Karolina Trybala and friends – Melacholia I Alegria (D, PL)

An atmospheric, pulsating sound world full of melancholy and joie de vivre, made up of tango, klezmer, flamenco and Slavic folklore. The jazz singer Karolina Trybała was born in the Glatzer Bergland in Poland and moved to Germany at the age of 16. She studied singing at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre. This was followed by stays abroad in Cuba, Africa and scholarships at the Jazz Institute of the Katowice Academy of Music and the Zurich University of the Arts. In addition to her artistic activities in jazz and world music projects, Karolina works throughout Europe as a teacher and organises concerts and music events. She actively promotes the exchange of arts and cultures, based on her cosmopolitan life experiences.

For the concert at the Bach Memorial, she has invited outstanding musicians from the Polish music scene to Leipzig.