Vid Sketa

Vid Šketa is a young up-and-coming trumpet player from Slovenia, currently based in Paris. Vid began study jazz at a very young age, and has since then been diving into the art of jazz with the guidance of several teachers and musicians, including Igor Matković, Manuel Dunkel, Jukka Eskola, Jukkis Uotila, Jussi Lehtonen, Chuck Israels, Aaron Goldberg, Tim Hagans, Joe Magnarelli, Byran Davis, Philip Dizack. He studied at the Conservatoire of Music Ljubljana and finished the bachelor’s degree in jazz music at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. During his years in Finland and Slovenia, Vid collaborated with some of the more notable big bands in those areas, Radio and TV Big Band Slovenia, UMO Jazz Orchestra, Euroradio Jazz Orchestra, Espoo Big Band. In addition, he has been and is working as a performing musician with many smaller groups, featuring various worldwide known and accomplished musicians, such as Chuck Israels, Danny Grissett, Vladimir Shafranov, Dana Hall, Eero Koivistoinen, Mikko Innanen, Jussi Lehtonen, Antti Lötjönen, Teppo Makynen, Mikael Jakobsson. Up to today, Vid has contributed to records like Nathan Francis’ The House That Bobby Built and Olli Virtanen’s Yellow Light, Go!. His debut record is set to be released in Spring 2024 on ajabu!.