On Saturday Anna Maria Jopek starts short tour with "Polanna" project.
Anna says that "Polanna" takes a fresh look at both important and beautiful moments in the history of our music. From Wacław from Szamotuły through old folk music, Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz ending with Karol Szymanowski and Skaldowie band.
During "Polanna Tour" Anna is going to perform in Germany (Berlin, Hamburg and Wolfsburg). More details in concert schedule.
31 March - Łomianki • 1 April - Elbląg • 11 April - Berlin • 12 April - Hamburg • 13 April - Wolfsburg • 21 April - Pisz • 22 April - Białystok
ANNA MARIA JOPEK & KROKE SUPPORT PETER GABRIEL
Anna Maria Jopek & Kroke will support Peter Gabriel concert in Oświęcim (13.05.2012) during Life Festival. More:
http://lifefestival.pl/
ETNO JAZZ FESTIVAL with AMJ
Anna Maria Jopek will give two concerts during Ethno Jazz Festival in Wrocław. She will perform together with KROKE (4th February) and with the Prince of Face, Camané (18th February). Both concerts will take place in The White Stork Synagogue in Wrocław.
We are pleased to announce that Anna Maria Jopek is going to visit Japan twice in the near future.
On the 22nd of December Ania will sing in Osaka, opening a series of Christmas concerts. A part of those concerts will be also a performance in famous Blue Note Tokyo (24th, 25th and 26th of December). This event is broadly discussed in the magazine "Blue Note", (November/December issue of the magazine) the cover of which depicts Anna Maria Jopek.
After a short break Ania will be back in the Cherry Blossom Land to give a performance in Tokyo (on the 7th of January 2012) and Matsuyama with her HAIKU concerts together with Makoto Ozone.
Please find the details of the concerts in our schedule.
NEW ALBUMS ON iTUNES
We are pleased to announce that Anna Maria Jopek's new albums are available on iTunes.
Listen to the interview, which AMJ gave to the Irish RTÉ Radio 1:
Already released ! three brand new albums.
POLANNA: The search of the essence of Polish soul in music, in the arrangements of Gil Goldstein -multiple Grammy Award winner and Krzysztof Herdzin. The band, created especially for the purpose of this project, consists of Cuban piano master Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the great lady of polish folk music Maria Pomianowska and the classic cellist Rafał Kwiatkowski. Guests appearance made by Stanisław Soyka.
The albums take a fresh look at both important and beautiful moments in the history of our music. From Wacław from Szamotuły through old folk music, Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz ending with Karol Szymanowski and Skaldowie band. Among the compositions we can also expect a premiere composition.
The album was recorded in the Radio Gdansk studio and brought together in the New York studio MRS by Grammy Award winner Joe Ferla with the hand of Steve Rodby.
- HAIKU: it is an attempt to find a common factor for the Polish and Japanese music. The project was accomplished together with Makoto Ozone, the most outstanding Japanese jazz pianist. As a guest star we will have a chance to hear Tomohiro Fakuhara, the artist of Kabuka theatre, who will play bamboo flutes.
The album was recorded and mixed by Tadeusz Mieczkowski in Warsaw studio Sound and More.
Anna Maria Jopek has visited Japan six times so far performing in the most important places in the country. More concerts in December and January 2012 after the album premiere in Tokyo.
- SOBREMESA: a kind of "dessert" after the sophistication of the main course. It presents the stories of Lisbon, the city where Anna Maria Jopek has found her second home. It is a collection of Anna Maria Jopek's beloved songs from the world of Portuguese and lusophone culture. Among the guests we have an opportunity to hear the greatest artists such as "the prince of Fado" Camané, charismatic voices from Cape Verde Island: Sara Tavares and Tito Paris, the legendary Portuguese singer Paulo de Carvalho, Angolan multi- instrumentalist and vocalist Yami, or the Brazilian composer and singer Ivan Lins.
On this album there are three premiere compositions (among others already popular duet with Tito Paris " Tylko tak mogło być") and created especially for this project polish lyrics for lusophone music. Anna Maria Jopek performs mainly in Portuguese, sometimes even in Creole language and Kimbundu.
The album was recorded in Lisbon with the multicultural band created for this occasion.
The album was mixed by Scott Petito (sound engineer of Michael Franks albums) in NRS Studio, Woodstock, NY.
Those three albums are available in a single publication entitled LUSTRA where the music is accompanied by the photo story in a hundred frames presenting the last three years, from the times of the "ID" and the premiere of a book/album "Dwa serduszka" till now. It's worth mentioning that those pictures are different from the pictures in CD's booklets published separately. A book with the artists' comments, richly illustrated and three new records - this is an incredible surprise for fans and collectors that cannot be missed.
The executive producer of the whole project; music co - producer of "Polanna" and "Sobremesa", the photographer and co - author of the graphic design of all records and the author of eight new lyrics on "Sobremesa" and a premiere song on "Polanna" is Marcin Kydryński.
The records are produced by AMJ Music for Universal Music Polska.
SOBREMESA TOUR - concerts promoting the new record from the 4th of November
We will have an opportunity to hear the concert version of Sobremesa project from the 4th of November in the biggest Polish cities. They are going to be amazing, energetic evenings dominated by "the blues of the edge of Europe". Next to Anna Maria Jopek there will appear Yani, Nelson Canoa, Marito Marques, Joao Balao, Marek Napiórkowski and Henryk Miśkiewicz. Beto Betuk will be a guest star in Warsaw.
- November 4th - Kielce (Hala Widowiskowa MOSiR), 7 p.m.
- November 5th - Bielsko-Biała (BCK - Dom Muzyki), 7 p.m.
