A singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and visual artist, Milli Janatková is an authentic artist who effortlessly interconnects artistic forms and genres. Apart from singing, she plays guitar, percussion, drums, and uses looping devices. Based in the heart of Europe in the Czech Republic, she has visited countless places in Europe, Asia and the USA. She performed at festivals in India (Banglanatak and Exodus collaboration), Nepal (Nepal Academy of Fine Arts in Kathmandu), Denmark (Jødisk Kulturfestival, Copenhagen), France (Paris-Prague Jazz Club) or Greece (Blackbox Jazz Festival Athens, Baccara Lefkada). She composed music for a Czech-Canadian musician Lenka Lichtenberg in her project Thieves of Dreams that has won the prestigious JUNO Award in Toronto. In 2010 Milli performed with a Brazilian guitarist Nelson Faria.
In the Czech Republic she performed at clubs and festivals as Jazz Goes to Town, Mandau Jazz, Colour Meeting, Cool v plotě, Theatrum Kuks, Space X, Folková Lipnice, Folkové prázdniny, Sázavafest or Mezi ploty. Milli has produced and released four solo albums – Quiet, Please! (2022), Deep (2020), To My Roots (2017) and Transformation (2013). Her music has been awarded the LIT Talent Music Awards, LIT Music of the Year, The Independent Music Awards (USA) and Classic Prague Awards (Crossover).
Recently she has focused on her creative work after many years of teaching (Duncan Centre Dance Conservatory or Czech Technical University in Prague). The content and execution of Milli’s works reflect her multifaceted artistic personality. If you want to experience the light touch, rest assured that Milli’s artistic creations and the depth of her soul will not disappoint.
