Angelika Niescier

Biography

Cologne based saxophonist and composer Angelika Niescier, born in Szczecin, Poland, in 1970, has been a central figure in European jazz since forming her quartet Sublim in 2000. Her albums move between tightly composed structures and open improvisation, from 'Sublim III' and 'Quite Simply' to the prize winning live set 'The Berlin Concert' on #Intakt Records#. A winner of the German Jazz Prize and the Albert Mangelsdorff Prize, she collaborates widely across the Atlantic, most recently on 'Beyond Dragons' and the 2026 septet recording 'Chicago Tapes'.