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Anka Koziel
works as a free-lance vocalist, educator at the jazz dept of the Royal Conservatory of
The Hague, arranger, composer, researcher. In 2008 she released her debut album
Tales of the Forest, in 2010 a live concert on DVD - "Requiem Para
El Mundo" with Nueva Manteca, and in 2014 - album "Earthing" with The Hague Ethospheric Orchestra (THEO). Her last album is closely connected with her research on the importance of rhythm in jazz phrasing and improvisation, "Slightly Odd" self-produced and released in 2018.
Koziel’s dynamic vocal range and variety of sound is almost unlimited. She can sing
anything from powerful blues and beautiful ballads, to up-tempo swings and free
improvisation. The music on the album is the manifestation of those skills. It is a
combination of jazz and Polish folk with a touch of electronics (in a few songs she
uses a vocal harmonizer) put together in a story full of twists and turns that surprises
you to the very last note. All the musicians harmonize with each other beautifully. In a
concert situation the quartet bursts with energy and new ideas, so no performance is
the same.
Gear
Sennheiser 835 and 845, Shure Beta 87C TC Helicon Voiceworks Boss RC-600
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singer (who studied at the Royal Conservatory, the Hague) goes back to the songs she
grew up with. Her jazz versions of two songs of compatriot Chopin with texts by the
poet S.Witwicki, three Polish folksongs, her own ‘Spring Night’ inspired by Fauré’s
‘Clair de lune’ and her ‘Forest tale’, with its instrumental suggestion of mysterious
sounds of woods, fit together wonderfully.
Romantic with pep; as well wild and high-spirited as dreamily enjoying the poetry:
The force of spring, a very earthy ‘Red berry blues’ (Czerwone jagody) up to the
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Teacher at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague since 2007 (jazz singing & jazz choir director) Teacher of Complete Vocal Technique.