ALICJA ŚMIETANA - CHRISTMAS JAZZ SPECIAL with GWILYM SIMCOCK, YARON STAVI and PEDRO SUGUNDO

Event information

Born in 1983 in Kraków, Poland, Alicja Smietana performs works from Bach to Contemporary music with - what was described as - "Extraordinary brilliance and sensibility". Daughter of a legendary master of jazz guitar Jarek Śmietana, on this occasion she will present an extraordinary and adventurous concert combining worlds of jazz, classical, jazz-rock and contemporary music, with a very special Christmas musical touches. She will be joined on stage by outstanding musicians and surprise guests. It's going to be a very exceptional evening both for the audience and for Alicja, also because of a history of many performances of her Father, Jarek Smietana, on Jazz Cafe POSK stage - his compositions will definitely be a part of the evening's repertoire...

"Śmietana and Berezovsky already display the gravitas of player twice their age" (Gramophone)

"Śmietana is a powerful player with bagfuls of personality and takes admirable risks" (BBC Music Magazine)