{"id":19640,"date":"2026-02-09T19:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/?p=19640"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:29:27","slug":"raphael-roginski-us-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/2026\/02\/09\/raphael-roginski-us-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Rogi\u0144ski US Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 18 at 8:00 PM<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/solarmythbar.com\/\"><strong>Solar Myth<\/strong><\/a><br>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsnovaworkshop.org\/programs\/raphael-roginski\/\"><strong>Ars Nova Workshop<\/strong><\/a><br>1131 South Broad Street,<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dice.fm\/event\/wwr37g-raphael-roginski-18th-feb-solar-myth-philadelphia-tickets?pid=efdf5368&amp;_branch_match_id=1548376135663823312&amp;utm_medium=partners_api&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1feyMDZPtTC1MDZNMbcvyEyxTU1LSTM1NrNQqytKTUstKsrMS49PKsovL04tsnXOKMrPTQUAkLtngkgAAAA%3D\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM<\/strong><br>Raphael Rogi\u0144ski w\/ Pat Coyle<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mannysstatecollege.com\/calendar\"><strong>Manny\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><br>101 Hiester Street,<br>State College, PA 16801<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dice.fm\/partner\/tickets\/event\/averx7-raphael-rogiski-w-pat-coyle-19th-feb-mannys-state-college-tickets?dice_id=7910014&amp;dice_channel=web&amp;dice_tags=organic&amp;dice_campaign=Corey+Elbin+dba+Gorinto+Co&amp;dice_feature=mio_marketing&amp;_branch_match_id=1548376135663823312&amp;utm_source=web&amp;utm_campaign=Corey+Elbin+dba+Gorinto+Co&amp;utm_medium=mio_marketing&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1Y80TjVJMzEwSzZONLWvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBRhfZcOwAAAA%3D%3D\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, February 22 at 5:00 PM<\/strong><br>Raphael Rogi\u0144ski \/Kimia Hesabi<br>Presented by Outside Time<br><strong>Rhizome DC<\/strong><br>6950 Maple St NW<br>Washington, DC<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/withfriends.events\/event\/ivGGx6G3\/raphael-roginski-kimia-hesabi\/\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 24 at 8:00 PM<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/roulette.org\/event\/raphael-roginski-plays-john-coltrane\/\">Roulette<\/a><\/strong><br>509 Atlantic Avenue<br>Brooklyn, NY 11217<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.ovationtix.com\/36368\/performance\/11739547?performanceId=11739547\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cRaphael Rogi\u0144ski was supposed to be a sculptor, but his guitar got in the way.\u201d<br>\u2014Pitchfork<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cSublime.\u201d \u2014The Quietus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish guitarist and composer<strong> Raphael Rogi\u0144ski <\/strong>returns to the United States in February 2026 with a series of solo performances that reimagine the music of John Coltrane and the poetry of Langston Hughes. Known for blending jazz, blues, and global folk traditions into deeply spiritual, meditative soundscapes, Rogi\u0144ski brings his internationally acclaimed project to Philadelphia, State College, Washington, DC, and New York. In Washington, DC at Rhizome, Rogi\u0144ski will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music, joined by violist Kimia Hesabi, work bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and contemporary performance practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Raphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane &amp; Langston Hughes<\/strong><\/em>, originally released in 2015 on B\u00f4\u0142t Records and reissued in an expanded edition by Unsound in 2024, this landmark recording brought Rogi\u0144ski international recognition. Rather than approaching Coltrane from within the traditional jazz lineage, Rogi\u0144ski slows the compositions down, extracts their polyphonic tensions, and reshapes them into meditative, intimate soundscapes. The result is a mystical, deeply personal interpretation rooted equally in blues feeling and global folk sensibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His long-standing interest in spiritual traditions across cultures led him to the poetry of Langston Hughes, a central voice of the Harlem Renaissance and pioneer of jazz poetry. Rogi\u0144ski\u2019s interpretations frame Hughes\u2019s words within sparse, resonant guitar textures that bridge continents and histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitchfork described the album as \u201cA perfect encapsulation of his mystical, spiritual energies\u2026 channeling an ancient, ancestral current of longing.