The Jazz Gallery: Angelika Niescier/ Tomeka Reid/ Savannah Harris

The Jazz Gallery
1158 Broadway, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10001

Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

Angelika Niescier – alto saxophone
Tomeka Reid – cello
Savannah Harris – drums

This Trio blasts itself and the audience with a breathtaking pace which is a real joy to witness. The trio explores every possible aspect of the interplay, sometimes chamber-musical delicate and transparent, sometimes explosively bold and dense, always charged with tension until the last note and the last break. The complexity and originality of Niescier’s compositions is unmissable, the organic structure leads the listener into various musical worlds, which makes the trio’s performance so incredibly captivating. With absolute mastery, the three transport a captivating intensity through their music and sound.
“A wildly intense ride, the group approaches the vast avant-garde landscapes they inhabit with a powerful combination of individual drive and collective ambition. Each performer never fails to provoke their bandmates into reaching their goals of emancipated improvisatory assaugement.“ (B.Whittaker)

In my own words (with a wink, but it´s also the truth)
“some real badassjazz performed by serious badasses”

About Angelika:
Niescier is one of the exceptional musicians who has for some time been redefining the contours of the European jazz scene – an artist on a mission, with boundless energy, a rich pallet of color and virtuoso technique. Born in Poland, she resides in Cologne, Germany where she studied at the Folkwanghochschule Essen.

She is working with the likes of Joachim Kühn, Tyshawn Sorey, Kris Davis, Gerry Hemingway, Nasheet Wait, Jim Black, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ralph Alessi, Ernie Watts, Aki Takase, Soweto Kinch, Julia Hülsmann and Gerald Cleaver just to name a few.

The bandleader and composer earned some of the most prestigious awards, e.g. German Jazz Award, the WDR Jazz Award, the Albert-Mangelsdorff-Award, Echo Jazz, numerous times Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and was artist in residence in Moers (D), Kuala Lumpur (MY) and Tarabya (TR).

She is working for broadcasting- and TV- companies such as the Bayerischer Rundfunk, WDR, radio bremen, SWR and HR and RBB. As an internationally recognized musician she travells many countries to perform her music e.g. at the Winter Jazzfest New York, unerhört! Zürcher Jazzfestival, Vancouver International Jazzfestival, Jazzfest Berlin, Jazzfestival Molde, at the Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie Berlin und Philharmonie Essen.

She also founded and is co-curating „winterjazzfest köln“ – a festival which in the beginning of the year focuses on bands and beandleaders from Cologne. Angelika Niescier has an unstoppable desire for artistic development and exchange, which makes her musical journey rich on inspirational encounters and leads to works for and collaborations with dance, orchestra and choir, film and theater.