Natasza Kurek

Docent Jazz Zang

Singing teacher of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague since 2006.

Polish singer with jazz roots, composer, performer, voice educator with an extensive experience, alumni summa cum laude of the Royal Conservatoire of the Hague, certified Estill Voice Master Teacher.

Mrs. Kurek has appeared with her own project Natasza Kurek Group on the National Polish Radio, Polish National Television, Icelandic National Radio; performed on festivals such as Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Seven Bridges Festival Amsterdam and The North Sea Jazz Festival.

Her artistic collaborations, both recordings and live performances span from jazz (Arnulf Ochs’s awarded album “In the Meantime”, Gulli Gudmundsson’s Binary Orchid tour with Wolfert Brederode and Arve Henriksen ), theater (Roelof Meijer “Revolve”) spoken word (“Opowiadania zimowe” by Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk herself along with music of Piotr Klimek, Polish contemporary composer), ethnic fusion (Steintryggur “Dialog” Icelandic dance fusion ) to her own compositional work: Natasza Kurek Group album “Incantation” (published by German label Jazz’n’Arts) and multimedia project “Akiko” with poetry of Japanese poetess Yosano Akiko (with photography of Anna Glinka).

Natasza Kurek’s sound spectrum is apparently endless…” - Jazzpodium (DE)

“(…) richness of ideas here is explosive. (…) Kurek has a hell of a voice and she likes to show it, playing with it in various ways. In her choice of lyrics (in Polish and English) her high sensitivity for poetry and sound of words is more than apparent. (…) Komeda’s lullaby from “Rosemary’s Baby” creates dark and fearful atmosphere – being one of the most interesting interpretation of this composition that I have ever heard. “ - Jazz Forum (PL)

“..evocative, moving statements (…) highlighting her own crystalline voice.” - One Final Note (UK)