MONIKA ROSCHER BIGBAND

Final concert

What is it about?

The rebellious big band from Munich closes this year’s edition of the Łódź of Many Cultures Festival with a concert that is sure to be memorable – intense, unpredictable, and breaking genre and cultural boundaries. Monika Roscher Bigband is a musical force that draws the audience into a thrilling spectacle of sounds, combining math jazz, progressive rock, avant-pop, and electronica into one coherent show.

The band consists of eighteen musicians led by guitarist, vocalist, and composer Monika Roscher—an artist who boldly and charismatically redefines the concept of a jazz orchestra. Their concerts are sonic sabbaths, combining symphonic precision, metal edge, jazz erudition, and feminist energy.

By whom?

Monika Roscher – guitarist, composer, band leader, founder of Zenna Records, artist associated with the contemporary and experimental music scene.

The band consists of outstanding instrumentalists – trumpeters, saxophonists, trombonists, flutists, rhythm section, live electronics – who together form an extremely harmonious and surprising collective.

Selected awards and distinctions:
– German Phonographic Critics Award
– German Jazz Award (Album of the Year, Composition of the Year)
– enthusiastic reviews in Der Spiegel and Jazzthing, among others

Who is it for?

• The concert is primarily aimed at adults, but it will certainly delight younger lovers of innovative music as well.
• The concert is primarily aimed at adults, but it will certainly delight younger lovers of innovative music as well.

Why is it worth it?

Monika Roscher Bigband is something you have never heard before – an orchestra that breaks with convention, combining jazz with metal, symphonic music, and electronica. It is a musical journey full of unexpected twists, rhythmic traps, and emotions. It is a grand finale to the festival – artistically bold, sonically dense, and emotionally moving.

Partners:

Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Availability

The Monopolis building is accessible to people with physical disabilities, with an elevator, wide aisles, and adapted restrooms. There is a public paid parking lot in front of the building.

There are public transport stops nearby: Kopcińskiego–Piłsudskiego and Piłsudskiego–Śmigłego-Rydza.

Photos

Monika Roscher, fot. Ludwig Olah
Monika Roscher, fot. Emanuel-Klempa
Monika Roscher Bigband, fot. Emanuel Klempa, Lukas Diller

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