Sopio Murusidze is a jazz and contemporary vocalist, educator and composer. An active performer and Assistant Professor of Jazz Voice at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, her international career spans Europe and the United States.

Sopio grew up in a musically immersive environment, beginning classical piano at the age of five. Drawn to singing from an early age, she trained with professional vocal coaches and performed in vocal ensembles. Her musical world was shaped by jazz, classical music, pop, R&B and Georgian polyphonic music, laying the foundation for the stylistic versatility.

Five formative years in New York City further shaped her musical path. Sopio earned her BFA in Jazz and Contemporary Music from The New School, a leading institution in contemporary jazz education, where she studied with renowned jazz musicians Reggie Workman, Buster Williams and Billy Harper, among others. She was active in New York’s music scene, performing with her quartet and in duo projects and developing her artistic voice through the improvisational and collaborative traditions of jazz.

Her work also extended beyond jazz. As a member of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, she performed repertoire ranging from classical works to music by prominent living composers. She also appeared in Twelfth Night, staged by Clocktower Players at the Irvington Theatre, in four performances including the regional premiere. These experiences broadened an artistic practice rooted in jazz and open to diverse musical traditions and forms of expression.

Now based in Tbilisi, Sopio combines an active performing career with her work in higher music education. As Assistant Professor of Jazz Voice at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, she leads principal-study instruction in jazz voice, guiding vocal majors throughout their degree studies and artistic development. She also teaches voice and musical performance to acting students at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University, extending her teaching across music and theatre. Her international work as an educator includes masterclasses, workshops and academic exchanges at higher music education institutions across Europe.

Sopio is also a member of the AEC Pop and Jazz Platform (PJP) Working Group, collaborating with colleagues across Europe on developments shaping jazz and popular music education.

Her interest in new approaches to music education led her to earn an MA in Music Technology at the Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire. Bringing together technology and jazz vocal pedagogy, she developed Virtual Practice Room, an interactive digital practice platform for vocalists. The platform brings together vocal training, jazz harmony, ear training and improvisation in a structured environment designed to support independent practice.

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Across her work as a performer, educator and creator, Sopio explores the relationship between jazz tradition and contemporary practice, and how performance, pedagogy and technology can create new possibilities for musical expression and learning.