\u201d The Wire ranked the album among its annual highlights, marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end summary list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Rhizome DC, Rogi\u0144ski and Dr. Kimia Hesabi will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music \u2014 part of his broader research into minority traditions and forgotten repertoires of Eastern Europe. Dr. Kimia Hesabi, violist and Director of Learning &amp; Engagement at National Philharmonic (DC), joins for a collaborative program that bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and Eastern European traditions. Hesabi has performed internationally and released her debut album Nem\u0101no Gaona (New Focus Recordings, 2022), dedicated to viola works by composers of the Iranian diaspora. She is a recipient of the New Music USA Creator Development Fund and has performed at NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/IMG_2083-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19650\" style=\"width:318px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/IMG_2083-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/02\/IMG_2083-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Raphael Rogi\u0144ski is a Polish guitarist, composer, improviser, cultural animator, and researcher of musical folklore. Educated in jazz and classical music, he expanded his studies to include musicology and ethnomusicology \u2014 a combination that fundamentally shapes both his compositional language and performance practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closely associated with Eastern European Jewish culture and other minority traditions, Rogi\u0144ski researches forgotten musical forms and translates their meanings into contemporary artistic expression. As leader of pioneering ensembles such as <strong>Cukunft<\/strong> and <strong>Shofar<\/strong>, he has recontextualized traditional music within modern experimental frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His artistic practice extends across Turkish, Bedouin, African, Georgian, Persian, Armenian, and Crimean Tatar musical traditions, often performed in collaboration with musicians from those regions. A deep engagement with classic blues guitar techniques and vintage instruments from the 1950s and 1960s informs projects such as <strong>Wovoka<\/strong> and <strong>Shy Albatross<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogi\u0144ski\u2019s fascination with Kurpie folklore led him to collaborate with Genowefa Lenarcik, an outstanding singer of the region and daughter of the renowned folk musician Stanis\u0142aw Brzozowy. He also worked with the last musicians of the Polska Roma community, founding the ensemble <strong>Drom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His exploration of early music resulted in projects such as Bach Bleach, in which Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s works are performed on prepared guitars, and Plays Henry Purcell, reinterpreting Purcell through the aesthetic lens of 1980s Polish cold wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Rogi\u0144ski remains active in the international new jazz and experimental scene. His music has accompanied documentaries, animated films, theater productions, multimedia performances, and literary works. He has collaborated with directors and artists including Ma\u0142ga Kubiak, Jerzy Kalina, Pawe\u0142 Mi\u015bkiewicz, Piotr Cieplak, and Maja Korczakowska, and has created music inspired by writers such as Tadeusz R\u00f3\u017cewicz, Mieczys\u0142aw My\u015bliwski, Mieczys\u0142aw Abramowicz, and Andrzej Stasiuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He performs primarily as a solo artist and bandleader. His ongoing projects include <strong>Shofar<\/strong>, <strong>Hizbut Jamm<\/strong>, <strong>\u017bywizna<\/strong>, <strong>Elik<\/strong> (a duo with Svitlana Nianio), and solo guitar programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogi\u0144ski has collaborated with numerous internationally recognized musicians, including Jim White, Joe McPhee, Marylin Mazur, Michael Zerang, Frank London, Tim Sparks, Dave Rempis, Mark Sanders, Hania Rani, Miko\u0142aj Trzaska, Natalia Przybysz, Wac\u0142aw Zimpel, and many others. He regularly appears at festivals and concert venues in Poland and worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, B\u00f4\u0142t Records released Raphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes African Mystic Music, which received widespread international acclaim. The album was included in The Wire magazine\u2019s annual summary (ranked 16th), marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end list. In 2024, the album was remastered and reissued by Unsound with additional material. He was nominated for the prestigious Polityka Passport Award in 2015, and again in 2016 for projects including \u017bywizna and Shy Albatross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 2018 and 2020, Rogi\u0144ski collaborated with the Slovenian band \u0160irom. His fascination with 1970s Senegalese