New Improvised European Jazz A.D. 2007
Band's website:
http://www.myspace.com/bronekszalanski
(check audio, pictures, news and more...)
Tracks:
1. Introduction 3:51
2. Liberum Veto 4:33
3. The Journey 9:23
4. Mountain Fish 5:55
5. Ciszza 1:49
6. Akademia 1:24
7. The Return 8:45
8. Thruths and Lies of the Preacher 6:46
total time: 40:17
Performed by:
Bronislaw Szalanski - baritone , tenor , alto saxophone
Hubert Zemler - drums , perc.
Roman Slefarski - drums
Recorded:
Robmuze, Warsaw Poland
About:
BRONISLAW SZALANSKI has moved around quite a bit, and you can tell by the
variety of his releases. His career began in Poland, and between 1996 and 2000
he performed on Jazz Radio Big Band, the International Jazz Festival in Olsztyn,
the International Jazz Gold Meeting in Llawa, with Polish jazz great Jan Plaszyn
Wroblewski at his 40th anniversary show, and he came in third at the Jazz
Juniors’ 24th International Competition. He also composed and performed original
music for Nieboska komedia,a theatrical production by Not Gods Comedy performed
at the Kwadrat Theatre in Warsaw. He spent 2000 in Germany, where he played a
national tour with B Shop (a project he started in 1998) and at the Jazz Garden
Festival in Frankfurt, Germany with Dr. Burkard Kunkel on bass clarinet. In 2001
he moved to Chicago, where he performed at various venues,including Andy’s, The
Green Mill, Weeds with The Temple Triofeaturing R.J. Temple on guitar and Howard
Davis on drums,and at Some Like It Black with Mel Davis on drums. He returned to
Poland in 2002 to record soundtracks to three Polish films;Podskora¸Cubic, and
Plaza. He moved to Ireland the following year, where he performed in Sligoat the
Solo Festival and in Dublin at the Spiegel Tent fest with Kai Little Big Band.
That same year he recorded and produced a self-titled CD in Polandwith the
Bronislaw Szalanski Electric, featuring Konrad Zemler on guitar and Hubert
Zemler on drums. In 2004 he explored funkier territory with Ireland’s New Colour
Soul, with whom he recorded Life’s A Party and went on a 25-date nationwide
tour, achieved chart success and appeared on RTE 2’s ID+, The Dave Fanning show,
and FM104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock. He also formed The Bronek Szalanski Trio
with Justin Carol on electric organ and drummer Sean Carpio. The following year
was a busy one, as it saw Szalanski performing with reggae band Alligator at the
Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire, experimental laptop duo Double
Adaptor at Live at the Village Vanguard, and the Dirty Jazz Band at the Open
Jazz Festival; forming the Bronek Szalanski Dublin Project with bassist Dave
Redmond and drummer Sean Carpio and continuing with New Colour Soul, who
received a Meteor Music Award nomination for Best New Irish Band. He is
currently living and playing in Barcelona and just released new album with the
Bronek Szalanksi Trio, now a two-drummer outfit featuring Hubert Zemler and
Roman Slefarski. HUBERT ZEMLER graduated from Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw
with a Masters Degree in Percussion In ear 2004. Performed with : Polish
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk, Elmer Berenstein,
Jacek Kasprzyk and Jan Krenz, Sinfonia Varsovia, Polish Radio Orchestra. Jazz
Projects : Bronislaw Szalanski, Wojciech Staroniewicz, Helgo Lien, Adam
Pieronczyk, Dominik Bukowski, Lukasz Poprawski, Jacek Namyslowski, Rej Caballo "Calle
Sol", Mukatam Quartet (promotional tour of Syrian, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon).
Festival Performances : Polish Jazz Pianists Fest. "Kalisz", Pomorska Jesien
Jazzowa, Jazz Forum Fest. Warsaw Old Town Jazz Fest.Jazz Garden Frankfurt ROMAN
SLEFARSKI was born 7th of February 1977. Drummer, Actor, Performer. Graduated
Chopin School of Music (jazz and popular music) in 2000, taught by Czeslaw "Maly"
Bartkowski. Winner of "Jazz nad Odra 1996"Competition, receiving title "New Face
of Polish Jazz". He performed with : Charles Gayle, Burkard Kunkel, Bronislaw
Szalanski, John Schroder, Tomasz Szukalski, Jan Skowron, Michal Tokaj, Recorded
with :"Tria", "Crush", "Trawnik","Meritum".
