Maja Radovanlija was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She studied classical guitar for almost 20 years in Eastern Europe, Vienna and Bloomington, Indiana (USA). Along the way, Maja collaborated with musicians in a variety of genres and became interested in improvised music through Balkan traditional music, free jazz, intuitive music and experimental music. Some of the projects and ensembles Maja works with on regular bases are Szilard Mezéi ensemble, Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Ensemble Studio6, MM Guitar duo, Linda Chatterton-MRadovanlija guitar/flute duo, MY Duo and Satu Jiwa improvised music collective.