culture led to the formation of <strong>Hizbut Jamm<\/strong>, whose debut album was released in 2024. Together with Ukrainian alternative music legend Svitlana Nianio, he founded <strong>Elik<\/strong>, a project dedicated to Ukrainian mythology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, Rogi\u0144ski developed the solo guitar program Dobroczynne Niguny, reinterpreting mystical Jewish nigunim. In collaboration with Natalia Przybysz, he reimagines music of the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His solo album Tal\u00e1n (Instant Classic, 2023) received highly positive reviews both in Poland and internationally. In 2024, the project expanded with the album \u017daltys, focusing on original sources of Eastern European heritage. These recordings involve collaborations with musicians from Georgia, Serbia, Armenia, Ukraine, and other countries, presenting the region\u2019s traditions through a contemporary lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2025, Rogi\u0144ski premiered Ru\u017ei\u010dniak Tajni (with Svetlana Spaji\u0107, Marina D\u017eukljev, and Tijana Golubovi\u0107), a project reinterpreting ancient Serbian musical traditions and those of neighboring cultures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, February 18 at 8:00 PMSolar MythPresented by Ars Nova Workshop1131 South Broad Street,Philadelphia, PA 19147Tickets Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PMRaphael Rogi\u0144ski w\/ Pat CoyleManny\u2019s101 Hiester Street,State College, PA 16801Tickets Sunday, February 22 at 5:00 PMRaphael Rogi\u0144ski \/Kimia HesabiPresented by Outside TimeRhizome DC6950 Maple St NWWashington, DCTickets Tuesday, February 24 at 8:00 PMRoulette509 Atlantic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":19651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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Known for blending jazz, blues, and global folk traditions into deeply spiritual, meditative soundscapes, Rogi\u0144ski brings his internationally acclaimed project to Philadelphia, State College, Washington, DC, and New York. In Washington, DC at Rhizome, Rogi\u0144ski will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music, joined by violist Kimia Hesabi, work bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and contemporary performance practice.\\nRaphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane &amp; Langston Hughes, originally released in 2015 on B\u00f4\u0142t Records and reissued in an expanded edition by Unsound in 2024, this landmark recording brought Rogi\u0144ski international recognition. Rather than approaching Coltrane from within the traditional jazz lineage, Rogi\u0144ski slows the compositions down, extracts their polyphonic tensions, and reshapes them into meditative, intimate soundscapes. The result is a mystical, deeply personal interpretation rooted equally in blues feeling and global folk sensibility.\\nHis long-standing interest in spiritual traditions across cultures led him to the poetry of Langston Hughes, a central voice of the Harlem Renaissance and pioneer of jazz poetry. Rogi\u0144ski\u2019s interpretations frame Hughes\u2019s words within sparse, resonant guitar textures that bridge continents and histories.\\nPitchfork described the album as \u201cA perfect encapsulation of his mystical, spiritual energies\u2026 channeling an ancient, ancestral current of longing.\u201d The Wire ranked the album among its annual highlights, marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end summary list.\\nAt Rhizome DC, Rogi\u0144ski and Dr. Kimia Hesabi will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music \u2014 part of his broader research into minority traditions and forgotten repertoires of Eastern Europe. Dr. Kimia Hesabi, violist and Director of Learning &amp; Engagement at National Philharmonic (DC), joins for a collaborative program that bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and Eastern European traditions. Hesabi has performed internationally and released her debut album Nem\u0101no Gaona (New Focus Recordings, 2022), dedicated to viola works by composers of the Iranian diaspora. She is a recipient of the New Music USA Creator Development Fund and has performed at NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk.\\nRaphael Rogi\u0144ski is a Polish guitarist, composer, improviser, cultural animator, and researcher of musical folklore. Educated in jazz and classical music, he expanded his studies to include musicology and ethnomusicology \u2014 a combination that fundamentally shapes both his compositional language and performance practice.\\nClosely associated with Eastern European Jewish culture and other minority traditions, Rogi\u0144ski researches forgotten musical forms and translates their meanings into contemporary artistic expression. As leader of pioneering ensembles such as Cukunft and Shofar, he has recontextualized traditional music within modern experimental frameworks.