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Maciej Lewenstein: Quantum Mechanics of Polish Jazz
Maciej Lewenstein was born in 1955 in Warsaw. He is a theoretical physicist and currently an ICREA professor at Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) in Castelldefels near jny: Barcelona, Spain. He has written more than 500 scientific papers and is the recipient of many international and national prizes. Next to theoretical physics his other passion is ...
read morePolish Jazz Guitar Master Jarek Smietana Passed Away On September 2, 2013
Jaroslaw (Jarek) Smietana was born March 29, 1951 in Krakow, Poland. Jazz guitarist, composer and teacher. A graduate of Jazz and Popular Music faculty at The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Muzyczna w Katowicach).
During his successful career, Jarek Smietana has always been very active on the Polish Jazz scene. He was ...
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DKV Trio (Drake, Kessler, Vandermark): Past Present, 7-CD Limited Edition Box Set
Newest release from Not Two Records.
DKV Trio
Past Present - 7-CD's limited edition box-set.
None of this material has ever been previously released)
"The whole approach of modern artists is in this will to trap, to possess something that constantly slips away."
Alberto Giacometti
This collection of music isn't an attempt to “trap" a past that “constantly slips away" (to use ...
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"Karnas" latest album from Vocalist Grzegorz Karnas
Vocalist Grzegorz Karnas's latest album, entitled Karnas, is a one-of-a-kind mixture of 'borrowed songs' and original compositions by this outstanding alternative performer, whose creativity draws from a broad range of musical genres which, by virtue of his tremendous expressiveness, unique lyrics and exquisite playing on the part of the band, are fused into a single, coherent, ...
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Polish Jazz for Dummies: 60 Years of Jazz from Poland
Introduction
After 1945, like the rest of the Eastern and Central Europe, Poland fell under the dominance of Stalinist Russia-- and the Soviets certainly did not dig the swing!! Consequently, only certain musical forms were allowed to flourish, particularly those with folk rhythm, without syncopation. One tempo was prescribed for everybody and army marching ...
Tomasz Stanko: A Mix of Two Extremes
I've always been a mix of two extremes... The conversation with Tomasz Stanko.
This interview was conducted via phone on May 18th, 2004 by Cezary Lerski from Polish Jazz Network one month before Tomasz Stanko Quartet tour in the United States and Canada.
All About Jazz: Dear Tomasz, your music has always been for ...
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