about
An assertive and original woman with an enormous curiosity. German-Dutch vocalist-composer Tabea Koloska moves through life with boundless energy. Yet, on stage, she is calm and welcoming, taking her audience to a space where thoughts and feelings are free to come and go with the music.
Tabea Koloska is more than just a vocalist; she is also a composer, arranger, lyricist, choir conductor, educator, group leader, and occasional pianist. She inspires, surprises, and deeply moves her audience, connecting worlds through her music. Constantly seeking to challenge herself and stretch her abilities, she creates in several projects, including the all-woman a cappella group mata, her Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace, various jazz line-ups, project choirs, and solo endeavors like her ‘Suite for the Earth’ for piano and vocals.
Raised in Dresden, Germany, Tabea was influenced by a wide array of artists from Wise Guys, Norah Jones, Vanessa Carlton, the Beatles to Bach and much more. She began exploring music through singing and making up her own songs before receiving any formal music lessons. The desire to create music that moves others deeply led Tabea from the diverse scene in Dresden via the international scene of Maastricht (where she earned her BA) to Queens College in New York City (where she completed her MA), and back to the Netherlands, where she has been based since 2023 in Rotterdam. During her studies, she immersed herself in the jazz tradition. Now, she is following her inner voice, combining her knowledge of music with the sounds that nourish her since her childhood.
Tabea’s music is pure and dreamy yet full of longing and vulnerability. Just as she moves between cultures, she effortlessly switches between languages and styles. Her free-spirited and warm-hearted voice adapts to the mood as it evolves in the moment. Her work fuses vulnerability with strength, often expressed through untypical line-ups. Expect anything from singer-songwriter pop to jazzy horn-arrangements.
Tabea is also a passionate educator. In her little home studio, she shares her knowledge, experience and passion through one-on-one lessons. Since 2023, she has been teaching music at elementary schools for ‘stichting deelstof’ and ‘Hallo Muziek’, a method inspired by the Kodály.
Her music and voice are featured on the home-recorded, mixed, and mastered album ‘Dreamers’ with Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace, as well as on the debut album ‘VIJF’ by mata. As a bandleader, she released her first album ‘Heimat’, in 2021: a collection of compositions developed during her time in Maastricht. This exploration will continue with her second album ‘Between Cultures’, a varied live recording with her NYC Sextet, set for release in spring 2025. She is also currently working on a second album with the South Korean pianist Grace Na.
Tabea is currently playing in the following line-ups:
Projects
Prayers in Jazz
In Prayers in Jazz brengt zangeres en componiste Tabea Koloska traditionele misteksten voor koor, piano en hoorn samen met hymnen en Spoken Word. Denk aan Kyrie Eleison, Gloria, Sanctus en Agnus Dei. Tussen oude melodieën en teksten door horen we improvisaties en moderne harmonieën. De muziek wordt uitgevoerd door een projectkoor o.l.v. Tabea Koloska, met muzikale begeleiding van Hanna Marieke op piano en Lucas Jansen op hoorn. Ervaar een middag vol muziek tussen hemel en aarde.
In Prayers in Jazz, vocalist and composer Tabea Koloska brings together traditional Mass texts for choir, piano and horn with hymns and Spoken Word. Think of Kyrie Eleison, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. Between ancient melodies and texts you will hear improvisations and modern harmonies. The music is performed by a project choir led by Tabea Koloska, accompanied by Hanna Marieke on piano and Lucas Jansen on horn. Experience an afternoon full of music between heaven and earth.
Tickets Maastricht // Tickets Rotterdam
mata
We are Ariane Baur, Marie Weis, Lorena Dürnholz, Marie Pack and Tabea Koloska. Five women, four or five voices and a colorful repertoire of pop/jazz songs and own compositions. With creativity, humor and sensitivity mata sings their hearts out to those who are not bound to any genre.
More information you can find on our website.
Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace
Expressing everyday situations and feelings in a creative and authentic way is at the heart of Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace's music. Their dreamy interpretations of jazz standards and original compositions feature charming melodies, narrative lyricism and natural sounds that flow together in her singing and piano playing. The music touches with a playful and flexible way of dealing with the ups and downs of life, alternating soft, sweet tones with energetic, dirty colors or full sound structures with lots of space.
Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace are the Korean pianist Grace Na and the German/Dutch vocalist Tabea Koloska. The two met while studying at the Aaron Copland School of Music, NYC and together they explore the vastness of jazz music to tell old stories anew. Their repertoire features a range of different jazz styles including swing, Latin, musical and singer-songwriter.
More information you can find on our website.
Tabea Koloska and her Sextet
Tabea Koloska and her Sextet bring together musical exploration, evocative lyricism, and improvisation. Formed in 2021 at the Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College (NYC), the group initially featured fellow students drawn to Tabea’s original compositions. After returning to the Netherlands in 2023, Tabea reassembled the Sextet with a new line-up of young, up-and-coming musicians: Femke Mooren (alto saxophone), Matteo Paggi (trombone), Miran Noh (piano), Jurriaan de Kok (double bass), and Martin Hafizi (drums).
The Sextet’s music reflects Tabea’s love for blending vulnerability with strength. Her compositions invite listeners on a journey where longing and hope intertwine, creating an emotional resonance that feels both intimate and expansive. The lyrics, in German, Dutch, English, and Japanese, are open-ended, offering space for personal interpretation, while Tabea’s voice often becomes another instrument, seamlessly blending with the horns. Improvisation lies at the heart of their performances, infusing each concert with spontaneity and vitality.
NYC line-up: vocals: Tabea Koloska • alto: Hina Oikawa • trombone: Kazuoho Murakami • piano: Wa Gao • double bass: Teresa Sanchez • drums: Fabio Rojas
Dutch line-up: vocals: Tabea Koloska • alto: Femke Mooren • trombone: Matteo Paggi • piano: Miran Noh • double bass: Jurriaan de Kok • drums: Martin Hafizi
music
Releases
videos
Tabea Koloska and her Sextet - Endless
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Jazz Duo Tabea & Grace - A Dreamer
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Tabea's Quintet - Lentezang
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mata - Nachtfrieden
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More music to listen to:
Live
2024
| 11/10 |
4pm |
Tabea's Jazz Mis |
Lutherse Kerk |
Maastricht (NL) |
| 11/17 |
4pm |
Tabea's Jazz Mis |
Waalse Kerk |
Rotterdam (NL) |
| 12/21 |
8pm |
a cappella Weihnachtskonzert with mata |
Citykirche |
Aachen (DE) |
2025
education
Sharing the knowledge I've received through my ongoing musical education is one of my biggest passions, alongside making music. Since my teenage years, I've accumulated experience teaching one-on-one lessons (children and adults), leading workshops and bands, and directing choirs - activities I never tire of. I find it incredibly inspiring to watch my students grow and learn, wether in group settings or individual lessons
Currently, I teach music at elementary schools through ‘stichting deelstof’ and ‘Hallo Muziek’ (inspired by the Kodály method). Besides that, I have free capacities for online or in-person (Rotterdam) students for regular or single lessons in German, Dutch or English.
If you're interested in taking lessons, please fill out the contact form or send an e-mail to tabea(at)koloska.net.
EPK
Download biography Tabea Koloska (EN)
Download short biography Tabea Koloska (NL, EN, DE)
Download biography Tabea Koloska and her Sextet (EN)
Download PR Prayers in Jazz (NL, EN)
Download Technical Rider Tabea Koloska and her Sextet
Download Technical Rider Tabea Koloska (solo)
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