Results for "Michal Urbaniak"

Michal Urbaniak

A Nostalgic Journey With Fusion From The '70s

by Len Davis
January 6, 2023

A nostalgic journey to the '70s with Herbie Hancock, Brand X, Soft Machine, Gong, The Eleventh House Larry Coryell, Michal Urbaniak, Brecker Brothers, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham and Jean-Luc Ponty.PlaylistHerbie Hancock “Sansho Shima" from Secrets (Record Label) 00:00Brand X “Malaga Virgen" from Livestock (Charisma) 05:39Soft Machine “Out Of Season" from Softs (Harvest) 11:24Gong “Boring" ...

Tomasz Stańko: Desperado, An Autobiography

by Ian Patterson
September 30, 2022

Tomasz Stańko: Desperado, An Autobiography Tomas Stańko with Rafał Księżyk 358 Pages ISBN-13 978 180050 2222 Equinox Publishing 2022 Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko packed a lot into his 76 years before succumbing to lung cancer in 2018. A lot of music, most of it of lasting value, and a ...

Sylwester Ostrowski: la musica come celebrazione della vita

by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
November 8, 2021

Il sassofonista polacco Sylwester Ostrowski non è solo un brillante musicista e produttore, ma anche un promotore culturale di grande successo. In particolare, è fondatore e organizzatore dello Szczecin Jazz Festival, un evento che si svolge nella sua città natale in Polonia. Nel momento in cui Ostrowski ha ripreso a suonare dal vivo in tutta Europa ...

Sylwester Ostrowski: Music As A Celebration Of Life

by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
September 19, 2021

Polish saxophonist Sylwester Ostrowski is not only a brilliant musician and producer, but an equally successful cultural promoter. In particular, he is the founder and organizer of the Szczecin Jazz Festival, a celebrated festival he organizes in his native city. As soon as he hit the road after the hiatus forced by the pandemic, we had ...

Greg Koch, Shane Theriot, Oz Noy, Jeff richman

by Len Davis
September 19, 2021

Some bluesy sounds from Greg Koch, Shane Theriot and Oz Noy, with some jazzy sounds. We finish with classic music from the '70s with Michal Urbaniak and The Brecker Brothers.Playlist Greg Koch “2.65" from Strat's Got your Tongue (Groovyard) 00:00 Shane Theriot “Big Wig" from Still Motion (Shose) 06:38 Oz Noy “Outerlook" from Snapdragon ...

Classic '70s Fusion

by Len Davis
April 23, 2021

This week we visit the '70's for some classic fusion from Alphonse Mouzon, Michal Urbaniak as well as a couple of fairly obscure gems from Europe. Playlist Alphonse Mouzon “Nightmare" from In Search Of A Dream (MPS) 00:00 Michal Urbaniak “Deep Mountain" from Fusion (Columbia) 14:01 Isotope “Deep End" from Deep End (Gull) 22:13 ...

Instrumental Duos

by Karl Ackermann
April 20, 2021

The early days of jazz were not always harmonious. Converted dance orchestras often sounded like unbalanced acoustic junkyards; a single violin, cornet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, drums, banjo, and piano, all fighting for attention. The piano was meant to be the glue holding the shrill and boisterous elements together. In 1921 a prodigy pianist named Zez Confrey ...

Komeda: A Private Life In Jazz

by Ian Patterson
October 29, 2020

Komeda: A Private Life In Jazz Magdalena Grzebałkowska 456 Pages ISBN: 978 1 78179 945 1 Equinox Publishing2020 That it has taken over fifty years for the first English-language biography of Krzysztof Komeda to appear reflects the pianist/composer's underground status outside his native Poland. Yet no history of European ...

Noah Haidu ricorda Kenny Kirkland

by Angelo Leonardi
October 5, 2020

Kenny Kirkland era chiamato dagli amici Doctone (ovvero Doctor of Tone) ed è questo il titolo del progetto multimediale elaborato dal pianista Noah Haidu a più di vent'anni dalla scomparsa. Un ricco tributo della Sunnyside Records consistente in un libro d'interviste, un film documentario e un album di suoi brani eseguiti da Haidu con Todd Coolman ...