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Tomasz Stańko

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Tomasz Stanko was 20 and a graduate of the Cracow Music Academy when he formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with pianist Adam Makowicz in 1962. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman and the innovations of Coltrane, Miles Davis and George Russell, the group is often cited by music historians as the first European group to play free jazz, but for the trumpeter its importance was eclipsed by the invitation to join Krzystof Komeda's quintet the following year. Stanko has acknowledged that much of his subsequent musical direction and his own compositional style was influenced by Komeda. The lyricism, the feeling of playing only the essential, the approach to structure, to asymmetry, many harmonic details. Stanko toured for five years with Komeda, appeared on 11 albums with him, and also made contributions to all of the films scores that Komeda realized in Poland.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alex Ventling, Rafał Jackiewicz, Greg Foat, Out Of/Into & More

Read "Alex Ventling, Rafał Jackiewicz, Greg Foat, Out Of/Into & More" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


It's time to say goodbye to the old year--not by recapping 2025, but by finally wrapping up our roundup of last year's standout new releases. The first New Year's edition of the show (episode 121) will focus primarily on December premieres, with a handful of overlooked gems from the autumn slipping in as well. This time, ...

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Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

Read "I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

Album

The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1

Label: April Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: One O’clock Junk; Before the Rain; Circles; Dark Eyes of Martha Hirsch; The Bridge that Broke on a Blue Monday.

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Article: Album Review

Michael Sarian: Live at Cliff Bell's - Vol. II

Read "Live at Cliff Bell's - Vol. II" reviewed by Troy Dostert


There was no reason whatsoever for listeners who enjoyed trumpeter Michael Sarian's terrific 2024 release, Live at Cliff Bell's (Shifting Paradigm Records), to feel short--changed.  Capturing all the energy and excitement of a first-rate performance at the renowned Detroit jazz club from the previous year, the album traversed a wide spectrum of emotional registers and displayed ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Thomas Morgan, Trio of Bloom & Monk

Read "Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Thomas Morgan, Trio of Bloom & Monk" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


There's a bit of a celebratory tilt to this episode of One Man's Jazz as Boston's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble led by saxophonist Ken Field hits the 35-year mark with the release of Serpentine, the Dutch powerhouse Spinifex marks its 20th year of originality with the upcoming Maximus, and the whole jazz world celebrates the October 10th ...

Article: Live Review

Dieci giorni di concerti alla Casa del Jazz: Summertime 2025

Read "Dieci giorni di concerti alla Casa del Jazz: Summertime 2025" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


Summertime 2025 Casa del Jazz Roma 13-21 luglio 2025 Per festeggiare i 20 anni dalla sua inaugurazione come uno dei più importanti spazi per il jazz a Roma, il programma di concerti estivi alla Casa del Jazz, denominato quest'anno Summertime 2025, è stato particolarmente ricco, allungandosi su oltre due mesi ...

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News: Festival

Polish Jazz Titans Assemble in London

Polish Jazz Titans Assemble in London

Why put on the first-ever Polish Jazz Festival in London, and why now? After all, London is already well supplied with fine British-Polish jazzers like the guitarist Artie Zaitz and saxophonist Emma Rawicz. Not only that, but the West London venue Jazz Cafe Posk—based in the Polish cultural centre—has been running jazz gigs for years.

Article: Album Review

Julia Hülsmann Quartet: Under the Surface

Read "Under the Surface" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Tre quarti d'ora di musica suddivisa in dieci brani, con atmosfere mutevoli che convergono verso la title track e nel corso dei quali il rodato quartetto della pianista tedesca si allarga più volte a quintetto, ospitando la norvegese Ildegunn Øiseth: questo in estrema sintesi l'ultimo lavoro di Julia Hülsmann, ormai una delle figure di spicco dell'etichetta ...


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