KAREN EDWARDS TRIO (US/PL)

Karen Edwards – vocal, piano
Adam Kowalewski – bass
Frank Parker – drums

tickets: 40 pln

KAREN EDWARDS

Born in w Greenville , South Carolina USA.

Her first teacher was her father, music director of local Baptist church. Since a childhood soul and gospel music was main inspiration of the outstanding singer and pianist. Mrs.Edwards was graduated of the North Texas University on piano. She is unusual pianist and vocalist, many times nominee for “Grammy Award for Jazz Performance”.

Successfully she worked with many worldwide known artists like: Stevie Wonder, Peabo Bryson and Tonny Bennett , Pharoah Sanders Recently she collaborate with famous Prince.

She performed in New York and Los Angeles in clubs and music theaters. For several years, as a main star she had weekly show in Atlanta. GA. She performed worldwide and many times in Europe, where after successes in Germany she got a proposal to teach jazz singing and improvisation at Munchen Richard Strauss Music Conservatory.

She stars mostly in the US where beside concerts she made some music movies, as an actress as well.

Karen Edwards is one of the most interesting American vocalist of young generation. Her concerts are not only fantastic music adventures, but also outstanding show.

For several years she works with Jarek Śmietana and his trio, and with this combination she had many concerts in all Europe.

FRANK PARKER 

Frank Parker has had a distinguished career as a jazz musician for over 20 years. He has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards and can be heard on dozens of albums. A member of the Kurt Elling Quartet for 5 years, Frank has performed extensively throughout the USA, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has played on some of the jazz world’s biggest stages (at the North Sea, JVC, and Monterey Jazz Festivals among many others) with such notable artists as Freddie Hubbard, Chris Potter, Randy Brecker, Benny Carter, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Nicholas Payton, and many others.

Born and raised just outside Chicago, Frank began playing drums and piano when he was only 5 years old. He was awarded a scholarship to Western Illinois University where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in Music Business. He then returned the Chicago area and began performing full-time. In 1999 Frank joined the Kurt Elling Quartet, who he toured the world with and recorded the Grammy-nominated album ‘Man In the Air’ for Blue Note.

Frank now resides in both the USA and Europe and currently performs with Michal Urbaniak, Marcin Pospieszalski, Piotr Baron, Maciej Fortuna, and other top artists in the region in addition to Mike Parker’s Trio Theory and his own ensembles The Frank Parker Trio/Quartet.