Improvised music is what fascinates her most. What she finds particularly interesting is the philosophy of Ayn Rand (individualism of opinion) and the poetry of May Angelou, an American poet who used to work with Martin Luther King. Angelou’s texts turned out to be an excellent subject to write music to. That is how songs “Alone”, “They Went Home” and “Still I Rise” came into being. The last one is also the title song of the album released in 2010. In her music, she oscillates in an intriguing way between singing, whispering and talking. In improvisation, she’s not afraid to use her voice in an unusual way.

In 2006 she was awarded a prize of Jazz Struggle contest and got introduced to the competition’s jury president, Billy Harper, which was a crucial moment in her artistic life.

Anna has already recorded 2 albums. Her first record “Na mojej drodze”(On my way), was published in 2008. It contained original songs sung in Polish and it aroused interest among the critics and listeners. The record was nominated for the Fryderyk Music Award, the Jazz Debut Album of the Year – a prestigious award of the Polish music industry. Anna presented her album at numerous concert, among others, at Szczecin Music Fest, where she opened Suzanne Vega’s performance. The release of her second album Still I Rise (2010) was followed by many concerts in various places, including Polish Radio Studio – one of the most important concert venue in the country. The music from those two albums will be played during the concert in the Ruins, where she is going to perform together with her quartet.

Anna Gadt Quartet:

Anna Gadt – vocals
Krzysztof Gradziuk – drums
Maciej Garbowski - double bass
Łukasz Ojdana - piano

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