Thea Soti | |
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![]() Thea Soti (2015 an Loft (Cologne), Germany) (Photo by Annamarie Ursula) | |
Background information | |
Born | Subotica, Vojvodina | 3 September 1989
Origin | Serbia |
Genres | Jazz, free improvisation, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, live electronics, percussion, piano |
Website |
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Thea Soti (born 3 September 1989) is a vocalist, experimental sound artist, and composer.
Soti was raised in a Hungarian family in Serbia, where she received classical musical training since her age six. As a classical pianist, she participated successfully in several international competitions. Later she engaged herself with jazz and popular musical styles in Budapest and Berlin. [1] [2] She studied jazz vocals and composition at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, University of Lucerne and Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. [3] Her main focus is working with the human voice as an instrument and combining structures of free improvisation with open compositions, either for solo, small or large ensembles. [4]
In 2010, she founded her world-music project "Nanaya" [5] with Daniel S. Scholz (Oud), Johannes Keller (Double-Bass) and Jonas Pirzer (Drums), where she sings mostly in Hungarian. [6] She has toured in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, [7] Serbia, Czech Republic and Slovakia with different bands, among others with "Manivolanti", [8] "Viktor Bürkland Trio" [9] and "Thea Soti Quartet"., [10] [11]
She is part of the jazz trio "RYMM" with Salim Javaid (Saxophone) and Anthony Greminger (Drums).
She is a founding member of the Sung Sound composer´s collective, which initiates cooperation between young and up-coming vocalist-composers and European big bands. [12] She is also known as a composer working with large ensembles (Modern Art Orchestra, DDSSBB, Subway Jazz Orchestra, Fette Hupe, Cherry Tree Orchestra, Tonhallen Orchestra, etc.). [13]
In 2014, Soti won the 2nd prize of the international big band composing competition JazzComp Graz. [14]
Thea Soti | |
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![]() Thea Soti (2015 an Loft (Cologne), Germany) (Photo by Annamarie Ursula) | |
Background information | |
Born | Subotica, Vojvodina | 3 September 1989
Origin | Serbia |
Genres | Jazz, free improvisation, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, live electronics, percussion, piano |
Website |
www |
Thea Soti (born 3 September 1989) is a vocalist, experimental sound artist, and composer.
Soti was raised in a Hungarian family in Serbia, where she received classical musical training since her age six. As a classical pianist, she participated successfully in several international competitions. Later she engaged herself with jazz and popular musical styles in Budapest and Berlin. [1] [2] She studied jazz vocals and composition at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, University of Lucerne and Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. [3] Her main focus is working with the human voice as an instrument and combining structures of free improvisation with open compositions, either for solo, small or large ensembles. [4]
In 2010, she founded her world-music project "Nanaya" [5] with Daniel S. Scholz (Oud), Johannes Keller (Double-Bass) and Jonas Pirzer (Drums), where she sings mostly in Hungarian. [6] She has toured in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, [7] Serbia, Czech Republic and Slovakia with different bands, among others with "Manivolanti", [8] "Viktor Bürkland Trio" [9] and "Thea Soti Quartet"., [10] [11]
She is part of the jazz trio "RYMM" with Salim Javaid (Saxophone) and Anthony Greminger (Drums).
She is a founding member of the Sung Sound composer´s collective, which initiates cooperation between young and up-coming vocalist-composers and European big bands. [12] She is also known as a composer working with large ensembles (Modern Art Orchestra, DDSSBB, Subway Jazz Orchestra, Fette Hupe, Cherry Tree Orchestra, Tonhallen Orchestra, etc.). [13]
In 2014, Soti won the 2nd prize of the international big band composing competition JazzComp Graz. [14]