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Jeunesses Musicales Slovenia

Institution

Jeunesses Musicales Slovenia is trying to bring quality music closer to children and students at its matinee concerts with symphonic orchestras, concerts at schools, music workshops and through music magazine Glasna. The programs complement Slovenian music education curriculum in primary and secondary schools. At the same time, it plays a valuable role in the development of professional musicians, enables young people to make their first appearances on concert stages and participate in international orchestras, choirs and music camps. Since its foundation in 1969 JMS publishes its own music magazine (Glasna).

Jimmy Barka Experience

Artist

A music collaboration between two DJs (Bakto and Borka) and a drummer (Marjan Stanić). Their mission statement is to make it sound like a band, a trio and not as "a musician playing along a DJ set".

Joker Out

Artist

Joker Out is a five-member Slovene indie rock band formed in 2016, who describe their genre as "Shagadelic Rock n' Roll". They had represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Carpe Diem", placing 21st. Their discography includes three studio albums: Umazane misli (2021), Demoni (2022), and Souvenir Pop (2024).

Jon Vitezič

Artist

Jon Vitezič is a Slovenian pop musician, singer, and songwriter from Ljubljana. He gained early recognition with his participation in the 2022 EMA Freš competition, where his song “Jesus Style” reached the final. His debut album, Mars (2023), features tracks like “Vse ti dam,” “Bleed,” and “Pot Na Mars,” blending emotional lyrics with modern pop production. In 2025, he competed in EMA 2025 with the song “Vse ti dam,” finishing 7th in the first round.   

Jork Studios

Studio

A large and renowned studio featuring rooms with superb acoustics designed by Andy Munro, one of the leading studio designers in Europe. Location: Koper (Dekani)

Jošt Drašler

Artist

In addition to musicology, Jošt Drašler (1981) studied double bass at the Carinthian State Conservatory in Klagenfurt with Prof. Uli Langthaler. Recently, he has actively engaged in various areas of contemporary music practices with an emphasis on free improvisation.

Jošt Lampret

Artist

Jošt Lampret is a Slovenian musician specializing in classical, jazz, and ethno music. As a bassist, he collaborates with various ensembles, including Wiyaala, PJAYS, Momento Cigano, and the Eastern European Bass Ensemble. He studied at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana. One of his recent projects, Nomad, was presented as part of the Noches de Tablao contemporary flamenco series at Cankarjev dom, premiering on November 7, 2022.

Jože Balas

Music photography

Jože Balas has been carefully documenting local concert events through photography since 1990. He is an amateur, as he has not studied photography formally nor attended any courses.

Jože Požrl

Music photography

Jože Požrl, born in 1956, is a Slovenian photographer and graphic designer. After studying art education, he founded JPStudio in 1992 and later focused on photography. He has designed numerous books and specialized in jazz photography. His works have been exhibited in Slovenia and abroad, and he was among 40 global jazz photographers featured at the Jazz World Photo exhibition. His work is regularly published on the Allaboutjazz portal.

Jože Suhadolnik

Music photography

Jože Suhadolnik, born in 1966 in Ljubljana, is a Slovenian photographer who began his career at the age of 16, photographing for the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug and the magazine Mladina. In the early 1990s, he worked as a photojournalist for the newspaper Dnevnik and again for Mladina. In 1993, he co-founded the photo agency Bobo and collaborated with Reuters, Associated Press, and EPA. Since 2006, he has been employed as a photojournalist at the newspaper Delo.