16. Lublin Jazz Festiwal: Forever Ahead: UNLEASHED COOPERATION & ANNA GADT

A Poznań-based jazz quintet moving between European jazz, avant-garde music, and free improvisation. Founded by saxophonist Krzysztof Kuśmierek and pianist Patryk Matwiejczuk, the ensemble creates intense, narrative sound forms combining lyricism with collective improvisation.

The albums "8years" and "Trust" — the latter recorded with vocalist Anna Gadt, one of Europe's leading figures in improvised singing — have earned critical acclaim across Europe, America, and Asia. The ensemble has performed at Jazzahead!, Cairo Jazz Festival, and Nisville Jazz Festival, and DownBeat magazine named it one of the greatest discoveries of the Jazzahead! festival.

Lineup: Krzysztof Kuśmierek – soprano and tenor saxophone / Patryk Rynkiewicz – trumpet / Patryk Matwiejczuk – piano / Flavio Gullotta – double bass / Stanisław Aleksandrowicz – drums / Anna Gadt – vocals