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Angelika Niescier

Angelika Niescier is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and improviser whose projects connect German and American creative-jazz communities.

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Career Overview

About Angelika Niescier

Niescier’s official biography identifies a saxophonist and composer working through leader groups, commissioned music, and international collaborations. It documents the continuity of her own writing while distinguishing German ensembles from projects developed with American improvisers.[1]

The artist-authorized and Intakt catalogs trace recordings from sublim through New York Trio, Beyond Dragons, and Chicago Tapes. Those releases show changing ensembles and collaborators rather than a single fixed band identity.[1][2]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

Angelika Niescier leader groups

Niescier’s official biography documents several ensemble configurations built around her compositions.[1]

Leader, alto saxophonist, and composer

New York Trio

The trio provides a dedicated setting for Niescier’s transatlantic collaboration with American improvisers.[2]

Saxophonist, composer, and co-leader

Chicago Tapes

The Intakt edition documents a separate Chicago collaboration rather than presenting it as the New York Trio.[2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2015

Now

Leader, saxophonist, and composer

The artist-authorized edition presents a complete leader program centered on Niescier’s writing and alto saxophone.[1]

Release details

2019 · Intakt Records

New York Trio

Leader, alto saxophonist, and composer

The recording establishes the specific trio project in the Intakt portion of Niescier’s catalog.[2]

Release details

2026 · Intakt Records

Chicago Tapes

Saxophonist, composer, and co-leader

The later release documents Niescier in a Chicago-based collaborative ensemble with its own repertory.[2]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Angelika Niescier on Intakt

Stream label-authorized New York, Chicago, and collaborative recordings featuring Niescier.

Chicago Tapes

Open the complete Intakt edition of Niescier’s Chicago collaboration.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

No current Jazz DateBook dates are listed for Angelika Niescier. The career guide remains available while the calendar changes.

Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography and project history

    Angelika Niescier

  2. [2] Label-authorized recording catalog

    Intakt Records