Since the founding of Metelkova mesto (1993), the Mreža cultural and artistic association has been striving to improve the infrastructural and production conditions on Ljubljana's independent cultural and artistic scene. The KUD Mreža association performed a concert cycle of freely improvised music and free jazz, Jazz at the Trough, between 2007 and 2015 at the Menza pri Koritu cultural and youth center. In 2016, such music was renamed FriForma, the emphasis remains on freely improvised music, whose program is curated by Nataša Serec and László Juhász. FriForma concert events take place at various venues in Ljubljana. The Jazz at the Trough cycle has in the past hosted artists such as Marc Ribot, Tristan Honsinger, Linda Sharrock, Keith Rowe, Martin Küchen, Seijiro Murayama and Kazutoki Umezu. Since 2016, FriForma has collaborated with the following music creators: Taku Sugimoto, John Butcher, Rie Nakajima, Alex Ward, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Jean-Luc Guionnet and Seymour Wright. FriForma has established numerous international collaborations between local and guest musicians, which is one of the biggest contributions. FriForm's concert cycle is complemented by Metabonmaj, a cycle for classical stage and contemporary composed music, curated by Jože Bogolin and Simon Klavžar. Andrea Centazzo, Mate Bekavac, Bruce Hamilton, Marko Hatlak, Valentine Collet, saxophone quartet 4 Saxess and percussion duo Drumartica are music performers who have performed as part of Metabonmaj since 2014. The cycle of concert events takes place exclusively in Klub Gromka, where classical composed music is rarely presented.

KUD Sestava organises events in Hostel Celica, which is a part of Metelkova autonomous social and cultural centre. They organise exhibitions, poetry readings, talks and the famous "Sozočja sveta" concert cycle. They have been organising events since 1997.

Kühlschrank is a solo project by Simon Fuga, who released the album Konec nekega obdobja last autumn, featuring 13 songs created over the past decade. His music blends storytelling in the style of Interpol with intimate lyrical reflections on relationships, space, and time. The sound is based on acoustic guitar and 90s aesthetics, influenced by britpop, The Smiths, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, and David Bowie. Kühlschrank remains true to introspective and melancholic musical poetics.

Gallina, ladies’ vocal quartet (Ljubljana, Slovenia) dedicates special attention to Slovenian (folk) music, diverse choral music from the Renaissance to the contemporary period, music of the golden era of Slovenian popular song as well as foreign vocal jazz and pop compositions. The vocation Gallina considers of great importance encouraging young composers to write new choral pieces, thus enriching the treasury of compositions for female voices. In Gallina, four female voices meet: Maša Simčič, Živa Kolenc, Ana Plemenitaš and Višnja Fičor under the artistic leadership of Ana Erčulj.

Lagard create and perform jazz-inflected music (jazz, swing, soul).

Laibach is a music and multimedia group, founded on June 1, 1980, in Trbovlje. The group expresses itself through music, design, painting, theater, and other artistic practices. In its 1982 manifesto, it defined anonymous membership, collective authorship, and an industrial work method based on totalitarianism. Laibach is a co-founder of the NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) artistic collective and has collaborated with various visual and theater groups. The group combines different musical genres, from experimental industrial sound to symphonic classicism and electronic music. It is known for its avant-garde approach and provocative reference to totalitarian regimes.

Location: Ljubljana

Lana Petrovič is a young jazz singer and composer who lives and works in Germany after completing her studies in Amsterdam (Conservatorium van Amsterdam). Her debut album is called "Reflections of hidden truths". Her music is deeply rooted in traditional jazz music, but at the same time it is broader and strongly includes the influences of classical and singer-songwriter/folk music. The compositions are the author's personal confession, inspired by life moments that brought to the fore feelings and thoughts hidden deep in the subconscious.

Since her debut with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in 2012, violinist Lana Trotovsek appeared with some of the world’s finest orchestras. She lives in London and is a Professor at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Lara Baruca is a Slovenian singer, born on August 1, 1979, in Koper. She began her musical career in her early teenage years, blending elements of rock, electronic, industrial, and soul in her music. Some of her most well-known songs include Ti si se bal, Kletka želja, Sonce in luna, and Norec. In addition to music, she has contributed to theater productions. Recently, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her album Kar ne piše with a special concert at Kino Šiška.