JESSICA KAISER is an active guitarist, chamber musician and artistic researcher. Concerts and research residencies led her to festivals and symposia all over Europe and across South America and Asia. As a soloist, she performed with orchestras at the Herkulessaal der Residenz in Munich, the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and Baku Philharmonic Hall. She was awarded numerous prizes at international competitions and received grants by various institutions, including the DAAD or Neue Liszt Stiftung. A passionate chamber musician, Jessica understands her extensive ensemble practice as artistic research that aims towards high-toned interplay.

In 2019, Jessica joined the art factory baseCollective for a one-month artistic research residency at Adishakti Laboratory in Tamil Nadu, India. In 2020/2021, she acted as co-organiser of the SONify! Festival of Music and Artistic Research. Jessica currently holds a position as research assistant at the University of the Arts, Graz, where she engages in research activities in the context of ensemble empathy, while working on her dissertation on interplay in duo settings. In March 2022, Jessica has taken on the role of Executive Board Consultant at the Society for Artistic Research SAR.