Anna Maria is a classically trained pianist who graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland. After completing her diploma she decided not to play Mozart concertos anymore and traded philharmonic halls for small, smoky clubs and theatres. She has sold nearly one million albums in Poland alone and has won every prestigious Polish music award.
AMJ has been faithful to Polish musical tradition since her very first album and throughout her solo career. She has created her own original sound which flickers with jazz, pop, folk music and poetry, all joined together with her musicality and timbre of her voice. Of her own music, AMJ asks …please do not file my music under jazz. Nor under pop, folk. I embrace a lot of influences. Jazz is by far the most important in its freedom, its harmony and its sense of time, but I was brought up with the old Polish folk songs. So I’m kind of rooted in all these Slavic sounds.
AMJ will perform with a small band in New York City- such performances give her the greatest narrative freedom. The trio on stage are virtuoso musicians. Knowing the dynamics and range of AMJs voice we are in for a musical journey between irresistible gentle ballads and explosions of Slavic temperament. The program consists of AMJ’s compositions, her favorite folk themes, and above all, dialogue with Joe’s Pub audience.
ANNA MARIA JOPEK
Joe’s Pub at the Public
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
DIRECTIONS: R, N to 8th St, 6 to Astor Place
WHEN: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 9:30pm and 11:30pm (doors at 9:00pm & 11:00pm)
ADMISSION: $30 – $40. Available online or by phone 212-967-7555
Joining AMJ on stage:
Pedro Nazaruk – vocals, Polish folk instruments
Marek Napiorkowski – acoustic guitar
Jopek’s voice is like a drug I could have taken all night – Fest (Scotland, 2014)
Anna is original, unique, different. She’s brave, she’s modest, she’s open. She’s a great musician. – Pat Metheny
