{"id":9748,"date":"2025-08-20T11:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posk.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9748"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:31:44","slug":"04-10-the-posk-festival-of-jazz-voice-day-two","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/posk.org\/en\/event\/04-10-the-posk-festival-of-jazz-voice-day-two\/","title":{"rendered":"04.10| The POSK Festival of Jazz Voice. Day Two!"},"content":{"rendered":"
The POSK Festival of Jazz Voice returns on the first weekend of October 2025 to celebrate the excellence, beauty, and innovation that the great singers of jazz embody!<\/div>\n
During the 2nd edition this still new festival, you will be able to hear some of those outstanding voices in their element.<\/div>\n
Let’s celebrate again the broad and abundant vocal excellence in London, together at Jazz Caf\u00e9 POSK during the weekend of 3rd and 4th of October 2025!<\/strong><\/div>\n
More at Jazz Caf\u00e9 POSK website: www.jazzcafeposk.org<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Saturday 4 October 2025:<\/div>\n
Set 1: AGATA KUBIAK<\/div>\n
Set 2: FREDDIE BENEDICT<\/div>\n
Set 3: VIMALA ROWE<\/div>\n
Set 4: ALICE ZAWADZKI<\/div>\n
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SET 1 (8 pm): AGATA KUBIAK Trio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally from Poland, Agata Kubiak is a London based jazz singer and violinist. Her recent album, \u201cThe Other\u201d was released in June this year. She was a finalist of an international jazz competition Riga Jazz Stage and was also listed in the top 20 female jazz singers by the European Jazz Magazine \u2018Jazz Forum\u2019. Agata will present a special set of beloved English and Polish jazz standards in new, personal arrangements featuring a world premiere of a version of one of her favourite jazz compositions \u201cKind Folk\u201d with her original lyrics.<\/div>\n
\u201cAgata Kubiak is talent personified. Her voice is beautifully sweet, but with a slight sardonic edge (\u2026)\u201d \u2013 This Year in Music<\/div>\n
\u201cSurprisingly, when listening to \u201cPolarity\u201d one gets a feeling that she sings only for you, almost in your ear (\u2026)\u201d \u2013 VK DA Vision<\/div>\n
Line up: Agata Kubiak \u2013 voice and violin; Rob Brockway \u2013 piano; Charlie Pyne \u2013 double bass<\/div>\n
Video 1 (\u201cJej portret\u201d \u2013 live @ Riga):\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xrbdADK6C40<\/a><\/div>\n
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SET 2 (8:40 pm): FREDDIE BENEDIT Quartet<\/strong><\/div>\n
Hailing from a theatrical family, Freddie Benedict\u2019s extraordinary voice soared from a young age. A choral scholar and classical soloist when young, it is as a jazz interpreter that his mature, warm baritone has really found its calling. With a voice that bridges the timeless charm of jazz with a modern edge, Freddie offers a whistlestop tour through his musical world – blending technical brilliance with soulful storytelling. As the lead male singer with National Youth Jazz Orchestra for 10 years, he has performed all over the UK, including Ronnie Scott\u2019s. Freddie has recorded some original music which he is planning to release in the not-so-distant future!<\/div>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t get much better than this\u2026a dazzling vocalist\u201d \u2013 Steven Berkoff<\/div>\n
\u201cFreddie is an incredible young, up-and-coming jazz vocalist\u201d \u2013 on Smith, The Swingles<\/div>\n
Line up: Freddie Benedict \u2013 vocals and trumpet; Chris Bland \u2013 piano; Luke Fowler \u2013 double bass; Tom Potter – drums<\/div>\n
Video 1 (\u201cPuttin\u2019 on the Ritz\u201d \u2013 live):\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ADuquucqR0g<\/a><\/div>\n
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SET 3 (9:30 pm): VIMALA ROWE Quartet<\/strong><\/div>\n
From her training in Hindustani classical music in India, to world music, soul and effortlessly swinging jazz, award winning singer Vimala Rowe has rapidly become recognised as a major talent on the British jazz scene. Sell out performances at Ronnie Scott\u2019s, Pizza Express Jazz Club-Soho, 606 Club, London Jazz Festival and countrywide, she delights and enchants her audiences with her naturally passionate and emotive range of expression. The World Jazz vocalist debuts her new show – she tells the story of her direct experience of having multiple \u2018mothers’ before being adopted by white academic parents. Music, artists and poetry from Billie Holiday to William Blake always helped her navigate through these sometimes challenging and joyful experiences. They are the cornerstones to the show.<\/div>\n
\u201cArtistry of the highest order\u201d – Simon Callow<\/div>\n
\u201cA singer of quite astonishing versatility and adaptability\u201d – London Jazz News<\/div>\n
Line up: Vimala Rowe – vocals; Charlie Flint – piano; Mikele Montolli \u2013 bass; Darren Becket – drums<\/div>\n
Video 1 (Live @ Green Note):\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GA8ihZnuHzQ<\/a><\/div>\n
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SET 4 (10:20 pm): ALICE ZAWADZKI Trio<\/strong><\/div>\n
Clash Magazine described Alice Zawadzki as \u201cloosely connected to the jazz world, but realistically inhabiting her own realm\u201d. Indeed, she is widely known for her striking compositions, unexpected collaborations and sense of artistic adventure, as well as her recent release on ECM Records \u2018Za G\u00f3rami\u2019, with The Guardian proclaiming her as \u201ca genuine original\u201d. At the root of this rich journey, is her first love: jazz. With two of her dearest friends and close collaborators, pianist Pete Lee and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, Alice Zawadzki returns home to Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Billy Strayhorn and more!..<\/div>\n
\u201cHer lustrous vocal range is the real live deal\u2026 a commanding, intense performer\u201d – Jazzwise Magazine<\/div>\n
“Zawadzki’s talent is bursting at the seams. An exceptional, world-class singer” – Written in Music (Netherlands)<\/div>\n
Line up: Alice Zawadzki – voice, violin; Pete Lee – piano; Misha Mullov-Abbado – double bass<\/div>\n
Video 1 (\u201cNobody\u2019s Fault but Mine\u201d \u2013 live session for Jazz FM):<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0WqXkNQGGBk&t=2s<\/a><\/div>\n
More information about artists here:<\/div>\n
Agata Kubiak:\u00a0www.agatakubiak.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Charlie Pyne:\u00a0www.charliepyne.co.uk<\/a><\/div>\n
Freddie Benedict:\u00a0www.freddiebenedict.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Chris Bland:\u00a0connectsmusic.com\/listing\/chris-bland\/<\/a><\/div>\n
Vimala Rowe:\u00a0www.vimalarowe.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Mikele Montolli:\u00a0www.mikelemontolli.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Darren Beckett:\u00a0www.bimm.ac.uk\/lecturers\/darren-beckett<\/a><\/div>\n
Alice Zawadzki:\u00a0www.alicezmusic.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Pete Lee:\u00a0www.peteleemusic.com<\/a><\/div>\n
Misha Mullov-Abbado:\u00a0www.mishamullovabbado.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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