Katarina Pejak

Katarina Pejak is a Serbian blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. She blends a basic blues styling with elements of soul, folk and jazz. Pejak has been involved in the recording of seven albums since 2010.

Life and career She was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Her father was a promoter and manager of a blues and jazz club, while her mother was a flamenco dancer. Due to her parents involvement in music, many musicians descended on her home when she was growing up with music playing a regular occurrence. Pejak spent time with her two grandmothers who would inspire the youngster with their storytelling abilities.

In February 2019, Ruf Records released Roads That Cross, which was listed by AllMusic as one of their 'Favorite Blues Albums' of that year. The album contained mainly original material, with elements of jazz, pop, and rock, to expand the blues base. Pejak stated "I didn't realize until after making the album, but most of these songs are about good byes". The collection included Pejak's versions of Joni Mitchell's "Sex Kills" and Janis Joplin's "Turtle Blues".

The same year, Pejak became a third of the Blues Caravan 2019, who played over 60 shows across Europe. She toured with Finland's Ina Forsman and the Texas born Ally Venable.

Pejak has performed with Ronnie Earl and Ana Popović, and undertaken concerts throughout parts of Europe and the United States.

Discography Albums Year Title Record label Billed as 2010 Perfume & Luck Blues Time Records 2012 First Hand Stories Blues Time Records 2016 Old. New. Borrowed & Blues (live album) Blues Time Records Katarina Pejak & Friends 2019 Roads That Cross Ruf Records 2019 Blues Caravan 2019 Ruf Records Featuring Ina Forsman and Ally Venable 2024 Pearls on a String Ruf Records