Niescier, Angelika, saxophones, bassclarnet, composition; b. Szczecin, Poland, 16 September 1970.
1981, she moved to Germany with her family. She currently lives and works in Cologne. She graduated with a diploma from the Folkwanghochschule in Essen (Germany), where she studied 1994-98. She has been playing in Jazz-Clubs throughout Germany since 1995 as a sidewoman, with many jazzformations. She formed her first quartett in 1998 with the aim of performing only Angelika Niescier’s music. In the same year, she was awarded the Promotion Prize for Music of the City Dusseldorf. Angelika Niesier, a composer for the Theatre of Dusseldorf in 1999, performed at the jazzfestival of WDR and took part (with her quartett), in many festivals that introduced modern jazz to Germany. 2001 saw many concerts with her quartett “Angelika Niescier sublim” where the band received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both the audience and the media. For one of these concerts, the National Music Council awarded a Promotion for Concerts of Female Componists from NRW to the musican; another TV-concert with Angelika Niescier at the WDR with Angelika Niescier – sublim; she was responsible for the conception, lead, and performance of the literature/music project “Resonances” and also composed and recorded the music for a CD Rom that was aimed at female artists in NRW during the 20th century. She Including important festivals like the International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Freiberger Jazztage Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Vieren, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzfestival Viersen, International Jazzf Festival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzf festival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfa, and International Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Vierse, and International Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfa Zielika, and International Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazztage Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfestival Viersen Jazzfacia, an Get begleitet und Angelika Niescier was awarded a Promotion of the Donation for Arts NRW for the literature/music project “Resonances”. Spherical Shell, which combines Improvised Music with Modern Dance, was another project. She was responsible for the conception and performance of educational projects for children in 2003. These included a show of instruments used to jazz music, a teaching concert and a theater on the history of jazz. Her Quartett “Angelika Niesciersublim” toured the country, recording for radio stations and attending important Jazz festivals. She was awarded the Price for Young Artists by the Ministry of Culture of Nordrhine Wesphalia. She performed with her quartet in concerts abroad (Greece Switzerland, Poland), and composed a piece for “Seven Sins,” a Modern Dance project. Angelika Niescier has a wide musical repertoire. Apart from leading her own quartett, she also participates in solo and duo programs as well as many other jazz projects. She also orders compostions. theatre, and interdisciplinarity in conceptional collaborations with poets or other artists. Regular recording for WDR, BR
