Poland's most renowned jazz pianist and the Ukrainian vocalist take the stage together for the first time. Concert 28 May 2026.
Laura Marti and Leszek Możdżer — Poland's most renowned jazz pianist, Polish Music Industry Award and Fryderyk Award laureate — announced on 18 January 2026 a joint concert in the Great Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic on 28 May 2026. This is the performers' first joint performance, and Marti's first lifetime sold-out big-hall concert in Poland (1080 spectators). The concert is built as a sui generis musical dialogue of two traditions: Ukrainian and Polish — both Slavic, both with Roman Catholic-Orthodox heritage. The programme consists of 3 'voices': 1) 'Polish carols in jazz arrangement' (4 songs, Możdżer solo piano + Marti vocally); 2) 'Ukrainian carols in jazz arrangement' (4 songs, mirror structure); 3) 'Common Roots' — 5 original compositions written by the performers jointly in January-March 2026 at the Berlin studio. The concert is recorded for the double CD 'Voices Eastward: Warsaw 2026' (release expected on ECM Records label in early 2027). A separate moment — in the middle of the concert Marti and Możdżer perform the traditional Ukrainian song 'Oh, the Bird Cherry Bloomed' a cappella (without instrument) in a duet format — Marti sings the Ukrainian vocal part, Możdżer vocally sings a Polish poetic adaptation. The recording of this section will be included as a bonus track on the CD.
