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Oktawia Kawecka, born in Radom, Poland, is a vocalist, flute player, arranger, and also the leader of her own band. She performs her own arrangements- different shades of jazz, worldwide standards of classical music which she arranges combining fresh and modern sounds at the same time keeping her attitude and devotion towards the mainstream jazz music. Her reportoire includes songs in Polish, English, French, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Italian. She is currently studying at F. Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, Poland. Oktawia Kawecka has been performing since her childhood, winning many acclaimed awards at Polish and international music festivals, including for example Polish TV channel 1 award at the International Music and Dance Festival in Konin. Since her early years she has also performed in numerous theatre plays. She has recorded for radio and TV- Polish National Radio, Jazzradio, Radio Krakow, Polish TVP1, TVP2, TVP3 and Polsat TV stations. Oktawia Kawe;cka cooperates with finest musicians known in Poland and worldwide. Among them we can mention Bogdan Ho?ownia, Rafa? Sarnecki, Piotr Rodowicz, Sebastian Frankiewicz, Tomasz-Kciuk? ”Jaworski, Grzegoz Grzyb, Marcin Masecki, Piotr Wrombel, Piotr Zabrocki, Jan Smoczyn'ski, ?ukasz Poprawski, Piotr Sawicki, Wojciech Pulcyn, Ryszard Borowskim, Wojciech „Malina” Kowalewski, Piotr? ”Bocian?”Cies'likowski Michal Urbaniak and many others. Okawia Kawe;cka also performs with “Aquarium” big band and Latin- band.

Oktawia's debut album will be released in mid October 2008. Her modern arrangements put signifciant emotional emphasis on the Polish composers and their works. Apart from her own songs, the album includes a jazz waltz inspired by F.Chopin's etiude, works by Stanislaw Moniuszko, worldwide renowned jazz musician Michal Urbaniak, Jerzy Wasowski, Jeremi Przybora. What is more, Oktawia as one of the first musicans in Poland recorded two songs composed by an Oscar award winner composer Bronislaw Kapper. With her debut album kept in acoustic climate, Oktawia presents the artistry and professionalism of the young jazz musicians generation. Oktawia's voice has a chance to become the symbol of the new jazz generation.

Awards

Oktawia has won many numerous prizes during festivals and musical competitions:

  • Silver medal at The International 19th Jazz Standards Festival Siedlce 2005
  • Bronze medal at The International Jazz Vocalists Meeting Zamosc 2005
  • Individual award at the International Jazz Krokus Festival, Jelenia Góra 2005
  • A prizewinner of The Krzysztoff Penderecki International Competition Of Contemporary Chamber Music in Krakow 2007
  • Distinction award of The 2004 Polish Jazz Competition "The Youth's stage" in Radom
  • Special President Lech Kaczynski prize at the Hopes of Warsaw competition in 2005
  • Paricipated in 6th International Summer Music Festival, Dziekanka 2006


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Video / DVD

Oktawia's Premiere Video for "Leave My Sorrow Behind"

Oktawia's Premiere Video for "Leave My Sorrow Behind"

Source: All About Jazz

Young Polish jazz singer Oktawia is to release her debut album called simply “Oktawia" in Poland on October 25 2008. The album includes modern jazz arrangements of songs composed by top Polish authors- starting from Chopin, Bronislaw Kaper and finishing with Michal Urbaniak. The project has already gained much attention from Polish media, being played by all regional radio stations in the country as well as being shown on one of the main satellite TV stations- TVS. Meanwhile, Oktawia has ...

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Recording

Polish Jazz Singer Oktawia Releases Her Debut Album in English

Polish Jazz Singer Oktawia Releases Her Debut Album in English

Source: All About Jazz

A young talented Polish jazz singer Oktawia has just recorded her debut album, entirely in English, to be released firstly in Poland in October 2008. The album, called simply “Oktawia" puts a significant emphasis on the works of famous Polish artists who has influenced the international standards of culture. These include the first Polish Oscar Academy Award Winnner for Music- Bronislaw Kaper, whose song Oktawia sings on her album. Also, the single promoting her album “Leave my sorrow behind" has ...

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Performance / Tour

Chicago Premier of "Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler" by Flutist/Composer Nicole Mitchell

Chicago Premier of "Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler" by Flutist/Composer Nicole Mitchell

Source: All About Jazz

Performed for the first time in Chicago by Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, “Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler" will take you on a musical excursion of the otherworldly kind on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 7PM in the Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center located at 78 East Washington Boulevard. Inspired by the literary work of award winning science fiction author and Afro-Futurist Octavia Butler, this specially commissioned suite gives musical life to Butler's visions through a ...

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Linda Kosut Reprises Sold Out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

Linda Kosut Reprises Sold Out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

Source: Jizel Music

SAN FRANCISCO - Linda Kosut, Bay Area jazz and cabaret performer brings her show, “Long As You're Living," a joyous and moving tribute to the great Oscar Brown, Jr., to the Octavia Lounge for two nights only, March 24 & April 7, at 8:00pm. The Octavia Lounge is located at 1772 Market Street at Octavia Blvd, SF. Reservations (415) 863-3516. Linda will be backed by pianist/trombonist Max Perkoff and his band. Kosut performed this show last November to a sell-out ...

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Linda Kosut Reprises Sold out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

Linda Kosut Reprises Sold out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

Source: Jizel Music

Back By Popular Demand! Linda Kosut Reprises Sold Out Tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at Octavia Lounge

SAN FRANCISCO - Linda Kosut, Bay Area jazz and cabaret performer brings her show, “Long As You're Living," a joyous and moving tribute to the great Oscar Brown, Jr., to the Octavia Lounge for two nights only, March 24 & April 7, at 8:00pm. The Octavia Lounge is located at 1772 Market Street at Octavia Blvd, SF. Reservations (800) 838-3006 or online at ...

Oktawia is a professionalist in every respect- as a vocalist, flute player, arranger and even as a dancer. She is a child of the stage! Although we’ve known her from the philharmonic where she has played with the key young Polish jazz musicians for three years, her musical fantasies are only beginning to flourish. Soon her debut album will come out, where she presents in her own way all the nostalgia to our classical music from the romanticism period, as well as jazz, movie tracks and music from TV. She reaches to finest songs performed previously by "The Older Man Band," Jeremy Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski’s cabaret from Poland, as well as the forgotten Bronislaw Kapper, an Oscar Award winner from Hollywood and Broadway(...) Wlodzimierz Kleszcz ("Kleszczowisko") Polish National Radio.

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Oktawia

Self Produced
2008

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