Angelika Niescier (* 1970 in Szczecin, Poland) is a German jazz musician (soprano and alto saxophone, composition) and bandleader of Polish origin.

Angelika Niescier is one of the outstanding musicians who have been redefining the contours of the European jazz scene for some time - an artist on a mission, with boundless energy, a rich palette of colors and virtuoso technique. Born in Poland, she now lives in Cologne and studied at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. As a bandleader and composer, she has received some of the most prestigious awards such as the Albert Mangelsdorff Prize, the Echo Jazz, twice the Quarterly Prize of the German Record Critics and was the first "Improviser in Residence " in Moers (Germany), as well as residencies in Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City and Tarabya (Turkey). She also works/s for radio and television stations such as Bayrischer Rundfunk, WDR, radio bremen, SWR and HR as well as RBB.

As an internationally acclaimed musician, she has toured countless countries, performing her music at renowned festivals such as the Winter Jazzfest New York, unerhört! Zurich Jazz Festival, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Jazzfestival Berlin, Jazzfestival Molde, Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie Berlin and Philharmonie Essen. She represents her country musically in various settings around the world.

She works/s with some of the big names of the international music scene such as Joachim Kühn, Tyshawn Sorey, Kris Davis, Gerry Hemingway, Nasheet Waits, Jim Black, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ralph Alessi, Ernie Watts, IIro Rantala, Gerald Cleaver to name a few.

Angelika Niescier has an unbridled desire for artistic development and exchange that makes her musical journey rich in inspiring encounters and leads to works for and collaborations with dance, orchestra and choir, film and theater.