\\nHis artistic practice extends across Turkish, Bedouin, African, Georgian, Persian, Armenian, and Crimean Tatar musical traditions, often performed in collaboration with musicians from those regions. A deep engagement with classic blues guitar techniques and vintage instruments from the 1950s and 1960s informs projects such as Wovoka and Shy Albatross.\\nRogi\u0144ski\u2019s fascination with Kurpie folklore led him to collaborate with Genowefa Lenarcik, an outstanding singer of the region and daughter of the renowned folk musician Stanis\u0142aw Brzozowy. He also worked with the last musicians of the Polska Roma community, founding the ensemble Drom.\\nHis exploration of early music resulted in projects such as Bach Bleach, in which Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s works are performed on prepared guitars, and Plays Henry Purcell, reinterpreting Purcell through the aesthetic lens of 1980s Polish cold wave.\\nAt the same time, Rogi\u0144ski remains active in the international new jazz and experimental scene. His music has accompanied documentaries, animated films, theater productions, multimedia performances, and literary works. He has collaborated with directors and artists including Ma\u0142ga Kubiak, Jerzy Kalina, Pawe\u0142 Mi\u015bkiewicz, Piotr Cieplak, and Maja Korczakowska, and has created music inspired by writers such as Tadeusz R\u00f3\u017cewicz, Mieczys\u0142aw My\u015bliwski, Mieczys\u0142aw Abramowicz, and Andrzej Stasiuk.\\nHe performs primarily as a solo artist and bandleader. His ongoing projects include Shofar, Hizbut Jamm, \u017bywizna, Elik (a duo with Svitlana Nianio), and solo guitar programs.\\nRogi\u0144ski has collaborated with numerous internationally recognized musicians, including Jim White, Joe McPhee, Marylin Mazur, Michael Zerang, Frank London, Tim Sparks, Dave Rempis, Mark Sanders, Hania Rani, Miko\u0142aj Trzaska, Natalia Przybysz, Wac\u0142aw Zimpel, and many others. He regularly appears at festivals and concert venues in Poland and worldwide.\\nIn 2015, B\u00f4\u0142t Records released Raphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes African Mystic Music, which received widespread international acclaim. The album was included in The Wire magazine\u2019s annual summary (ranked 16th), marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end list. In 2024, the album was remastered and reissued by Unsound with additional material. He was nominated for the prestigious Polityka Passport Award in 2015, and again in 2016 for projects including \u017bywizna and Shy Albatross.\\nBetween 2018 and 2020, Rogi\u0144ski collaborated with the Slovenian band \u0160irom. His fascination with 1970s Senegalese culture led to the formation of Hizbut Jamm, whose debut album was released in 2024. Together with Ukrainian alternative music legend Svitlana Nianio, he founded Elik, a project dedicated to Ukrainian mythology.\\nDuring the pandemic, Rogi\u0144ski developed the solo guitar program Dobroczynne Niguny, reinterpreting mystical Jewish nigunim. In collaboration with Natalia Przybysz, he reimagines music of the 1960s and 1970s.\\nHis solo album Tal\u00e1n (Instant Classic, 2023) received highly positive reviews both in Poland and internationally. In 2024, the project expanded with the album \u017daltys, focusing on original sources of Eastern European heritage. 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Known for blending jazz, blues, and global folk traditions into deeply spiritual, meditative soundscapes, Rogi\u0144ski brings his internationally acclaimed project to Philadelphia, State College, Washington, DC, and New York. In Washington, DC at Rhizome, Rogi\u0144ski will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music, joined by violist Kimia Hesabi, work bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and contemporary performance practice.\nRaphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane &amp; Langston Hughes, originally released in 2015 on B\u00f4\u0142t Records and reissued in an expanded edition by Unsound in 2024, this landmark recording brought Rogi\u0144ski international recognition. Rather than approaching Coltrane from within the traditional jazz lineage, Rogi\u0144ski slows the compositions down, extracts their polyphonic tensions, and reshapes them into meditative, intimate soundscapes. The result is a mystical, deeply personal interpretation rooted equally in blues feeling and global folk sensibility.\nHis long-standing interest in spiritual traditions across cultures led him to the poetry of Langston Hughes, a central voice of the Harlem Renaissance and pioneer of jazz poetry. Rogi\u0144ski\u2019s interpretations frame Hughes\u2019s words within sparse, resonant guitar textures that bridge continents and histories.\nPitchfork described the album as \u201cA perfect encapsulation of his mystical, spiritual energies\u2026 channeling an ancient, ancestral current of longing.