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Jazztopad 2014

by Henning Bolte
December 8, 2014

Jazztopad 2014 Wroclaw November 19-22, 2014 The city of Wroclaw by the Odra river in the southwest of Poland has occupied a pre-eminent position throughout its long turbulent history, and it still does. The Wroclaw way Wroclaw's Jazztopad festival is a relatively young one. This applies to the ...

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Maciej Garbowski - Ivann Cruz Quartet: Rashomon Effect

Read "Rashomon Effect" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
June 7, 2014

This pan-European quartet was formed after French guitarist Ivann Cruz and Polish double bassist Maciej Garbowski, a frequent collaborator of saxophonist Maciej Obara and Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal, met in 2010 in the JazzPlaysEurope project. The two decided to continue working together. They surrounded themselves with Cruz partners in the Lille- based musicians Muzzix collective, drummer ...

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Obara International: Live at Manggha

Read "Live at Manggha" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
April 25, 2014

The sophomore release of Polish-Norwegian quartet Obara International, led by rising Polish alto saxophonist Maciej Obara, solidifies his affinity with cool Nordic jazz. The group is not only the powerful rhythm section of resourceful Norwegians--double bassist Ole Morten Vågan and drummer Gard Nilssen. Lush phrasing by Obara himself and emphatic, profound interplay rounded out by the ...

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Moers Festival: Moers, Germany, May 17-20, 2013

by Henning Bolte
June 5, 2013

Moers Festival 2013Moers, GermanyMay 17-19, 2013The internationally renowned Moers Festival again arrived at a turning point, with its 42nd edition. It was the last edition with the famous blue marquee in the vast Castle-park of the city of Moers. Next year, the festival will continue in a reconstructed solid hall, an old covered ...

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Trio+2 – Live in Katowice

By Maciej Obara

Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. In the Whitecage; 02. Fast; 03. For Us; 04. Mandala; 05. The River Po; 06. Morbid.

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The Fonda - Stevens Group: Trio+2 – Live in Katowice

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

Questo live polacco dell'autunno 2009 ci regala un'istantanea particolarmente densa, corporea, vitalistica, del gruppo diretto dalla premiata ditta Fonda-Stevens. Gli impasti che si vengono a generare coi due sassofoni (o ance più in generale) di Wojtczak e Obara determinano percorsi affermativi, energetici, per ampi tratti più leggibili di quelli a cui la coppia ci ha abituati ...

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