Karolina Beimcik

Karolina Beimcik was born in Poznań, Poland. She is trained as a classical violinist and jazz singer, drawing from many other influences, including Polish and Ukrainian folk music and poetry. In addition to her Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance which she obtained at Queens College in New York City, Beimcik also earned her MA in Cultural Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz Univeristy in Poland. Her awards and accolades include the Second Prize at the New Tradition Festival with the project “Babooshki”, Grand Prix at The Niemen Non-Stop Festival, Polish Television Special Prize, Marshall of Pomerania Prize, Second Prize at The International Jazz Singers Competition in Zamosc. In July 2017 Karolina Beimcik was selected to the artist residency program Citizen Artist Incubator in Linz, Austria where she spent one intensive and transformative month that prepares 15 of Europe’s most promising artist for their vital role in global challenges. In addition to Karolina Beimcik’s special performing, composing, and arranging skills, she is respected as an author of scientific articles and reviews. She was invited as a music critic to a one of the most prestigious jazz festival in Europe, Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa (Bielsko- Biała, Poland). She writes for the Jazz Forum Magazine, the most popular jazz magazine in Europe. She received stipends from Polish Society of Authors and Composers (2014) and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2017). Karolina Beimcik: jazz & world music singer/ violinist