\u201d The Wire ranked the album among its annual highlights, marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end summary list.\nAt Rhizome DC, Rogi\u0144ski and Dr. Kimia Hesabi will also present original arrangements of Crimean Tatar music \u2014 part of his broader research into minority traditions and forgotten repertoires of Eastern Europe. Dr. Kimia Hesabi, violist and Director of Learning &amp; Engagement at National Philharmonic (DC), joins for a collaborative program that bridges Persian diaspora repertoire and Eastern European traditions. Hesabi has performed internationally and released her debut album Nem\u0101no Gaona (New Focus Recordings, 2022), dedicated to viola works by composers of the Iranian diaspora. She is a recipient of the New Music USA Creator Development Fund and has performed at NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk.\nRaphael Rogi\u0144ski is a Polish guitarist, composer, improviser, cultural animator, and researcher of musical folklore. Educated in jazz and classical music, he expanded his studies to include musicology and ethnomusicology \u2014 a combination that fundamentally shapes both his compositional language and performance practice.\nClosely associated with Eastern European Jewish culture and other minority traditions, Rogi\u0144ski researches forgotten musical forms and translates their meanings into contemporary artistic expression. As leader of pioneering ensembles such as Cukunft and Shofar, he has recontextualized traditional music within modern experimental frameworks.\nHis artistic practice extends across Turkish, Bedouin, African, Georgian, Persian, Armenian, and Crimean Tatar musical traditions, often performed in collaboration with musicians from those regions. A deep engagement with classic blues guitar techniques and vintage instruments from the 1950s and 1960s informs projects such as Wovoka and Shy Albatross.\nRogi\u0144ski\u2019s fascination with Kurpie folklore led him to collaborate with Genowefa Lenarcik, an outstanding singer of the region and daughter of the renowned folk musician Stanis\u0142aw Brzozowy. He also worked with the last musicians of the Polska Roma community, founding the ensemble Drom.\nHis exploration of early music resulted in projects such as Bach Bleach, in which Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s works are performed on prepared guitars, and Plays Henry Purcell, reinterpreting Purcell through the aesthetic lens of 1980s Polish cold wave.\nAt the same time, Rogi\u0144ski remains active in the international new jazz and experimental scene. His music has accompanied documentaries, animated films, theater productions, multimedia performances, and literary works. He has collaborated with directors and artists including Ma\u0142ga Kubiak, Jerzy Kalina, Pawe\u0142 Mi\u015bkiewicz, Piotr Cieplak, and Maja Korczakowska, and has created music inspired by writers such as Tadeusz R\u00f3\u017cewicz, Mieczys\u0142aw My\u015bliwski, Mieczys\u0142aw Abramowicz, and Andrzej Stasiuk.\nHe performs primarily as a solo artist and bandleader. His ongoing projects include Shofar, Hizbut Jamm, \u017bywizna, Elik (a duo with Svitlana Nianio), and solo guitar programs.\nRogi\u0144ski has collaborated with numerous internationally recognized musicians, including Jim White, Joe McPhee, Marylin Mazur, Michael Zerang, Frank London, Tim Sparks, Dave Rempis, Mark Sanders, Hania Rani, Miko\u0142aj Trzaska, Natalia Przybysz, Wac\u0142aw Zimpel, and many others. He regularly appears at festivals and concert venues in Poland and worldwide.\nIn 2015, B\u00f4\u0142t Records released Raphael Rogi\u0144ski Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes African Mystic Music, which received widespread international acclaim. The album was included in The Wire magazine\u2019s annual summary (ranked 16th), marking Rogi\u0144ski as the first Polish artist to appear in its year-end list. In 2024, the album was remastered and reissued by Unsound with additional material. He was nominated for the prestigious Polityka Passport Award in 2015, and again in 2016 for projects including \u017bywizna and Shy Albatross.\nBetween 2018 and 2020, Rogi\u0144ski collaborated with the Slovenian band \u0160irom. His fascination with 1970s Senegalese culture led to the formation of Hizbut Jamm, whose debut album was released in 2024. Together with Ukrainian alternative music legend Svitlana Nianio, he founded Elik, a project dedicated to Ukrainian mythology.\nDuring the pandemic, Rogi\u0144ski developed the solo guitar program Dobroczynne Niguny, reinterpreting mystical Jewish nigunim. In collaboration with Natalia Przybysz, he reimagines music of the 1960s and 1970s.\nHis solo album Tal\u00e1n (Instant Classic, 2023) received highly positive reviews both in Poland and internationally. In 2024, the project expanded with the album \u017daltys, focusing on original sources of Eastern European heritage. 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