- November 7th - Zabrze (Dom Muzyki i Tańca), 8 p.m.
- November 8th - Wrocław (Klub Eter), 8 p.m.
- November 9th - Łódź (Teatr Wielki), 8 p.m.
- November 11th - Lublin (Centrum Kongresowe UP), 8 p.m.
- November 12th - Rzeszów (Live Club) 6 p.m.
- November 14th - Kraków ( Klub Studio) 8 p.m.
- November 16th - Sopot (Sheraton Sopot, Conference Center) 8 p.m.
- November 17th - Bydgoszcz (Filharmonia Pomorska), 8 p.m.
- November 20th - Warszawa (Och-Teatr), 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- November 22nd - Szczecin (Hala Opery), 8 p.m.
- November 23rd - Konin (DK OSKARD), 7 p.m.
Live & Let's Live Love For Japan
"Live & Let's Live Love for Japan" is a new Makoto Ozone's album released in Japan. This album is a tribute and support Makoto Ozone and his friends from all over the world have given to the victims of the March earthquake that took place in Japan. The sales of the album are donated for Japanese recovery. Apart from Makoto Ozone, the album "Live & Let's Live Love For Japan" features many great artists such as jak Chick Corea, Christain McBride, Gary Burton, Branford Marsalis and Anna Maria Jopek in "Kujawiak" (Mazurka C sharp minor No.2 op.6). It's worth mentioning that this is a version coming from the newest album entitled "Haiku".
We are pleased to announce that this weekend Anna Maria Jopek is going to visit Sao Paulo (Brazil). Later she will travel to Curitiba, where she will be performing with one of the most important creator of Brazilian music - Ivan Linsem.
During the performance Anna Maria Jopek will be accompanied by Marek Napiórkowski.
The concert starts at 8 o'clock p.m.
Tickets available on: www.diskingressos.com.br
SIESTA FESTIVAL WITH ANNA MARIA JOPEK
"Siesta" - Marcin Kydryński's radio program is one the most popular programs in Polish Radio and it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary soon. Its plate versions have been bestsellers for six years and majority of them were granted platinum status.
The first Siesta Festival will be initiated by three concerts during the "May long weekend" starting on the 29th of April. Events take place in Gdańsk (Poland). Every day of the festival will bring music from different parts of the world. On the 1st of May we will have a chance to listen to the brand new Anna Maria Jopek's project entitled "Polka". You can expect extraordinary performance, new arrangements and compositions prepared especially for the occasion. Among the arrangers four- time Grammy award winner Gil Goldstein. Among the performers there will be a brilliant Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Grammy winner, nominated for this award fifteen times. On stage the old folk, restored instruments, alongside classical violin, jazz trumpet and not fitting in any stylistic frames - Anna Maria Jopek's band.
On Saturday Anna Maria Jopek starts short tour with "Polanna" project.
Anna says that "Polanna" takes a fresh look at both important and beautiful moments in the history of our music. From Wacław from Szamotuły through old folk music, Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz ending with Karol Szymanowski and Skaldowie band.
During "Polanna Tour" Anna is going to perform in Germany (Berlin, Hamburg and Wolfsburg). More details in 
ANNA MARIA JOPEK & KROKE SUPPORT PETER GABRIEL
POLANNA: The search of the essence of Polish soul in music, in the arrangements of Gil Goldstein -multiple Grammy Award winner and Krzysztof Herdzin. The band, created especially for the purpose of this project, consists of Cuban piano master Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the great lady of polish folk music Maria Pomianowska and the classic cellist Rafał Kwiatkowski. Guests appearance made by Stanisław Soyka.
- HAIKU: it is an attempt to find a common factor for the Polish and Japanese music. The project was accomplished together with Makoto Ozone, the most outstanding Japanese jazz pianist. As a guest star we will have a chance to hear Tomohiro Fakuhara, the artist of Kabuka theatre, who will play bamboo flutes.
The album was recorded and mixed by Tadeusz Mieczkowski in Warsaw studio Sound and More.
Anna Maria Jopek has visited Japan six times so far performing in the most important places in the country. More concerts in December and January 2012 after the album premiere in Tokyo.
- SOBREMESA: a kind of "dessert" after the sophistication of the main course. It presents the stories of Lisbon, the city where Anna Maria Jopek has found her second home. It is a collection of Anna Maria Jopek's beloved songs from the world of Portuguese and lusophone culture. Among the guests we have an opportunity to hear the greatest artists such as "the prince of Fado" Camané, charismatic voices from Cape Verde Island: Sara Tavares and Tito Paris, the legendary Portuguese singer Paulo de Carvalho, Angolan multi- instrumentalist and vocalist Yami, or the Brazilian composer and singer Ivan Lins. 
"Siesta" - Marcin Kydryński's radio program is one the most popular programs in Polish Radio and it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary soon. Its plate versions have been bestsellers for six years and majority of them were granted platinum status.
The first Siesta Festival will be initiated by three concerts during the "May long weekend" starting on the 29th of April. Events take place in Gdańsk (Poland). Every day of the festival will bring music from different parts of the world. On the 1st of May we will have a chance to listen to the brand new Anna Maria Jopek's project entitled "Polka". You can expect extraordinary performance, new arrangements and compositions prepared especially for the occasion. Among the arrangers four- time Grammy award winner Gil Goldstein. Among the performers there will be a brilliant Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Grammy winner, nominated for this award fifteen times. On stage the old folk, restored instruments, alongside classical violin, jazz trumpet and not fitting in any stylistic frames - Anna Maria Jopek's band.