There are three so-called birds, the vocalist Patricija Škof, saxophonist Tibor Pernarčič and guitarist Tilen Beigot, all coming from Slovenia. birds of unknown were formed in the beginningof 2020. The trio gave a debut performance on May 2020 at the radio show called Prva Vrsta, which is a part of the program of the Slovenian National Radio (RTV Slovenia). Their first single, which they released in June 2020, was part of the EP compilation called Stereoisolation, which was a project of the festival Jazz ma’ mlade during the pandemic.They performed at the numerous festivals such as Jazz Festival Ljubljana, MENT, KickJazzFestival (Porgy&Bess Vienna), JazzWerkstatt Graz, Jazzinty, Jazz ma’ mlade, Zvončki introbentice (Cankarjev dom), Imago etc. In October 2022 they also performed as a supporting act of Alfa Mist in Palac Akropolis, Prague. They were one of the 6 finalists of Klubski Maraton 2021 (touring program in Slovenia) of Radio Študent.

birds of unknown were chosen as Slovenian representative artists for the Footprints Europe project in 2022 and as nominees for HEMI Award 2023. Both projects will help them develop their career internationally. They released their debut album Gently sailing on 3rd of December 2022, which was also nominated as album of the year on Radio Terminal.

This concert is supported by Liveurope. Liveurope is the first European-wide initiative to support concert clubs in their efforts to host concerts by emerging European artists. Liveurope is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The band is supported by „Footprints Europe“.