Anna Kamalska

Anna Kamalska is a Polish jazz singer, composer, lyricist, and pedagogue actively contributing to vocal arts and music education. She has served on the faculty of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź since 2014, teaching vocal production, song interpretation, and scat jazz improvisation. Additionally, since 2016, she has taught voice production and ear training at the Silesian Theatre's Acting School in Katowice.

• Graduate of Jazz and Popular Music Faculty at Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice
• Completed Songwriting Studies in Poznań
• PhD in Vocal Arts (2013) from Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk
• Habilitated Doctor (2019) from Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź

Her research and artistic practice focuses on jazz vocal techniques, pop culture intersections, and music pedagogy. As a scholar and artist, she bridges academic research with stage performance through her vocal miniatures and workshops. She leads the "Pop Culture Enthusiasts" research group exploring Polish jazz and pop music traditions.

With over 2,000 performances in Poland and abroad, Kamalska has collaborated with renowned artists including Krzysztof Cugowski and Beata Kozidrak. Her discography features "Scraps of Life" (2012), which formed the basis of her doctoral dissertation, and "Co Ci moge daj" (2019) released under the pseudonym ANNKA. She is also a published poet and co-founder of the Borderland Poets Club in Krosno.