In Sanskrit Janya means to be born and in Korean Janya means around dawn.  Janya was created by four unique musicians-- all derived from Korean descent and all women.  The music is a fusion of East and West—the East: Seungmin Cha- Daegeum, Eun Sun Jung- Gayageum and Woonjung Sim- Janggo, the West with Half Korean American Singer Lola Jung Danza.  Something magical exists between the four musician women and so--  Janya was born… around dawn. 

Lola Danza is half Korean and born in the U.S.  Lola has a Bachelors degree from Berklee College of Music and a Master’s degree from Aaron Copland School of Music.  Ms. Danza has toured all over the world with her own musical projects.  She has played with legendary musicians: Ornette Coleman, Steve Kuhn, Shelia Jordan, Lewis Nash, Bob Moses, John Lockwood, Ben Monder, Mat Maneri, Dave Tronzo, Bob Gullotti, Luciana Souza and Leni Stern to name a few. 

Eunsun Jung, a Gayageum player, graduated from National School of Korean Traditional Music and earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Seoul National University. She actively performs worldwide, countries include: France, Belgium, Germany, America, Japan, etc.

Woonjung Sim is a percussionist working on her Master’s degree at Seoul National University and is a team member of 'Gong' which plays musikdrama. She plays not only traditional music but also theater music and contemporary music.  She has a wide musical range and incredible performance skills.

Emerging as one of the most influential experimental daegeum(transverse bamboo flute) artists, Seungmin Cha was trained in traditional music and its discourse.  A graduate of the School of Music at Seoul National University, Ms. Cha has developed her career as a solo daegeum artist, as well as a composer and an illustrator.

Janya has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.  They have also played all over NYC at various clubs and theaters.