Malina Midera




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upcoming concerts

24.10.2026
SPOILR room, Copenhagen Contemporary (DK)

27.10.2026 
Bernardo Tinoco Creature Close Up - Primi, Copenhagen (DK) 

28.10.2026 
Bernardo Tinoco Creature Close Up - Galeria ZDB, Lisbon (PT)

29.10.2026 
Bernardo Tinoco Creature Close Up - Muzeu, Braga (PT)

30.10.2026 
Bernardo Tinoco Creature Close Up - Bruma Jazz, Guveia (PT) 

31.10. 2026
Bernardo Tinoco Creature Close Up - Casa De Cultura, Setubal (PT)

06.11.2026
Nana Rashid, Cairo Jazz Festival, Cairo (EGY) 

14.11.2026 
Copenhagen Conteporary, Ovum Session, Copenhagen (DK) 

24.11.20206
Movement Shaped Like A Heart w/ Flora Corbo, Copenhagen (DK) 

28.11.2026
Movement Shaped Like A Heart, Copenhagen (DK) 

11.12.2026
Organ Sound Art Festival, solo concert, Copenhagen (DK) 




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about



Malina Midera is a Polish pianist, composer, and sound artist based in Copenhagen. Her work often explores a blend between jazz, improv and electronic music. She loves photography, watching movies, and dogs. 

As a performer and recording artist, Malina has toured and performed in various European countries and released albums with many ensambles. She loves traveling and working with people.

She has also curated several art festivals, including LAAF – Łódź Abstract Art Festival 2024 (PL),  Idealistic Festival vol. 7 (DK) and Slot Art Festival 2022 and 2023 (PL).

Curently, she’s working on her debiut solo album with a premiere in 2026. 

Recent interviews:  

1. CULTURE.PL  

2. Polskie Radio Dwójka (PL) 

3. Radio 357, Na Falach Jazzu (PL) 

4. Jak być dorosłym, Dwutygodnik (PL) 




selected works


The Organ Is A Very.png 


Solo organ album

My goal with the music I composed is to renew the sound of the organ, to give it new language and context, stripping away the dust of its strong association with church music. For me, the organ is an instrument of infinite potential, both maximalist and minimalist at once, where the surrounding space itself creates an immersive experience.

Writing and playing this music taught me a lot about myself and my creative process. I realized how crucial breath is in music and how space reshapes sound. And that is precisely what this album is about: the space within ourselves that we open or close to new possibilities. The space that, for whatever reason, remains shut, and the inner world waiting for an impulse to open up before us with a new palette of colors and experiences, like the wardrobe to Narnia.

The album is inspired by late minimalism, improvised music, and ambient. It consists of ten compositions, ranging from two-minute miniatures to nine-minute forms. I like to think of it as a book filled with colorful illustrations that paint the written story in new hues. Przemysław Blejzyk Sainer played a major role in the project, bringing his craft and personal exploration of color to create the album’s artwork (with the front cover based on a photograph by Alicja Jelińska).




album release - January 2027 


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TEXTURES GIVE ME FEELINGS


The project began with my deep love for the church organ and the reel-to-reel tape recorder. I started by exploring the organ's timbre and sonic possibilities. This process gradually led me to compose, improvise, and collaborate with a string quartet bringing together musicians from Denmark, Iceland, and Poland.

The piece is about embracing textures - both within ourselves and in the world around us.


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Artwork by Julia Latko


(photos by George Chiper -Lillemark)

SOLO ORGAN WORK


A dialogue between structure and flow.  An exploration of a minimalist approach to improvisation, focusing on textures, repetition, and the playfulness of the church organ.

solo album coming soon   


MUSIC FROM PHOTOS
COPENHAGEN PHOTO FESTVIAL 2025
VÆKST PROGRAMME, REFSHALEØEN
JUNE 2025 


Interdisciplinary project that transforms photography into live acoustic music. The project encourages deep listening and explores how music can emerge from everyday surroundings.

During the festival Malina present’s a duo interpetation with a cellist Naja Soulie and perform in a Refshaleøen space in Copenhagen.


Malina Midera- tapes 
Naja Soulie - cello 



15/06/2025








MUSIC FROM PHOTOS - MALINA’S BIG BAND
_ LIVE IN KONCERTKIRKEN, COPENHAGEN (DK) 
OCTOBER, 2024



By transforming my photographic works into sound, I explore the connection between visual imagery and music. This project features a nine-piece acoustic ensemble performing a blend of composed and improvised music in a beautiful space of KoncertKirken <3


_link to the concert_





THE TINDERBOX _ SOUNDING SILENCE



Collaboration between Danish Silent Film, the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, and the Danish National Academy of Music.  

Personal take on soundtracks for a silent movie ‘The Tinderbox’.


