alexandra 'aja' zischg
- 'aja' is a creation of my sister olivia when she was a baby, on it's own accord this name established itself wherever life brought me to, i am singer aja :)
- born 1977 in lustenau/vorarlberg/austria
- 1995/96-2000 ‚voice/jazz’ studies at the university of music and dramatic arts at graz/styria
- lessons/workshops with sheila jordan, mark murphy, michelle hendricks, jay clayton, ines reiger, marguerite juenemann, tania maria, romeo alavi kia, ursula oelke a.o.
- collaborations/gigs/studiowork with hubert von goisern, big band süd graz, sheiila jordan, marguerite juenemann, ewald oberleitner, robbie musenbichler, gerd schuller a.o.
- workshops/vocal training for südtiroler sängerbund, chorverband vlbg., jazz academy zeillern, pi (padagogic institute) feldkirch, musikgymnasium feldkirch, musikschulwerk vlbg., mozarteum innsbruck a.o.
- since 2001 vocal teacher at the jazzseminar dornbirn for jazz and popular music/vocal ensembles/workshops
- 2003 half year collaboration with a baptist gospel choir at new york/new jersey
- 2004 house music performances at the winter music conference (wma) miami, germany, italy and austria
- 2006 debut cd release ‚beleza’ via art mode records/germany
- 2005-2008 duo and trio concerts with toni eberle (guitar) and jorgo mikirosis (percussion) in germany, austria, switzerland and italy
- 2004-2008 advanced training of 'integrative voice training' after romeo alavi kia as well as 'the healing power of the voice'
- 2008 winner of the international competition 'voice & guitar'
- 2008 vocal teacher at the jazz department of the conservatory tyrol