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Kristijan Krajnčan established himself as one of the most prominent European artists of his generation. A virtuoso on both violoncello and drums, as well as a composer and filmmaker, he has collaborated on 63 albums and performed in more than 25 countries across Europe, the USA, Asia, Indonesia, the Middle East, and Africa. He composes music for film, theatre, interdisciplinary, and dance productions. He has received numerous international awards in all areas of his work, including a Special Prize at the Seifert Competition for Jazz Strings (Poland) for “artistic value and original playing style,” a semifinalist position at the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition for Drums (Washington), and selection for the Dave Douglas Workshop: Creative Composition and Improvisation (Carnegie Hall, New York)

Album

Congregation

By Robert Jukic

Label: ZKPRTVS
Released: 2026
Track listing: Congregation; There Is A Sin ; Twelve Tree Halves; Falling Apart In Front Of Our Eyes; Pointless Conversation; Left Behind; Like A Tortoise Without A Shell; A Very Tall Tree With Very Deep Roots--And The Waves And The Wind; Mrs. Wilson ; Portrait Of St. John ; Intersections; Odd Light Blue ; Transitions; Sure…But Then Again.

Album

Honey Sparks In The Dark

By Kristijan Krajnčan

Label: Celinka Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Descending/Ascending; Forgetting; Contemplating; Roaring; Celebrating; Accepting.

Song of the Day

Left Behind

September 18, 2026

Album: Congregation
By Robert Jukic
Label: ZKPRTVS
Released: 2026
Duration: 03:41

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Henriette Eilertsen, The Plastic Waste Band, Kristijan Krajnčan, Giovanni Mirabassi & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 14, 2026

If jazz still has unexplored corners, here's where you'll find a few of them. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Plastic Waste Band “Nose Prose" Trash Island (Protomaterial) 0:16 Host talks 4:58 Henriette Eilertsen Trio “Fly Ikaros" Moder (Motvind) 6:06 Yvonne ...

Article: Album Review

Kristijan Krajnčan Quartet: Honey Sparks In The Dark

Read "Honey Sparks In The Dark" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
April 15, 2026

The hit of honey on tastebuds and the met gaze of a homeless man may seem like curious seeds of inspiration for an album, but Kristijan Krajnčan is no run-of-the-mill artist. A double threat as a virtuoso cellist and drummer, Krajnčan is also a filmmaker and soundtrack composer. What perhaps best defines his artistry is an ...

Album

Izza

By Robert Jukic

Label: ZKPRTVS
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. solzice.onkraj 2. skrunitev.sledi 3. stezice.izza 4. zlahka.skoraj 5. N kot narod. ali noj 6. drhla.sodrga.svinje.biseri. v gore 7. N. kot z glavo v pesku. skoraj 8. N kot noj. ali talec. skoraj 9. v spregi.zdržema

Album

Zabučale Gore: The Mountains Roared

By Kristijan Krajnčan

Label: Hrošč Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Vodnjak / The Well; Tri Jetrve / Three Sisters In Law; Rasti Mi, Pšenica / Grow, My Wheat; Zabučale Gore / The Mountains Roared; De Göra Plazina Mojä / Plazina, My Mountain; Requiem.

Article: Album Review

Kristijan Krajnčan: Zabučale Gore: The Mountains Roared

Read "Zabučale Gore: The Mountains Roared" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 28, 2022

The drumming cellist is not as common a species as perhaps it should be, judging by Zabučale Gore (The Mountains Roared), the third full-length album by multi- instrumentalist Kristijan Krajnčan. The Slovenian drummer and cellist spent two years exploring his country's folk music and mythology to better understand the national identity. That the results are emotionally ...