_ watch here 




projects // bands




GERTRUDE

Some people say Gertrude was an old, mysterious woman no one had ever truly seen - a quiet presence drifting between places, gathering forgotten melodies, though no one knows where she lives, or if she ever existed at all.

Gertrude is a dream pop band whose music grows out of subtle gestures and small, song-like ideas. They move between ambient soundscapes and intimate songwriting, blending electronics, acoustic instruments, and voice into a single, breathing texture.

Nina Karpińska – vox, guitar
Franek Wicke – bass
Malina Midera – keys, guitar, vox
Liam Amner – drums





CHILDREN OF FISH



International contemporary jazz group that brings together the present, past and future through a laid-back and good-natured presence.

Their music is often described as 'happy Nordic jazz' or 'Baltic jazz,' which combines the musical traditions of Baltic countries and all those with access to it.

Malina Midera (PL) – synths, piano
Petter Asbjørnsen (NO) – bass, electronics
Jēkabs Rēders (LV) – drums, percussion  


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Contact:    children.of.fish@gmail.com


photo by Marichka, 2025





MIDI 4  


Jazz quartet that brings together nordic minimalism and the expressive tradition of Polish jazz.

The group released their debut album Cats, Dogs and Dwarfs in March 2024 on Alpaka Records (PL). 

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MALINA MIDERA & JĒKABS RĒDERS



'Bye Bye Sadness' is a new year's resolution and an exploration of the wonderful and unique sound world of two Hohner keyboards from late 1980's. All of the compositions are semi-improvised, recorded and mixed on a 4 track cassette recorder.

This release is a spontanous idea of two composers and instrumentalists - Malina Midera (PL) and Jēkabs Rēders (LV) who already work together with jazz and improvised music in a project called 'Children of Fish. This is a new take on their expression of creativity through the limitation of simple digital synthesizers and instant compositions recorded straight on a cassette as first takes. The music is unforced, playful, with a hint of Nostalgia and a laid back approach on the titles...

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EPTA


Marek Pospieszalski –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ saxophone
Maniucha Bikont –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ voice, tuba
Artur Majewski  –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ trumpet
Malina Midera –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ keys, voice
Piotr Bukowski –⁠⁠⁠⁠ guitar⁠
Olo Walicki –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ bass 
Bartek Szablowski - drums


LIVE CONCERT _Jazzowy Klub Polskiego Radia  






calendar

 
_ PAST _


2026 


23. October - Malina Midera solo - Union, Copenhagen (DK) support before Flavia Huarachi
21. October - Gertrude - Młodsza Siostra, Warszawa (PL)
20. October - Gertrude - Zinek, Poznań (PL)
19. October - Gertrude - Lang.fuhr, Gdańsk (PL)
18. October - midi 4, Studio Polskiego Radia, Warszawa (PL)
14. October - Gertrude - The Gladsone Arms, London (UK)

16. September - Malina Midera & Bernardo Tinoco,  Discracera Cerveja, São Paulo (BR)
12. September - Malina Midera & Bernardo Tinoco,  Brava, São Paulo (BR)
03. September- Malina Midera solo, Escritorio Transfusao, Rio de Janeiro (BR)


28. August - Malina Midera & Bernardo Tinoco, Audio Rebel, Rio de Janeiro (BR)
11.August -  Hey Elbow, Malmöfestivalen, Malmö  (SE)

11. July - Great Gesture, Movement Shape Like A Heart (DK)
07. July -  Vamze/ Gato/Midera -Jazz Extravaganza (DK) 

09 -10. June-  KLEIN TAKE OVER RMC, Copenhagen (DK)
06. June -  Gertrude - HUSET, Copenhagen (DK)

31. May - midi 4 - Hala Koszyki, Warszawa (PL)

24. April - Hey Elbow - Intonal 2026, Malmö (SE)
22. April Malina Midera solo - New Organ Music, Christians Kriken (DK)

13. March - Malina Midera organ solo - KoncertKirken (DK)

25. February -Marek Pospieszalski Octet & wizaualizacje Michał Szota. Galerai Sztuki Współczesnej, Nowy Sącz (PL)
19. February - Jon Sensmeier -  premiere concert, Union, Copenhagen , (DK)
15. February-  EPTA, septet Marka Pospieszalskiego, SPATiF, Warszawa (PL)
07. February - Antonio Dayyani sextet , Stengade Copenhagen (DK)
06. February - Midera / Wicke /Karpinska , RMC Vinterjazz, Copenhagen (DK)
05. February - Malina Midera & Bernardo Tinoco, RMC Vinterjazz, Copenhagen (DK)

