Performers

Jazz guitarist, born in 1973 in Rotterdam. He grew up in Paris, where he graduated from the jazz class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique. From 1993 he studied with Jim Hall, Billy Harper, and Kenny Werner at New York’s Mannes School of Music (The New School)

Baritone. Educated at the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, K. Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (under Christian Elssner) and the C. M. von Weber Hochschule für Musik in Dresden. Finalist and winner of special prizes at the singing competitions in Duszniki-Zdrój (2000) and Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Vienna (2007).

Singer, violinist, composer, and text writer, one of Poland’s most popular music personalities. Born into a family with musical traditions, she graduated from the violin class at the Chopin Music Academy (now — University) in Warsaw. It is voice, however, that has become her main means of artistic expression. She was ‘Jazz Forum’’s best singer of 2019.

The first woman to have graduated from the saxophone class at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy (now University) of Music in Warsaw (in the class of David Pituch and Krzysztof Herder). As a soloist she debuted at Warsaw Philharmonic in 1995.

Countertenor, graduate of the Chopin Academy (now University) of Music in Warsaw, where he studied with Jerzy Artysz. Member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich. Associated for many years with the Warsaw Chamber Opera, where in 2004 he made his debut as Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea.

Guitarist. He graduated from Wanda Palacz’s class at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, as well as taking part in masterclasses and workshops conducted by Rolf Lislevand, Thibaut Garcia, Carlo Marchione, Álvaro Pierri, Michał Nagy, Anna Pietrzak, Piotr Zaleski, Ryszard Bałauszko, Marcin Zalewski, and Tomasz Spaliński.

An eminent Polish conductor, violinist and chamber musician; founder and artistic director of the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy; artistic director of the AUKSO Summer Philharmonic festival.

Singer, composer, and songwriter, Poland’s representative in the Grand Final of the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest (Kyiv 2017). Born into a musical family, she graduated in cello and piano from the Fryderyk Chopin General Education Music School in Bytom and in singing from the Jazz and Popular Music Faculty of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. She performs songs from jazz and popular repertoire. She also applies the so-called white voice technique.