Slovenia, Iceland, Latvia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Romania, Belgium
Kaja Draksler, piano; Björk Nielsdottir, vocals; Laura Polence, vocals; Ada Rave, saxophone; Ab Baars, clarinet; George Dumitriu, violin, Lennart Heyndels, double bass; Onno Govaert, drums
One of Slovenia’s most creative musicians continues her explorative integration of jazz, classical music and poetry, a style first developed with her octet on the lauded debut album Gledalec (Clean Feed, 2017). The octet has presented a new set of compositions, musical settings of poems by Robert Frost, at various festivals, including Tampere Jazz Happening, Krakowska Jesień Jazzowa and North Sea Jazz Festival.