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Adam Pieronczyk

ADAM PIERONCZYK Leading Polish jazz saxophonist, composer and band leader. One of the most interesting and creative European musicians as well as one of the greatest innovators in Polish jazz according to international press. He performs in all parts of the world and has won numerous awards. In 2019 he was named, for the 15th consecutive year, as Jazz Forum magazine's Best Soprano Saxophonist. He has been nominated 18 times for Poland's Fryderyk award (Polish Grammy) in altogether 14 categories, winning the 2 most important statuettes - Jazz Musician of The Year and Jazz Album of The Year. He served as Artistic Director for the Jazz aux Oudayas and Jazz au Chellah festivals in Rabat, Morocco (2005- 2006), Sopot Jazz Festival in Poland (2011-2015) and since 2019 - Jazz Juniors Festival in Krakow, Poland. He also composes music for theater productions

Dave Sewelson, Satoko Fujii and Tatsuya Yoshida & More

By MAURICE HOGUE

There's a definite theme of muscular sounding saxophone in this edition of One Man's Jazz: Dave Sewelson, Steve Baczkowski, Chris Pitsiokos, Massimo Magee, Tomasz Szukalski, Marty Ehrlich, Cene Resnik, David Leon, Jonas Kullhammar and Remy Alvarez can all skronk with the best of them, and they're somewhere blowing their reeds apart throughout the music in this ...

Live at NOSPR

By ADAM PIERONCZYK

Label: Jazz Sound
Released: 2019
Track listing: 1. Lettera Mancina (A. Pieronczyk/ M. Vitous) 2. Pheidipiddes (A. Pieronczyk) 3. Full Moon Sky (A. Pieronczyk) 4. Enzo And The Blue Mermaid (A. Pieronczyk ) 5. Gloria Steps (Scott LaFaro) 6. I Fall In Love Too Easily ( J. Styne) 7. Your House (A. Pieronczyk) 8. Halny ( A.Pieronczyk ) 9. Tulipan (M. Vitous) 10. Mustangi (M. Vitous) encore: 11. Gentle Giant (A. Pieronczyk/ M. Vitous)

Tomeka Reid Quartet, Piero Bittolo Bon & Ratchet Orchestra

By MAURICE HOGUE

I guess this episode could be termed a “friendly" one, as it just so happens a number of my musical friends have new releases out for sampling, so I dove right in. Toronto drummer Nick Fraser has an excellent album out with Tony Malaby and Kris Davis and they open the show. Violist Ig Henneman from ...

20 Years of One Man’s Jazz

By MAURICE HOGUE

This show marks the 20th anniversary of One Man's Jazz which began its radio journey on May 1, 1999 at CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg, eventually shifting to extraterrestrial Taint Radio in 2012. Rather than just play something from my favourite recording list for each of those twenty years (that was too easy), I decided to ...

Kraków Jazz Juniors Competition 2018

By MARTIN LONGLEY

Jazz Juniors 2018 ICE Kraków Congress Centre/Piec Art Acoustic Jazz Club Kraków, Poland November 29-December 2, 2018 In 2017, the four-day Jazz Juniors competition was merged under the banner of Hitch On, with promises of a full duality for its 2018 42nd edition. Along the way, this didn't ...

Ad-lib Orbits

By ADAM PIERONCZYK

Label: Pao Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: 1. Radio Telescope [4:30] 2. Little Tower [2:57] 3. Einstein [1:54] 4. The Freedom To Rotate [5:11] 5. The Train Stations [2:12] 6. The Ants [2:41] 7. Cyprian: The Weightless Monk [5:36] 8. Favourite Robots [4:38] 9. Two Clowns [01:54] 10. Open Range [3:57] 11. Flamenco Spell [2:39] 12. Movement [2:37] 13. Puppet [3:02] 14. The Moroccan Blue Note [2:47] 15. Short Stroll [2:40] 16. Oriental Nights [4:06]

Top 25 "Recommended" Album Reviews: 2016

By MICHAEL RICCI

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top 25 published in 2016. Local Color University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One 2014-15 by Jack Bowers Published: February 9, 2016 Blues, Ballads, and Beyond: ...

Monte Alban

By ADAM PIERONCZYK

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: The Arrival; Eye Of The Jaguar; At the Foot Of The Heavens; Aliens, Shamans, Glyphs And Ciphers; Monitoring the Earth (Building J); Monte Alban Blues; Danzantes; Departure. All music by Adam Pierończyk except #8 by Adam Pierończyk, Robert Kubiszyn & Hernán Hecht

Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases Of 2016

By DAN MCCLENAGHAN

The music keeps moving forward, evolving to higher levels. My search for the best jazz recordings of 2016 led me to these marvelous CDs. Wadada Leo SmithAmerica's National Parks Cuneiform Records Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has attempted in, the new millennium, to create his magnum opus. He may have succeeded ...