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The trio is one of the brightest stars of the Polish jazz scene, recognised for their unique talent in blending tradition with contemporary sound. Marcin Wasilewski Trio is: Marcin Wasilewski, piano, (born 1975), Sławomir Kurkiewicz, double- bass, (born 1975) and Michał Miśkiewicz (born 1977) playing drums. The band combines the grand tradition of the challenging piano trio tenet and creates their own distinct sound in doing so. It is also one of the most consistently developing bands of the Polish music scene, and one that is very open to inspiration from the surrounding environment. The Marcin Wasilewski Trio is considered one of the most acclaimed and unique jazz formations of its generation, and it has garnered recognition in its native Poland as well as abroad. In 2019, the band will celebrates 25 years of playing in an unwavering squad

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Faithful

Read "Faithful" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
May 5, 2011

The Marcin Wasilewski Trio's Faithful makes its entry as one of the better albums of 2011 to date, with a selection of original titles that are melodic, highly sophisticated and thoroughly enjoyable. The piano trio--piano, bass and drums--is one of jazz's cornerstone ensembles. As such--and with perhaps thousands of albums recorded in this instrumental ...

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Faithful

Read "Faithful" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 4, 2011

In a parallel universe, it would be interesting to hear the music of a Marcin Wasilewski Trio that hadn't come under the influence of its mentor, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Without him, they surely would have become an accomplished and synergistic group. But in this universe, Wasilewski's trio began recording with their countryman on Soul of ...

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Faithful

by John Kelman
April 27, 2011

Over the course of the past decade, the members of pianist Marcin Wasilewski's trio have been growing in the public eye, first as trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's young Polish quartet on a trio of albums culminating in Lontano (ECM, 2008), and then, in the case of pianist Wasilewski and bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, through a collaboration with Manu ...

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: January

by Budd Kopman
May 18, 2008

From the first notes of the beautiful and seductive January, two things are immediately evident-- that the piano trio, now named after its pianist Marcin Wasilewski, is making a true statement of purpose, and that this recording is an arrival achieved through sound, primarily Wasilewski's rapturous sound. Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiwicz and drummer ...

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: January

by Chris May
May 9, 2008

With January, pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz step out of the benign shadow of their mentor, trumpeter Tomasz Stanko--on whose Soul Of Things (ECM, 2001), Suspended Night (ECM, 2003) and Lontano (ECM, 2005) they were featured accompanists--and confirm the mighty promise of their international solo debut, Trio (ECM, 2005).

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: January

Read "January" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 30, 2008

Listening to “The First Touch," the opening cut on the Marcin Wasilewski Trio's disc, January, is like slipping into a shimmering dream. The piano trio's sound is gentle, drifting and contemplative. Space is a factor, as is intricate three-way interplay. The music fits into the much written of “ECM Records aesthetic"--a sound not too far from ...

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Marcin Wasilewski Trio: January

by John Kelman
April 29, 2008

They've gone under a number of names but, regardless of the moniker, this Polish piano trio—first gaining international exposure with trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, with whom they still work—has been working together for fifteen years. Stanko's Soul of Things (ECM, 2001) brought them the attention they deserved, but most remarkable has been their rapid growth, with Trio ...