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Pawel Ignatowicz Trio with Piotr Matusik, Grzegorz
Pałka & special guest Adam Glasser!
Friday 13th November at Jazz Café POSK
Bar 7 pm
/ music 8 pm
→ Tickets £15 on the door
and Eventbrite: https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/pawe-ignatowicz-trio-with-adam-glasser
Pawel
Ignatowicz Trio with Piotr Matusik, Grzegorz Pałka & special guest Adam
Glasser!
The
concert is included in the official program of the EFG London Jazz Festival
2026.
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
Matusik – 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
Matusik is a Polish pianist, keyboardist, and composer born in 1991 in
Bielsko-Biała, Poland. He graduated from the Jazz Department of the Academy of
Music in Katowice. Matusik is the founder and leader of the NEW ELECTRIC TRIO —
a project inspired by the musical legacy of Chick Corea. Combining elements of
jazz, fusion, and contemporary improvisation, the trio revisits Corea's musical
universe while bringing a fresh and distinctive artistic perspective to his
compositions and spirit. Throughout his career, Matusik has collaborated with
renowned artists such as Ewa Bem, Urszula Dudziak, Apostolis Anthimos, Grzech
Piotrowski, Kinga Głyk, Ireneusz Głyk, and Bartosz Dworak. He is also a
laureate of several major jazz awards, including the Grand Prix at the Jazz
Juniors and Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa. His discography includes the albums
Independence, Improopera, and Tribute to Chick Corea.
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.instagram.com/piotrmatusikmusic/
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