Friday 13 November 2026
Pawel Ignatowicz Trio with Piotr Wyleżoł, Grzegorz Pałka & special guest Agam Glasser!
The band will play original compositions by Paweł Ignatowicz, presenting modern jazz blending electric and acoustic instruments, textures, and rhythms with fusion-inspired melodies that sound like the future while staying deeply rooted in the jazz tradition!
Their music is highly melodic and rhythmically driven, drawing influences from acoustic and electric jazz, drum and bass, Latin, Indian, minimal, and world music.
Lineup:
Pawel Ignatowicz – guitars Piotr Wyleżoł – piano & keyboards Grzegorz Pałka – drums Adam Glasser (special guest) – harmonica
Paweł Ignatowicz is a guitarist, composer, and music producer born in Poland and based in New York City. Recognized as one of the most distinctive jazz-meets-rock guitarists of his generation, Ignatowicz seamlessly blends jazz improvisation and progressive rock with influences from a wide range of musical traditions, while remaining deeply rooted in New York City’s jazz scene. He began his musical education at the age of eight and discovered his passion for guitar at ten, going on to master electric, acoustic, and nylon-string guitars, as well as fretless guitar, guitar synthesizers, and electric sitar.
Ignatowicz earned a master’s in music from the University of Silesia, majoring in jazz guitar. He has collaborated with numerous distinguished musicians, including John Benitez, Matt Penman, Mark Whitfield Jr. and Ari Hoenig and Richie Cannata, and released his debut album, "Talk to You Later," in 2008. His latest album, "Here and Now" (2017), showcases a diverse blend of acoustic and electric sounds. He has performed at legendary jazz clubs such as 55 Bar and Blues Alley. In 2023, he was honoured with the title of "Ambassador of the City of Żywiec" in Poland for his artistic achievements.
Piotr Wyleżoł – pianist and composer. Hailed as a child prodigy, he performed piano concertos by Haydn and Beethoven with philharmonic orchestras in Poland at the ages of 10 and 11. For many years, he has been regarded as one of Poland’s leading jazz pianists. With his album Human Things, he became part of the legendary Polish Jazz series. He has led his own Trio since the very beginning of his musical career, for more than 20 years now. As he says: “The Trio is a space where, for years, I have passionately fulfilled my musical ego as a pianist, composer, improviser, and creator of musical moods. It is the ensemble that offers the greatest freedom in shaping form and musical dialogue.”
Grzegorz Pałka is a jazz drummer born in Kraków, Poland, in 1994, and a graduate of the Academy of Music in Kraków, where he completed his studies with distinction. He is the recipient of numerous awards at both national and international jazz and drum competitions and festivals, including Jazz Juniors, Krokus Jazz Festival, Blue Note Jazz Competition, and International Drumfest. A three-time Fryderyk Award nominee and two-time recipient of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage scholarship, he has performed at prestigious festivals and toured extensively across Europe, Asia, and North America, collaborating with many acclaimed artists from the Polish and international jazz scene.
Adam Glasser is a South African-born, UK-based jazz pianist, composer, and chromatic harmonica virtuoso, widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading jazz harmonica players. Raised in South Africa and deeply influenced by the country’s rich jazz heritage, Glasser blends South African musical traditions with contemporary European jazz. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with artists including Joe Zawinul, Sting, Martha Reeves, and Dominic Miller, while also performing on numerous film scores, theatre productions, and international jazz festivals. As a bandleader, composer, and longtime musical director of The Manhattan Brothers, Glasser has established a distinctive voice that bridges jazz improvisation, African rhythms, and lyrical harmonic expression.
www.pawelignatowicz.com/eng/epk/
www.pawelignatowicz.com/pl/epk/
www.goout.net/en/grzegorz-palka/pzmrceg/
Video 1 (“Here and Now” – EPK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfIOJjJ06Mk
Video 2 (Pawel Ignatowicz Quartet Live at Chris' Jazz Café: “Many Miles Away”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdb9RBlOmY
Video 3 (Pawel Ignatowicz - “Life on Mars?” (David Bowie)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X77raRapEIE
