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Lately she founded Badbooshband, a trio within which she on piano, Mattia Magatelli on bass and Luca Marini on drums are exploring more adventerous currents of contemporary jazz, delving into improvisation as well as composition.
 
Lately she founded Badbooshband, a trio within which she on piano, Mattia Magatelli on bass and Luca Marini on drums are exploring more adventerous currents of contemporary jazz, delving into improvisation as well as composition.
 
 
 
 
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Kaja Draksler (b. 1987 in Kranj) is a young promising jazz pianist, typical of her generation, which compared to previous generations of Slovene jazz musicians enjoys more educational support and wider international connections. In 2005 after graduation she continued her studies at Prince-Claus Conservatorium in Groningen, Holland, and obtained her Bachelor Degree with honors in 2009. She started with her studies of classical composition on Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2010.

She is the leader of Kaja Draksler Acropolis Quartet with George Dumitriu (guitar), Goran Krmac (tuba) and Kristijan Krajnčan (drums). As the band, established in 2007, also features Sanem Kalfa on vocals since 2008, they are now caled Acropolis Quintet. Their first album was released by Goga music and was titled Akropola, while the second one was released in November 2009 by DruGod label. It is called Türkü and the tracks are mainly renditions of Turkish traditional songs with modern arrangements.


{{#oembed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3eqcgQxzUw%7C576}} Excertp from graduation concert of pianist Kaja Draksler, Groningen, Netherlands, 10.06.2009

Other projects

In 2007 she released her first CD with her group Katarchestra, which was an international collaboration, focused on reinterpreting slovenian folk motives into contemporary musical formss.

Among the many projects in which she has been involved, her collaboration with international European Movement Jazz Orchestra as composer and piano player stands out. In 2010 they released an album for one of the most exciting european jazz labels Clean feed.

Lately she founded Badbooshband, a trio within which she on piano, Mattia Magatelli on bass and Luca Marini on drums are exploring more adventerous currents of contemporary jazz, delving into improvisation as well as composition.

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