Researched musician profile
About Liva Strazdina
Strazdiņa’s official biography identifies Berlin birth, Latvian family roots, and jazz-trumpet study at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden. It distinguishes the brighter trumpet voice from the darker flugelhorn color she often uses for composition-led work.[1]
The profile connects her writing to modern and Brazilian jazz, Latvian folk melody, and contemporary groove languages. Her artist Bandcamp documents the 2026 album Unspoken as a complete leader statement rather than using its artwork as an individual portrait.[1][2]
Trumpet and flugelhorn
Strazdiņa’s biography explains how the two instruments serve different expressive roles in her music.[1]
Latvian roots
The official profile identifies Latvian folk melody as a durable compositional source tied to her family background.[1]
Unspoken
The 2026 artist release presents an eleven-track program under Strazdiņa’s name.[2]