Album release
march 2026
Quest forBeauty
A storytelling jazz concert about the search for beauty in a restless world.
Contemplative jazz, authentic spoken word and personal stories come together in an intimate and reflective performance.
The songs and spoken word pieces on the album are in English. During the concerts, Hanna Marieke shares the stories behind the music in Dutch.
Hanna Marieke is a pianist, vocalist and spoken word artist who invites listeners into a world of imagination, wonder and beauty. Her debut album Rhythms of Grace (2021) was praised as “surprisingly strong and adventurous” and introduced her sensitive musicality and imaginative approach to composition. During her master’s at Codarts Rotterdam, she developed storytelling jazz — a unique fusion of modern jazz, spoken word and personal storytelling.
With her new album Quest For Beauty, she brings this vision to life. The concert unfolds as a contemplative journey around an urgent question: where can beauty be found in a world marked by restlessness, loss and haste? Through poetic language and modern jazz textures, she invites audiences to slow down, become still and reflect, discovering a form of beauty that does not reside in perfection, but in the depths of being human.
Line-up:
Piano, vocals & spoken word: Hanna Marieke
Saxophone: Femke Mooren
Electric guitar: Leonardo Franceschini
Double bass: Anton Tuxen
Drums: Branko Valchev
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"She invites us into a poetic landscape. The quality of her music is unbelievable." – Margriet Bolding
"Her stories are dripping with wisdom." - Raphael Rodan
"She has her own style. It is special and distinctive." – Tessa Harmsen
"A young upcoming artist with literary and musical potential." – Rembrandt Frerichs
Photography: Unite Photography