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Confusion Project: IDENTITY
by Acacia Grace
What does it sound like when a jazz trio looks to its own cultural roots to define where it is going next? For Polish trio Confusion Project, the answer is Identity-an expansive, cinematic project that brings contemporary jazz together with fusion, progressive elements, and the rhythmic character of the Polish mazurka. The trio consists of Michal Ciesielski on piano, Piotr Gierszewski on bass, and Adam Golicki on drums. They have spent more than a decade developing their musical language, and with ...
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by Mike Jurkovic
Pianist Michal Ciesielski's and bassist Piotr Gierszewski's explorations of early to mid-period Pat Metheny are skilled and engaging--and there's more subversion afoot with the visceral approach of drummer Adam Golicki, who muscles the seven tracks from start to finish. He shapes them, breaks them, realigns and possibly takes them where they weren't intended to go. It makes for a real good listen. Recorded in early October 2020 in Gdańsk, Last is the fourth disc by the Polish ...
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