EPK Condensed | Maja Jaku

Redefining Contemporary Jazz

Electronic Press Kit Condensed

“Austrian vocalist Maja Jaku is redefining contemporary jazz — blending soulful expression, fearless improvisation, and emotional honesty to create music that transcends genre and time.”

About Maja Jaku

Maja Jaku is an acclaimed jazz and soul vocalist, composer, and professor whose artistry transcends musical and cultural boundaries. She studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz under jazz legends Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Andy Bey, and Jay Clayton. Her sound was forged through emotional depth, improvisational courage, and technical mastery — a voice described as courageous, poetic, and transcendent.

Latest Release

Blessed & Bewitched

(Origin Records, 2025)

A deeply personal, fully original album exploring the emotional and spiritual dimensions of jazz — raw, poetic, and transcendent.

• Release Date: October 17, 2025

• Featuring: Johnathan Blake, Adrian Varady, Michael Rodriguez, Alan Bartus, Dezron Douglas

• Spotify (single “The Witch”): Listen here

• YouTube teaser: Watch here

Selected Press Quotes

“Your old teacher likes your record… especially ‘Out of This World.’ How well you do the language and scat! Now you are there, Maja, so relax and enjoy! Just think—I remember your first day at school… and you declared: I am for jazz!” — Mark Murphy

“True magic occurs when Jaku allows herself to step away from pure technique and embrace the vulnerability of interpretation… Blessed & Bewitched affirms Maja Jaku as a voice worth following.” — Thierry De Clemensat, Bayou Blue Radio / Paris-Move (USA, 2025)

“Austrian vocalist Maja Jaku sings with power, magic, depth, and a striking emotional range. Her album Soul Searching blends 1970s soul with a Blue Note aesthetic and West Coast groove—a sound both timeless and vibrant.” — Dionizy Piatkowski, Era Jazzu (Poland)