31. January - Malina Midera & Bernardo Tinoco - Tasca De Artes, Lisbon (PT)

2025

11. December - Aar & Dag (DK): Multiple Pipes for Major Players, Organ Sound Art Festival (DK)
28. November - Marek Pospieszalski Oktet x Aukso Tychy (PL)
19. November - Antonio Dayyani Sextet , Lyngby (DK)
16. November - Malina Midera & Fred Warnby, Goteborg (SE) 
15. November - Malina Midera & Fred Warnby , Örebro (SE)

17. October - Malina Midera solo, Turkis, Aarhus DK
14.October - Antonio Dayani Sextet, Jazzy Days, Tresved (DK)
9. October - EPTA, Jazz Goes To Town , Hradec Kralove (CZ)

26. September - Idealistic Festival vol. 7 concert with Lotte Anker, Patrycja Wybrańczyk, Oskar Tomala, Irek Wojtczak, Gdańsk (PL) 
17. September - Antonio Dayani Sextet, Danske Kirken, Berlin (DE)
16. September - Antonio Dayani Sextet, Blue Note, Dresden (DE) 
14. September - Antonio Dayani Sextet, Muri (CH) 

21. August - Marek Pospieszalski EPTA, Łódź Wytwórnia (PL)  
10. August - Koncert familijny: Orkiestra Łódzkich WTZ-tów, Łódź Wytwórnia (PL)
03. August - midi 4 - OFF KATOWICE (PL)  
02. August - Children of Fish, Sopot Jazz Festvial (PL) 

31. July - midi 4, Lawendowa 8, Gdańsk (PL) 
14. July: Children of Fish, Intl Jazz Platform, Lodz (PL)
11. July : midi 4 , Copenhagen (DK)
11. July:  Children of Fish, Urban 13 (DK)
08. July: Malina Midera & Jekabs Reders ‘BYE BYE SADNESS’, Valby (DK)
17. June: Texture Give Me Feelings - Graduation Concert, RMC (DK)
15. June: Music From Photos - Malina Midera feat. Naja Soulie, Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK)

24. May: EPTA, Andrychów (PL)
17.  May: Jeff Wagner band, Copenhagen (DK)

24. April: - Malina & Ugne, Idealistic Festival  vol 7, Copenhagen (DK)
09. April: Children of Fish, H15, Copenhagen (DK)

20. February: Children of Fish, HUSET, Alborg (DK)
19. February: Children of Fish, Cafe Smaglos, Aarhus (DK)
16. February:  Children of  Fish, Sunday Sessions KoncertKirken, Copenhagen (DK)
31. January: Eigil Pock-Steen Jorgensen, Vinterjazz, RMC (DK)
31. January: Midera/Sensmeier duo, Mellemrummmet, Copenhagen (DK)

2024
4. December : Malina Midera solo, Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultruy, Gdańsk (PL)
15. November: Children of Fish, Kruttverket, Oslo (NO)
11. November: Children of Fish, Salt, Oslo (NO)

27. October: Music From Photos, KoncertKirken, Copenhgagen (DK)
26. October: Antonio Dayyani Sextet , Jazz Struer  (DK)
24. October : Kølsters,  Copenhagen (DK)
12. October : Cowboy Bebop  & Sinfonietta Cravovia, Kraków (PL)
6. October: Malina Midera solo, LAAF  Łódź (PL)
5. October: Baliński/Midera/Tarwid, LAAF  Łódź (PL)
4. October: KEFIR KEFIR , LAAF  Łódź (PL)

31. August : Children of Fish - TBA
28. August: Children of Fish - SPATiF, Warsaw (PL)
27. August : Children of  Fish - Punctum, Prague (CZ)
26. August : Children of Fish  - Music Lab, Brno (CZ)
02. August : KLAWO - Off Festival, Katowice (PL)

26. July: KLAWO - Zaiafet Pe Luna  (RO)
13. July:  KEFIR KEFIR - Mellemrummet, København (DK)
10. July: Children of Fish  -København (DK)
07. July: KLAWO - Jazz in The Park, Cluj Napoca (RO)

27. June: KLAWO - Fusion  Fest (DE)
25. June - KLAWO - Mladiladi fest , Prague (CZ)
23. June: KLAWO - Tauron, Katowice  (PL)
08. June: midi 4 - TransPort Literacki Kołobrzeg (PL)

18. May: Malina Midera piano solo - Fundacja Palma, Jaśkowa Dolina 4/11, Gdańsk  (PL)
21.  April: Children Of Fish concert during Østerpearle plader showcase, København V (DK)
14. March: midi 4 on Jazz Jantar, Gdansk (PL)

8. February: Children of Fish - RMC Vinterjazz, Kobenhavn (DK)
1.  February: Children Of Fish - Amager Records, Kobenhavn S (DK)
19. January: KLAWO - ESNS Showcase, Groningen (NL)

2023

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                    booking and any inquires :)                  malina.midera@gmail.com




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