MONIKA LIDKE: LET THE WORLD BE A QUESTION - ALBUM LAUNCH!

Bar 7 pm / music 8 pm

“Let the World Be a Question”: Monika Lidke Album Launch!

Monika’s band will perform songs from their album “Let the World Be a Question” and beloved jazz standards in their unique, jazz-folk style with Latin accents.

Line up:

Monika Lidke - vocals

Matt Chandler - guitar

Tom Ollendorff – guitar

Jakub Cywinski - double bass

Adam Teixeira - drums

Monika Lidke is a singer-songwriter of Polish origin, currently living in London. She creates exciting and original music that truly connects with the audience. Her songs blend jazz, folk, and Latin grooves with Polish and French roots to create a mesmerising live show. Her debut album, Waking Up to Beauty, was released in 2008, shortly after moving to the UK from Paris. The album achieved critical acclaim around Europe, especially in Poland, where it was championed by well-known radio presenter Marek Niedźwiecki, who described it as “beautiful, delicate, addictive!”

Monika’s subsequent albums – ‘If I Was to Describe You’ (2014), ‘Gdyby każdy z nas’ (2017), and ‘Let the World Be a Question’ further explore songwriting within the wide umbrella of jazz, world, and folk music, featuring collaborations with outstanding guests including Basia Trzetrzelewska, Janek Gwizdala, Marek Napiórkowski and Shez Raja, and resulting in invitations to perform at prestigious venues such as Agnieszka Osiecka Studio in Warsaw, Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Club, as well as major festivals including the London Jazz Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Jazzahead, and Rhythms of the World Festival. A keen collaborator, Monika co-writes songs for film and TV with international composers, poets, and lyricists.

Matt Chandler is a London-based jazz guitarist and composer known for his dynamic blend of jazz, soul-jazz, electronica, and funk. Originally from the Midlands, he has released several critically acclaimed albums including After Midnight (2009), It Goes Like This (2011), and Astrometrics (2017). Chandler has performed with artists such as Youth, Poly Styrene, Arno Carstens, and Ozark Henry, and leads the electro-funk group Pest under the Ninja Tune label. Recognized for his inventive playing, he won the Blue Noize Blues Guitar competition in 2010 and was named Eastman’s “Future Guitar Legend” in 2013.

Adam Teixeira is a versatile drummer, producer, songwriter, and educator hailing from Toronto, Canada, now based in London, the UK. Known for his dynamic, ever-evolving sound that seamlessly bridges jazz, rock, world music, and experimental textures, Adam’s artistry reflects an impressive global musical journey.

Born in London in 1992, Tom Ollendorff is fast becoming one of the best-known young guitarists to emerge on the international jazz scene. A graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music in Cardiff, he was awarded the Yamaha Parliamentary Jazz Scholarship in 2015 before moving to London in 2016 to begin a career as professional musician. In 2021 his debut album 'A Song for You' was released on Fresh Sound Records and received international acclaim. November 2025 welcomes the release of Tom’s new album “Where in the world”. Tom is known for his highly distinctive sound which blends virtuosic technique, sophisticated harmonic concepts with nuance and sensitivity. His innovative and distinctive approach to the guitar has led to Tom building a broad following.

Jakub Cywiński - double bass, bass guitar, a native of Poland, studied music at the Royal College of Music in London (the Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship award). Jakub performs throughout Europe and Asia in collaboration with various artists such as Ola Onabule, Andy Sheppard, Przemysław Strączek Quartet, Krzysztof Urbański, Janette Mason, Julian Nicholas, Duncan Eagles, Gianluca di Ienno, Piotr Damasiewicz, and John Paul Muir among others. He also appears as the leader of his own projects.

www.monikalidke.com

www.adamteixeira.com

www.tomollendorff.com

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