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Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6, 2013
by Jakob Baekgaard
Tomasz Stańko New York QuartetCopenhagen JazzhouseCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 6, 2013 In the 1960s, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko emerged as a major talent on the European jazz scene. His unique musical voice was recognized by his legendary countryman, pianist Krzysztof Komeda, who enlisted him to be part of his groundbreaking masterpiece Astigmatic (Muza, 1966). Later, Stańko paid homage to his mentor on Litania: The Music of Krzysztof Komeda (ECM, 1997), and even today Komeda's spirit looms ...
Continue ReadingTomasz Stanko New York Quartet at Birdland
by Tyran Grillo
Tomasz Stańko New York QuartetWisława Release PartyBirdlandNew York, NYMarch 29, 2013 “Assassins" might not have been the first description that came to mind when Tomasz Stańko and his young new allies took to the stage, but they proved no less calculating when they deployed the selfsame tune off Wisława (ECM, 2013) to close a balmy Friday night set at Birdland. His double album takes its inspiration from poet Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012), whose words and ...
Continue ReadingWislawa
by John Kelman
Since returning to the ECM fold in 1994 to record Matka Joanna (1995), Tomasz Stańko has virtually rebooted a career that demonstrated significant promise back in the 1970s, when he released Balladyna (1976) for the label, and worked with others including Finnish drummer Edward Vesala and American bassist Gary Peacock. The Polish trumpeter was far from dormant in the period between 1981 and 1994, releasing a slew of recordings in Poland, but none--with the exception Bluish (Power Bros, 1992) and ...
Continue ReadingTomasz Stanko New York Quartet: Wislawa
by AAJ Italy Staff
Inciso a New York nel giugno scorso, questo nuovo lavoro del settantenne trombettista polacco è stato concepito in memoria della poetessa, sua connazionale, Wislawa Symborska, scomparsa il 1° febbraio 2012 e, fra le tante cose, Pemio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1996. Il quartetto che lo firma è quello classico, con piano, basso e batteria, però con nomi nuovi rispetto a un più o meno recente passato. Ampiamente note sono anche le coordinate estetiche lungo le quali il doppio album ...
Continue ReadingTomasz Stanko Quintet: New York City, January 14, 2011
by Warren Allen
Tomasz Stanko Quintet with Chris PotterJazz StandardNew York, NYJanuary 14, 2011 Polish trumpet legend Tomasz Stanko has long had a close relationship with New York City. One of the first great jazz musicians to come out of Eastern Europe in the late 1970s, Stanko today splits his time between Warsaw and New York. But even from his first free jazz efforts with the great Krzysztof Komeda through his sparse, melodic releases on the German ...
Continue ReadingTomasz Stanko Quartet: Dark Eyes
by Ian Patterson
As a trumpeter, Tomasz Stanko clearly owes a debt to Miles Davis; yet, after four decades making some of the most arresting small ensemble jazz music in Europe, the Polish veteran perhaps deserves to be considered in the same category as the iconic legend. As a trumpeter, composer and leader, Stanko has few peers, past or present. Dark Eyes introduces Stanko's exciting new band after three wonderful recordings with pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slavomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz, and ...
Continue ReadingTomasz Stanko Quintet at Birdland, April 18, 2010
by Ernest Barteldes
Tomasz Stanko Quintet Birdland New York, New York April 18, 2010
The legendary Polish trumpeter took to the stage at New York's Birdland backed by his new band comprising Olavi Louhivuori (drums), Jakob Bro (guitar), Alexi Tuomarila (piano) and Anders Christensen (bass). The set, which featured music mostly from Stanko's recent Dark Eyes (ECM, 2009), proved to be a departure from the kind of material from his previous discs. Gone ...
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