.

Recently: Terrie Ex and myself released The Swim, recorded live at Cafe Oto on Terp records.

No need to mention that bunch of my concerts in the near future are being canceled due to coronavirus... I am keeping the Agenda updated.

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RECENT VIDEOS:

An interview with Tomaž Grom for Centralala.

Czajka & Puchacz at Club Primi, January 2020.

A solo concert recorded by Intertonale, a super nice workshop in Austria where I taught past summer.

Ingebrigt Haken Flaten's "Exit KNARR", which was supposed to premiere at Vossa Jazz past March, got its birth online, you can see a video here.

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Several concert-goers have asked me about a possibility to follow my activities. Since I am not using the social media, I decided to start a newsletter. If you would like to receive it, simply send an email entitled "Newsletter" to kaja@kajadraksler.com. Thank you!