30 May – 2 October, Ronnie Scott’s, London

Find out more about the exciting contemporary Polish Jazz groups coming to Ronnie Scott’s later this year.

30th May – hoshii, Doors open 5.30 pm / music 6.30 pm

Tickets: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/hoshii

hoshii (which means ‘to desire’ in Japanese) is the latest project of the acclaimed saxophonist and producer Kuba Więcek, returning to the jazz scene with new ideas gathered over recent years while collaborating with various artists from the hip-hop and the alternative music scene.

Line-up

KUBA WIĘCEK – sax, electronics
GRZEGORZ TARWID – piano, synthesisers
MAX MUCHA – electric bass
MIŁOSZ BERDZIK – drumsTimes and Tickets

The music played by the hoshii band consists of beats initially created by Kuba, which are arranged for a jazz quartet and then produced in a way that aims to redefine the sound of contemporary jazz.

The band also includes pianist Grzegorz Tarwid, whom Kuba studied with in Copenhagen, Max Mucha – a bassist known for collaborations with Christian Scott, and drummer Miłosz Berdzik, a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music.

The context for the music is a story about an entity (named hoshii) originating from a planet called Versus, located several galaxies away from Earth. Hoshii, bored with its perfect and predictable life, sets out on a journey to experience something new and ends up on Earth. Initially faced with rejection from humans, over time, the situation changes, and the entity begins to gain acceptance in the eyes of the new environment.

Downbeat magazine picks Kuba Więcek as one of the musicians who has potential to shape the sound of jazz in the future alongside names like Shabaka, Yussef Days and Joel Ross.

Thursday 17 July 2025, Doors open 5.30 pm / music 6.30 pm

Joanna Duda Trio

Tickets: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/joanna-duda

Whether touching a broken keyboard, using the sound of a rewinding tape machine, or mixing in field recordings, Duda’s innate playfulness allows any instrument to blossom – you get a sense that one of her greatest strengths is to listen attentively to whatever she uses.

Line-up

JOANNA DUDA – piano
MAKS MUCHA – bass
MICHAŁ BRYNDAL – drumsTimes and Tickets

Joanna Duda founded the Trio in 2017, with the idea that the sound would become the ensemble’s hallmark and its defining quality. She treats the jazz trio format as one of many conventions she explores alongside Maksymilian Mucha (double bass) and Michał Bryndal (drums). All the band members also incorporate electronic elements – effects, samplers, and sequencers.

Joanna Duda Trio has, in recent years, firmly established itself on the European music scene, regularly performing at major jazz festivals that champion innovative approaches to jazz and improvisational music.

Thursday 2 October 2025, Doors open 8.30 pm / music 9.15 pm

EABS

Tickets: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/eabs

Playing to full houses all over the world, they seek to breathe fire into jazz, ignoring clichés, exploring, and constantly experimenting.

Line-up

MAREK PĘDZIWIATR – piano, synths & vocal
PAWEŁ STACHOWIAK – bass
JAKUB KUREK – trumpet
OLAF WĘGIER – tenor sax
MARCIN RAK – drumsTimes and Tickets

They have been working on the concept of “reconstruction from deconstruction” since 2012, often redefining the classics and mixing them with the latest genres of contemporary urban music, creating a completely new quality and original sound.

The uniqueness of EABS, however, is determined not only by the instrumental mastery and topicality of their language of expression but also by hip-hop provenance and socio-political commitment.

EABS’ forthcoming sixth album is a return to their roots –literally and figuratively. It is an in-depth study on rhythm, which materialised in the form of the album titled Reflections of the Purple Sun. The back to the roots part manifests itself not only in the lack of guest instrumentalists but also in a renewed focus on the history of Polish jazz.

These shows are supported by Polish Cultural Institute in London under the UK/Poland Season 2025.