Goa JazzAcademy · Goa, IndiaEnquire↗A day at GJA
Learn. Improvise. Perform.
A welcoming contemporary music academy in Goa, built around serious learning, creative exploration and community.
Why we exist
Purpose. Mission. Values.
To help people discover a lifelong love for learning through music and community.
Our values
Open by design.
GJA stays flexible so that its teaching can keep evolving. The community is built on respect, kindness and a shared love for learning and doing good work. Every person is encouraged to explore music at their own pace—with curiosity, commitment and creativity.
The GJA experience
A day at GJA.
Lessons, practice, ensemble rehearsals, performances and conversation all belong to the same learning day.
Co-founder · Strategy and Operations
Divya Gupta
Divya brings a background in entrepreneurship and insurance consulting to GJA. Her operational expertise, business development experience and ability to build teams have been central to the Academy’s structure, purpose and growth.
Co-founder · Academics, Technology and Marketing
Karan Khosla
Karan brings together physics, executive leadership and music. His work at GJA centres on practical, performance-driven learning systems that make serious music education accessible and relevant to today’s musicians.
Head of Operations and Community
Piran Irani
Piran combines more than a decade in music, audio, production and education with hands-on leadership of GJA’s operations and community programmes.
Co-Director of Programmes
Aki Spadaro
Aki is an Italian jazz pianist, composer and educator with extensive performance and academic experience across Europe and India. He helps shape GJA’s curriculum and creative direction.
Come by
See GJA for yourself.
Visit the Academy in Guirim, meet the team and find the learning path that suits you.