Wckd Nation (SI) - R&B, Neo-Soul, Future Jazz

Wckd Nation is a community of musicians from Ljubljana, Slovenia, which was founded by multi-instrumentalists, composers, producers, and brothers Peter and Žiga Smrdel in Klagenfurt in 2015. The group was initially created as an artist collective from three different countries: Slovenia, Austria, and Croatia. Wckd Nation has since restructured and moved their home base to Ljubljana, where they are further exploring new shapes and sounds of jazz-pop, hard neo-soul and R&B.

Zorba že ja Buddha (CZ) - Alternative jazz, electronica, hip hop

Zorba že ja Buddha is a unique project of two classmates from the conservatory: bassist Ondrej Hauser and Slovak-American singer Ashley Abrman. Their collaboration was introduced through their debut EP Rosedoud Lambada (2017, Gergaz label), which features 9 tracks including an intro. Their work could be defined as a blend of alternative jazz, electronica and hip hop. In an effort to continue improving the quality of their work, the project has expanded with new members. Jen Hovorka (keyboards), Marek Urbánek (drums) and Michal "Kolouch" Daněk (drums) have joined the band, and they have had many successful performances (Czech Radio Jazz Fest, Mladí ladí jazz, Jazz ve městě...). Last year the band released their first studio album called Organ Chaos, which contains 19 tracks. The album features not only the band itself but also names like Dalibor Mráz, DJ Maro, Petr Kalfus, Jan Jirucha, Miroslav Hloucal, Pavel Zlámal and many others.

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