Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio
For over 20 years, British saxophonist Tim Garland has been celebrating acclaimed success on jazz stages around the world in a trio with Pat Metheny pianist Gwilym Simcock and Israeli-born soft-machine drummer Asaf Sirkis. Garland played for 17 years with Chick Corea, who described him as a "unique genius". His virtuosity, his unique sound and his ability to build bridges to European classical music made him one of the most outstanding musicians on the British music scene.
A breathtaking live concert in the Sendesaal in Bremen during Jazzahead 2025 awakened an unconditional desire to invite the Lighthouse Trio to the Görlitz Jazztage. They succeeded, and so the three musicians will do what Tim Garland describes as follows in the Rabryka hall in Görlitz: "Just like a base jumper jumps off a cliff and embarks on the adventure of the journey through the air, we leave the safety of composition and entrust ourselves to improvisation".

"Few world-class jazz improvisers are comparably imaginative composers, but the British reeds player Tim Garland is that rarity." - The Guardian

Tim Garland
Gwilym Simcock
Asaf Sirkis

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Kinga Głyk
The bass. For Kinga Glyk, the best instrument in the world. Her idol: Jaco Pastorius. For her, the best bassist there ever was. When it comes to herself, she is modest. Yet in recent years she has undergone a sensational development to become one of the most renowned jazz bassists. On stage, she lets her bass tell stories with unrivalled skill and nonchalance. Subtle and penetrating, rich in nuance and strong in groove at the same time, she stages emotions. They immediately connect with Kinga Glyk's listeners, create their own stories and reflect the personality of the young woman with the huge talent. Together with her international band and Michael League (Snarky Puppy) as co-producer, she created songs of intoxicating intensity on her latest album "Real Life" in 2024. Kinga and her instrument form an almost symbiotic unit, setting the tone between lead and rhythm, carried by catchy melodies and a bouncy groove.

"Never before has the signature of this generational talent been heard as unmistakably as here." (jazz-fun)

Kinga Głyk
Greg Clark Jr.
Paweł Tomaszewski
Hailey Niswanger

Rabryka

Conrad-Schiedt-Straße 23

02826 Görlitz