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Man Of The Light: The Life And Work Of Zbigniew Seifert
by Ian Patterson
Man Of The Light: The Life And Work Of Zbigniew Seifert Aneta Norek-Skrycka 172 Pages ISBN: 978-83-938054-2-6 The Zbigniew Seifert Foundation 2016 A number of European jazz musicians stand out for having shaped the sound of the music in the past fifty years, for their virtuosity and for having ...
Euopean Jazz Conference 2016: Polish Jazz Showcases
by Ian Patterson
European Jazz Conference: Polish Jazz Showcases National Forum Of Music Wroclaw, Poland September 22-24, 2016 One of the great things about returning to Poland each time is the exposure to new jazz talent, because beyond the internationally renowned marquee names--the historic Polish greats--are a great number of outstanding artists. How ...
European Jazz Conference 2016
by Ian Patterson
European Jazz Conference 2016 National Forum of Music Wroclaw, Poland September 22-25, 2016 We have two ears and only one mouth so perhaps we should listen more than we speak. This old maxim is often credited to Hellenistic philosopher Zeno of Citrium, though who's to say he didn't ...
Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition 2016
by Martin Longley
The 2nd International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition The Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre For Music, Luslawice Manngha Museum Of Japanese Arts & Technology Kraków, Poland August 24-27, 2016 The violinist Zbigniew Seifert was one of Poland's best-known jazz players, who died tragically early, a victim of ...
I nuovi percorsi del Polish Jazz
by Angelo Leonardi
Una nuova generazione si fa avanti con determinazione sulla scena del Jazz polacco e molti trovano accoglienza nel catalogo della For-Tune. L'etichetta si propone ambiziosamente di “salvare dall'oblio i fenomeni musicali di natura eterna." Non si rivolge esclusivamente al jazz o agli artisti polacchi e il suo catalogo ospita anche lavori di William Parker, Mary Halvorson, ...
Mike Parker's Trio Theory: Alive Out There
by Mark Corroto
Fans of post-apocalyptic stories need not worry about whether they still will have rock music once the electric grids go down. That is, if we can turn the clocks back to the days when jazz musicians were rockstars. Perhaps the supposition of the band, Mike Parker's Trio Theory, is just that. Kill all the living dead, ...
Maciej Fortuna: Zośka
by Anthony Shaw
Maciej Fortuna is obviously a power to be reckoned with on the Polish music scene, as not only the founder and director of Fortuna-music and a teacher in Poznan's Academy of Music but as a leading jazz trumpeter in the country. On this disc he has invited three stalwart American musicians to join him and together ...
Barry Guy / Ken Vandermark: Occasional Poems
by John Sharpe
For British bassist Barry Guy the concert that produced this fine double disc package occurred at the end of a four day intensive residency in Krakow culminating in the premier of an ambitious new work by his Blue Shroud Band. While for Chicago reedman Ken Vandermark, the event was the final episode in two months on ...
High Definition Quartet: Bukoliki
by Glenn Astarita
Surprises abound on Poland's For-Tune Records label, reminding us of this country's well-known and important legacy within modern jazz circles. On the heels of their widely acclaimed debut Hopasa (Emarcy, 2013), the High Definition Quartet strikes again with this superfine effort that substantiates its moniker with the crystal clear audio characteristics and the musicians' strict attention ...
Mateusz Palka/Szymon Mika Quartet: Popyt
by Ian Patterson
The title of the debut album from the Polish quartet co-led by Mateusz Palka and Szymon Mika translates as “demand," reflecting the group's belief that greater melodic expression is what the modern jazz fan pines for. It follows that the six originals--and a cover of Sonny Rollins' “Airegin"--are above all tuneful, with the extended soloing, that ...
