Saturday 31 October 2026
Karolina Micor: Remembering Agnieszka Osiecka (All Souls’ Day Special)!
Award-winning vocalist and pianist Karolina Micor brings an intimate, jazz-infused tribute to Agnieszka Osiecka to Jazz Café POSK!
A past winner of the prestigious ‘Pamiętajmy o Osieckiej’ festival, Micor pairs Osiecka’s iconic poetry with contemporary jazz arrangements, rich harmonies, and spirited improvisation.
Backed by a stellar London-based rhythm section, the quartet breathes fresh, dynamic life into classics like ‘Niech żyje bal’, and ‘Zielono mi’, alongside poetic gems such as ‘Na całych jeziorach ty’, ‘Nie mów nic’ and ‘Uroda’.
An evening of timeless Polish songwriting reimagined through modern acoustic jazz.
Line up:
Karolina Micor - voice, piano
Joanna Purzycka - guitar
Rafael Silveira - bass
Manuel Filgueiras - drums
Karolina Micor: Winner of the prestigious ‘Pamiętajmy o Osieckiej’ competition, Karolina Micor is a London-based vocalist, pianist, composer, and educator. A graduate of the Vocal Jazz Department at the Katowice Academy of Music and coordinator of the Voicingers Festival, Karolina has performed on prominent global stages, including Shanghai Jazz at Lincoln Center, well as across Singapore, Guangzhou, the UK, and Europe including Festiwal Opole, and BBC. Known for her expressive jazz touch and versatility, she brings an authentic, deeply intuitive voice to the classic Polish repertoire.
Joanna Purzycka: A graduate in Jazz and Popular Music from the Katowice Academy of Music, Joanna is an accomplished guitarist with two decades of touring experience across major festivals (Open’er, Męskie Granie). She has performed and recorded with leading Polish artists including Nosowska, Błażej Król, Kayah, and Jimek.
Rafael Silveira: A Middlesex University jazz graduate, London-based Rafael Silveira is an in-demand upright and electric bassist performing internationally across jazz and contemporary genres. He is a co-founding member of El Trio, with whom he released the studio album ‘Roots’.
Manuel Filgueiras: A Guildhall School graduate, Portuguese drummer Manuel Filgueiras is a versatile presence on the London jazz scene, seamlessly moving between jazz, Latin, and contemporary groove. Alongside active lecturing, he performs across the UK and internationally and recorded on the album ‘Roots’.
www.voicingers.com/karolina-micor/
www.instagram.com/joannapurzycka_/
Video 1 (“Nie mow nic” – Karolina Micor & Alla Vienna Orchestra): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-mH7E-Vtw&list=RDdQ-mH7E-Vtw&start_radio=1
Video 2 ("Piosenka pięknej nieznajomej" – Karolina Micor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4QdZRWcyHo&list=RDL4QdZRWcyHo
