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:
Hearth's debut album Melt out on Clean Feed!
The renown Polish label Szara Reneta released a limited edition casette + mini casette Amagerbrogade 216B. A project by Michał Biel includes field recordings, musique concrète, noise, hisses, and two house concert recordings (one of them my solo) treated as field recordings.
Kiebitz & Uhu's first single Entschuldigung is now available on Bandcamp, Youtube, and other streaming services.
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik's second album Somit is out on INTAKT Records. Watch the trailer here.
I did my first ever remix as Pani Oko for Pimpono Ensemble x ____ album It's Not About Fun REMIXED. Musicians who also contributed to this very colorful album are: Trakt Abstraktu, Maciej Maciągowski, M8N, Brak Oczu, Solo Gemini, Din Pile, Gianluca Elia, Ogryzek and remo wschód.
My interviews about the future of music and musicians' relationship with the concept of innovation are going to be available in physical form in a couple of months. Working on it!
I started a Bandcamp page. Old and new music available here.
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:
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik FRAUSTADT
Kiebitz & Uhu ENTSCHULDIGUNG
Kaja Draksler & Irena Tomažin for Glasbeni cikel JUTRI
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| May 12 | at V:NM CANCELLED | Graz Austria |
| May 14 | Punkt.Vrt.Plastik at Unerhoert Festival | |
| May 20 | Czajka & Puchacz at Cerkno Jazz F CANCELLED | Cerkno 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia |
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Jun 24
to: Jun 26 |
Solo at Motvind, date TBA | Oslo Norway |
| Jul 2 | with Lars Greve at CPH Jazz Festival | Koncertkirken Blågårds Pl. 6A, 2200 København, Denmark |
| Jul 6 | Czajka & Puchacz at Traszz Festival | Lygten Station-concert venue comedy club, theatre, Lygten 2, 2400 København, Denmark |
| Jul 16 | Solo @ Zagreb Biennale | DRIVE Unity Trnjanski nasip, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Jul 17 | Czajka & Puchacz at Cerkno Jazz Festival | Cerkno 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia |
| Jul 24 | Czajka & Puchacz at Banská Štiavnica | Banská Štiavnica 969 01 Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia |
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Aug 13
to: Aug 16 |
!SUTURE SOVEN FESTIVAL! | Soven 29451 Dannenberg (Elbe), Germany |
| Aug 20 | V:NM Graz | Graz Austria |
| Aug 21 | Punkt.Vrt.Plastik @ Saalfelden Jazz Festival | Saalfelden 5760 Saalfelden, Austria |
| Aug 22 | KD Octet @ Saalfelden Jazz Festival | Saalfelden 5760 Saalfelden, Austria |
| Aug 26 | V:NM Ljubljana | Cankarjev dom Prešernova cesta 10, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Sep 4 | Open Form For Society | Cologne Germany |
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Sep 9
to: Sep 11 |
Ena Ena at Gaudamus Music Week | Utrecht Netherlands |
| Sep 11 | KD Octet @ Gaudeamus | TivoliVredenburg Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Oct 7 | KD Octet @ KAAP | Concertgebouw Brugge Academiestraat 18, 8000 Brugge, Belgium |
| Nov 3 | Solo at Sparkling Sound Festival | Koncertkirken Blågårds Pl. 6A, 2200 København, Denmark |
“The young Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler shows off a wealth of sturdy ideas and nonchalant technique on this stunning solo recording.”
Downbeat
“/.../ the young Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler pulls together information from a century of experimental music and jazz. She also makes rhythm a priority, and reminds you subtly that she knows what she’s doing. /.../ It’s hard, or maybe impossible, to predict where she’s going to take you. That’s not so common from a young musician.”
New York Times
“Draksler brings austerity, subtlety and poignancy with her fluid piano playing and rings through in bright, rich textures.”
Irish Times
