Tomek Sowinski and Collective Improvisation Group Illustration
Tomasz Sowinski's new album surprises every time you listen to it. First, the formula is perfectly planned (no surprises here - compositions and interpretations are planed to the smallest details). Second - the sound of the band is amazing and very unusual: the brass section dominates, the flutes and marimba link the music to its inspiration: the music of Central and South America. In summary Contemporary European Jazz at its best!
Tracks: 1. While it's Raining [05:14] PLAY THIS TRACK 2. The Song of the Mammoth [07:43] 3. Breath of Wind [03:26] 4. A Message from the Mountains [06:59] 5. Dawning [06:02] 6. Rhythming [04:20] 7. Impressions [04:31] 8. Night at Dawn [05:19] 9. Prayer for Peace [08:02]
Line-up: Irek Wojtczak - tenor and soprano sax, clarinet, flute, voice Darek Herbasz - tenor and baritone sax, flute, voice Piotr Mania - piano (5, 8), flute, voice (2) Tomasz Sowinski - percussions, flute, voice Adam Zuchowski - bass, flute, voice Marcin Gawdzis - trumpet, voice Jacek Namyslowski - trombone Dominik Bukowski - marimba Slawek Jaskulke - piano (1, 4, 6, 7)
Recorded: night 18, 19 July 2005 at loft in New Port in Gdansk, Poland / night 8, 9 February 2006 and night 14, 15 June 2006 at the Philharmonic Chamber Hall Olowianka, Gdansk, Poland
About: Tomek Sowinski was born 17th September 1970 in Rzeszow. Since youth he was surrounded with music (father Ludwik Sowinski- oboe player). When he finished 7 he started to take lessons of percussion and piano. In 1989 he finished musical high school and in 1995 graduated in Musical Academy in Gdansk in a class of percussion.
After graduation he went in for jazz music. In 1998 fate brought him together with Maciej Sika?a. In his band Tomek gained his first jazz experience. In 1998-2007 he was a member of formations: Maciej Sikala Trio i Quartet Wojciech Staroniewicz- Hand Made Emil Kowalski Quintet Leszek Mozdzer Trio S?awek Jaskulke Trio Maciej Sikala- Piotr Wojtasik Quartet Sopot Hamburg Jazz Quintet
He played with: Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski Janusz Muniak Wojciech Karolak Jerzy Dudus Matuszkiewicz Piotr Cieslikowski Milosc (Love)
Nowadays he is playing also with: Irek Wojtczak Quartet Piotr Mania Trio Przemek Dyakowski Quintet
Since 2005 he is a professor on Study of Jazz and Entertainment Music in Musical Academy in Gdansk. On December 2006 his first authoring album appeared (Tomek Sowinski and the Collective Improvisation Group- Illustration), which is a summing-up of his musical experiences and at the same time his own musical expression. Tomek invited to this project musicians from Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot, but not only, with whom he is tied in a great friendship.
