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Krzysztof Popek: Estate

by Jerry D'Souza
July 11, 2009

Alto flautist Krzysztof Popek gives his music another vantage point with Estate. From Poland, Popek has long been part of a very fertile and evolving turf that included Michal Urbaniak, Tomasz Stanko and Jaroslaw Smietana. It was in this environment that Popek established himself as the leading flautist of the country. But boundaries dissolve with the craft of this musician, who plays from the depths of his soul.

One constant factor on Popek's recordings has been trumpeter Piotr Wojtasik. He ...