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Tomasz Stanko Quintet: New York City, January 14, 2011

by Warren Allen
January 25, 2011

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 ...

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Adam Pieronczyk: Komeda: The Innocent Sorcerer

Read "Komeda: The Innocent Sorcerer" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
January 22, 2011

Polish saxophonist Adam Pieronczyk pays tribute to his to his country's jazz pioneer, Krzysztof Komeda (b.1931, d.1969), with Komeda: The Innocent Sorcerer.Pianist/composer Komeda is better known for his film work, in the United States, than for his jazz work. The title of the CD is taken from the soundtrack he composed for the 1960 ...

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: July 2-5, 2010

by Peter Walton
July 15, 2010

Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, Quebec, CanadaJuly 2-5, 2010I arrived in Montréal mid-week, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal already in high gear. Closing off six square blocks of downtown Montréal, an area commanding six major outdoor stages and several indoor theaters and concert halls, the Festival International de ...

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Various Artists: Sound Of The World Presents - Anywhere On This Road

by Bruce Lindsay
July 6, 2010

Various Artists Sound Of The World Presents: Anywhere On This Road Warner Classics & Jazz 2010 The series of compilation albums known as Sound Of The World was the brainchild of the DJ and writer Charlie Gillett. Credited with championing both Dire Straits and Ian Dury in their ...

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Tomasz Stanko: Dark Eyes

Read "Dark Eyes" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
April 12, 2010

Much of trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's output in the '00s featured the piano trio of countrymen Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz. Dark Eyes is a departure--the first recording to feature the Polish icon's new quintet with pianist Alexi Tuomarila, guitarist Jakob Bro, bassist Anders Christensen and drummer Olavi Louhivuori. Bit by bit, ...

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Tomasz Stanko: Dark Eyes

Read "Dark Eyes" reviewed by Warren Allen

by Warren Allen
March 29, 2010

Since he first caught listeners' ears in pianist and composer Krzysztof Komeda's Polish quintets of the 1960s, Tomasz Stanko has grown to be recognized as one of the most sophisticated and distinctive trumpet players in the world. His dark-hued sound and brassy screams hearken to the souls of Miles Davis and Chet Baker, while the context ...

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Zbigniew Seifert: Man of the Light

Read "Man of the Light" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
March 22, 2010

If ever a title was in need of the wider exposure it eluded when first released, it's Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert's unparalleled Man of the Light--finally seeing the light of day thanks to Promising Music's ongoing series of remastered re-releases from the German MPS label of the 1960s and '70s. Seifert's death from complications from cancer ...

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Komeda Project: Requiem

Read "Requiem" reviewed by Stuart Broomer

by Stuart Broomer
March 3, 2010

Krzysztof Komeda is a figure of immense significance in Polish jazz, in effect the musician who both gave it its original authentic voice and marked its place in the world. In the 15 years before his death in 1969, Komeda was active as bandleader and film composer, scoring films by Roman Polanski like Two Men and ...

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Komeda Project Interviewed at AAJ

February 23, 2010

Komeda Project is dedicated to the music of the great Polish composer Krzysztof Komeda. Komeda died young--days before his 38th birthday. During his relatively short life, he composed numerous film scores and jazz tunes and was responsible for the seminal album Astigmatic (Muza Records, 1965)--one of Jazzwise Magazine's “100 Jazz Albums that Shook the World." It ...