Jazz Articles about Bartlomiej "Brat" Oles

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Simon Rose, et al.: One Voice

by Mark Corroto
August 17, 2026

What is more American than jazz? Historians generally agree that the music was born in New Orleans, forged from African musical traditions, European harmony and Caribbean rhythms. Alongside jazz, baseball and basketball are among America's great cultural inventions. Yet today, none of these belongs solely to the United States. Japan captured the imagination of baseball fans before Venezuela won the 2026 World Baseball Classic, while the NBA has recently been defined by international stars such as Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serbia's ...

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Bartlomiej "Brat" Oles / Kenny Werner / Marcin Oles: Shadows

by Brad Glanden
November 7, 2006

According to psychologist Carl Jung, certain aspects of the personality are rarely acknowledged by the conscious mind, but make themselves known symbolically through dreams. One such manifestation, the Shadow, represents attributes that are instinctive and have been repressed. Recognizing the Shadow's presence may help bridge the gap between the Ego and the Self, leading to a greater awareness of one's creative impulses.

Pianist Kenny Werner, whose influential book Effortless Mastery is widely used as a textbook in music pedagogy, has ...