Krzysztof Komeda, the Polish musician and composer who died, age 38, in 1969, was a key figure in the emergence of European jazz, and remains a major source of inspiration for musicians across the ...

Germany's ACT label seems to be on a mission to introduce the world to Europe's rising new jazz-classical pianists. Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer is classically trained, but discovered jazz in his ...

This September, London hosts the second edition of the Polish Jazz Festival, with a line-up that spans legendary innovators, ...

"Polish jazz has a rich tradition and strong representatives; mature musicians take care of younger ones and support them," says Leszek Możdżer, one of the best-known Polish jazz pianists. The ...

In the close-knit world of jazz pianism, Leszek Mozdzer appears like some blond, smiling visitor from afar. His music, too, is like a mysterious visitation, light-fingered, floating, bejewelled with ...

On November 5th, Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer will perform in the capital of Portugal, accompanied by Israeli percussionist Zohar Fresco, who has Turkish heritage. Leszek Możdżer (on the right) and ...

When most people think of jazz, stylized images of smoky clubs and underground cellars in New Orleans and New York come to mind. Almost no one would think of Eastern Europe. But virtuoso jazz pianist ...

The annual Steinway festival at the Pizza Express Jazz Club can guarantee packed houses for its pop-friendly or blues-rooted nights, but both shows for the sophisticated and unpredictable two-piano ...

The flamboyant Polish pianist’s friends on this May 2014 performance were his regular trio and the Atom String Quartet, and here they join him in turn. The CD opens with Możdżer unaccompanied, ...

Tall, gangly, bespectacled, and beaming, Leszek Mozdzer strolled onto the small stage at the Simons Center’s Recital Hall on Sunday afternoon for the first of seven concerts as part of Spoleto’s ...

Dazzling Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer pays homage to Krzysztof Komeda, composer of scores for many Polanski films, including Rosemary’s Baby. Mozdzer’s brilliant Art Tatum-ish right hand and the ...

A collection of photos from the Możdżer & Szymanowski concert at Ice Arena in Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Poland) on September 19, 2025 featuring Leszek Mozdzer and Karol Szymanowski. The duo paid homage to ...