“Monk, My Dear” is a project co-initiated by the National Centre for Culture, inspired by the works of one of the greatest pianists, composers, and innovators of jazz, Thelonious Monk. This music dissolves the sense of time, transporting creators and listeners alike into the vastness of a dark firmament.

The recordings feature eight musicians: Maja Laura (arrangements, compositions, piano, synth), Teo Olter (drums), Kamila Drabek (double bass), Krzysztof Hadrych (electric guitar), Łukasz Korybalski (trumpet), Jakub Klemensiewicz (baritone saxophone), Krzysztof Kuśmierek (tenor saxophone), and Dominik Strycharski (flutes).

“Monk, My Dear” is a project co-initiated by the National Centre for Culture, inspired by the works of one of the greatest pianists, composers, and innovators of jazz, Thelonious Monk. This music dissolves the sense of time, transporting creators and listeners alike into the vastness of a dark firmament.

The recordings feature eight musicians: Maja Laura (arrangements, compositions, piano, synth), Teo Olter (drums), Kamila Drabek (double bass), Krzysztof Hadrych (electric guitar), Łukasz Korybalski (trumpet), Jakub Klemensiewicz (baritone saxophone), Krzysztof Kuśmierek (tenor saxophone), and Dominik Strycharski (flutes).

Debiutancka płyta Mai Laury (2022).
Maja Laura’s debut album (2022).
“Co się wyprawia w takim „Left” i czego można się spodziewać od artystki, która tak zaczyna?!! (…) Nie wiem, czy pojawi się w tym roku lepszy debiut. Nie sądzę…" - Jarosław Szubrycht, Gazeta Wyborcza
“What goes into a “Left” like this and what can you expect from an artist who starts out like this!!! (…) I don’t know if there will be a better debut this year. I don’t think so…” - Jarosław Szubrycht, Gazeta Wyborcza
Maja Laura Jaryczewska - music, piano, vox, drum machine, electronics, synth, recordings
Maciej Cieślak - drums, electronics, recordings, mix
Piotr Pawlak - mastering
Bardo (skt. antarabhawa; tyb. བར་དོ་, Wylie: bar do) – w dosłownym tłumaczeniu stan pośredni (…) każdy przejściowy stan egzystencji: życie, medytacja, sen, śmierć.

Bardo (Sanskrit: antarābhava, Classical Tibetan: བར་དོ་ Wylie: bar do) literally translated intermediate state (…) any temporary state of existence: life, meditation, sleep, death. © 2022 Maja Laura Records

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T LIKE “PRETTY SONGS”. The big star burns us all - some slowly, others violently. The Red Sun EP is an album about alienation and longing for closeness, about trying to escape the cold. It’s not jazz, it’s not pop - it’s an experiment. The recordings involve a trio: Maja Laura (vocals, synth, piano), Monia Muc (saxophone) and an anonymous drummer. Production - Maja Laura and Igor Nikiforow, recording and mixing - Igor Nikiforow (Studio Dwa Domy), mastering - Piotr Pawlak.