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Jazzinty

The Jazzinty workshop is an intensive one-week music education academy open to anyone interested in improvisation and jazz. Basic instrumental competence is required; experience and knowledge of jazz are not obligatory. Up to 100 participants attend the workshops, coming from almost all European countries, the United States, and even Indonesia, Korea, and Africa. The essential characteristics that distinguish it from similar music workshops are as follows:

Pedagogical programmes are established and led by systematically selected mentors, internationally recognised music educators, and active musicians from various European music academies as well as the vibrant New York jazz scene.

This intensive one-week educational programme, delivered at the highest level, covers basic, advanced, and professional differentiation, with an emphasis on individual work and the encouragement of personal musical expression.

Participants have the unique opportunity to create music in international combo ensembles, led by their mentors and formed through auditions. Performing with musical colleagues from around the world provides invaluable experience for young musicians.

Through relaxed, informal interactions between mentors, students, and other audiences, Jazzinty enables the building of bridges and contacts. Jazzinty often serves as the foundation for new musical projects, international collaborations, or as an initial source of information for jazz studies abroad.

Jazzinty has 26 years of organisational tradition, reflected in its consistently delivered educational programmes, events, and concerts, supported by professional infrastructure and technical capacity.

Jazzinty’s Artistic Directors

Aljaž Ogulin (Novo mesto, 2001) is a trained jazz drummer who began his musical journey at the Marjan Kozina Music School under Prof. Miro Tomšič in Novo mesto, and continued at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet under Prof. Janez Gabrič. Since 2020, he has been a student of jazz drums at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG), where he graduated in July 2024 under the mentorship of Howard Curtis, Mario Gonzi, and Chris Smith. In 2024, he also began pedagogical studies, and since October 2025, he has been pursuing his master’s degree under Prof. Peter Kronreif.

He performs in various ensembles, ranging from jazz to pop: Aljaž Ogulin Quartet, Jereb/Gönitzer/Ogulin Trio, Big Band Črnomelj, Wind Orchestra Krka, Croatian Gospel Band AGAPE, Plateau, Plutz (The Plut Family), Leya Leanne, and as a substitute in numerous other projects.

Maja Tomić (Brežice, 2004) is a jazz vocalist and songwriter. Since 2020, she has been studying classical singing with Prof. Irena Yebuah Tiran at the Marjan Kozina Music School in Novo mesto, and since 2024, she has been a student in the jazz department at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet, where she studies jazz vocals under Prof. Ivan Špacapan.

In addition to participating in various jazz projects at the conservatory, the Novo mesto music school, the Academy of Music at the University of Ljubljana and locally, she performs as a singer-songwriter. She is also active in various artistic events that include both theatre and literature.