BIO
Viktorija Pilatovic is a Lithuanian vocalist, bandleader, composer, and educator who shares her love for jazz through her original music: poetic melodies and lyrics, modern, heart-grasping chord progressions, and virtuosic vocal performances. She is a recording artist with four releases featuring original music: "Skybridges" 2023, "The Only Light" 2019, "Stories" 2017, and "Nica's Blues" 2013. Her music has been covered in NPR live sessions, Downbeat magazine, RTVE, Discopolis Radio 3, and various other platforms.
Alongside Sílvia Pérez Cruz, her voice can be heard on "Voces," the latest big band album by renowned Spanish saxophonist Perico Sambeat.
Through Berklee, she has collaborated in productions with Gilberto Gil, Victor Wooten, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Banda Magda, and Petros Klampanis, who produced her fourth album, Skybridges, released in March 2023, featuring acclaimed Spanish flutist and saxophonist Jorge Pardo.
Viktorija teaches at Berklee Valencia and Musikene in San Sebastian, as well as various international seminars, with her most recent one being at the Berklee Abu Dhabi Creative Arts Educators Symposium, Jazz9tus in Denmark and Berklee Global at The Gnaoua World Music Festival in Essaouira, Morocco.