Maja Lisac Barroso (CH/SI)
Maja Lisac Barroso is a Slovenian-Swiss saxophonist, music university professor and arranger, born in Basel in 1980. After her classical studies in Vienna and Basel, she has been invited to perform as a soloist in numerous European countries, Africa, Mexico and Australia. Maja Lisac gives masterclasses and is a jury member at international competitions. Her music arrangements are performed by various ensembles, for example the U.S. Navy Band in Washington. At home in various musical genres, Maja Lisac tours with several groups: she is a founder of the ZURE saxophone quartet, a member of the the tango duo with bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, plays in a classical duo with Ukrainian pianist Andriy Dragan, in a jazz duo with Julio Azcano, in a Flamenco quartet with
dancer LaTina, and as a soloist with the Basel String Quartet. Maja Lisac received awards from Novartis, the canton Basel-Land and the Friedl Wald foundation. In 2008, Maja Lisac was elected for a one year residency at the Cité Intérnationale des Arts in Paris, where she collaborated with Slovenian composers (V. Globokar, B. Šaljič, I. Leitinger) and performed world premieres of their compositions. In 2009, Maja Lisac became an assistant professor of prof. Marcus Weiss at the Music University in Basel. Since 2020, Maja Lisac teaches her own classical international saxophone class for Bachelor, Master and Doctorate studies at the University for Musik Freiburg im Breisgau. She teaches also at the Jazzcampus Basel. Maja Lisac performed twice in duo with US saxophonist Branford Marsalis. In 2021, she recorded several CDs for the label Solomusica/Sony and for Prospero Classical, and was broadcasted by the Slovenian national television, radio ARS and Swiss Public Radio SRF.
