STODOLA BIG-BAND - Let's Swing Again (Polish Jazz vol.28) From the very beginning, Stodola was the big 'Jazz place' of Warsaw. The first three International Jazz Festivals "Jazz Jamboree" ('58, '59, '60) took place in Stodola. Appendix
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Studio Jazzowe P.R. Jan 'Ptaszyn' Wroblewski It would be virtually impossible to find any important Polish jazz composer or soloist who at one time or another in their career had not been involved with the Studio. Musicians, composers and soloists had a chance to test their own ideas and have them confronted and discussed in a peer-group setting. Without the Studio and without its leader, Wroblewski, Polish jazz would not be the same. Audio Clip – Magma (Zbigniew Seifert, violin solo)
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SUN SHIP - Aquarium Live no. 5 Sun Ship was one of the most interesting bands on the Polish Jazz scene of the late 70's and early 80's. The band combined young rhythm section of pianist Adzik Sendecki, bass player Vitold Rek, and drummer Marek Stach; with more matured saxophone players: Henryk Miskiewicz and Zbigniew Jaremko.
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SZILÁRD MEZEI PIANO QUARTET - Live in Magyarkanizsa (2006) Szilárd Mezei is a contemporary European violinist, violist, double bass player, composer and leader of various formations; he is perhaps the greatest hope of European jazz violin since the tragic death of Polish violin master Zbigniew Seifert in 1979. Szilárd Mezei was born February 12th, 1974 in Senta, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) as a member of the Hungarian minority in the multiethnic region of Vojvodina. He completed his violin studies in Senta and Subotica and studied composition for four years at the University of Arts in Belograd under prof. Zoran Eric. He plays contemporary improvised music, mostly performing his own compositions. As a composer, Mezei is interested in exploring the relationship between improvisation and composition (similarly to Witold Lutoslawski's aleatoric and Anthony Braxton's creative music methods), incorporating elements of jazz and authentic folk music as well. As a young musician he followed the path of B.Bartók and Gy.Szabados. Mezei is also very actively involved in composing scenic music and plays authentic Hungarian folk music on genuine folk instruments (koboz and oud). He leads the Szilárd Mezei Trio, Szilárd Mezei Quintet (/ Sextet / Septet / Octet), and plays in many formations (duo, trio, etc.) for improvising music (among others, in duet with György Szabados, and with his own orchestra MAKUZ, The Fonda/Stevens Group. This CD presents live performance of his 2006 Piano Quartet captured at Magyarkanizsa.
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SZILÁRD MEZEI PIANO QUARTET - Maszkok 1 / Masks vol. 1 (2005) Szilárd Mezei is a contemporary European violinist, violist, double bass player, composer and leader of various formations; he is perhaps the greatest hope of European jazz violin since the tragic death of Polish violin master Zbigniew Seifert in 1979. Szilárd Mezei was born February 12th, 1974 in Senta, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) as a member of the Hungarian minority in the multiethnic region of Vojvodina. He completed his violin studies in Senta and Subotica and studied composition for four years at the University of Arts in Belograd under prof. Zoran Eric. He plays contemporary improvised music, mostly performing his own compositions. As a composer, Mezei is interested in exploring the relationship between improvisation and composition (similarly to Witold Lutoslawski's aleatoric and Anthony Braxton's creative music methods), incorporating elements of jazz and authentic folk music as well. As a young musician he followed the path of B.Bartók and Gy.Szabados. Mezei is also very actively involved in composing scenic music and plays authentic Hungarian folk music on genuine folk instruments (koboz and oud). He leads the Szilárd Mezei Trio, Szilárd Mezei Quintet (/ Sextet / Septet / Octet), and plays in many formations (duo, trio, etc.) for improvising music (among others, in duet with György Szabados, and with his own orchestra MAKUZ, The Fonda/Stevens Group. This CD (part one of two) presents his 2005 Piano Quartet.
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SZILÁRD MEZEI PIANO QUARTET - Maszkok 2 / Masks vol. 2 (2005) Szilárd Mezei (http://www.szilardmezei.com) is a contemporary European violinist, violist, double bass player, composer and leader of various formations; he is perhaps the greatest hope of European jazz violin since the tragic death of Polish violin master Zbigniew Seifert in 1979. Szilárd Mezei was born February 12th, 1974 in Senta, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) as a member of the Hungarian minority in the multiethnic region of Vojvodina. He completed his violin studies in Senta and Subotica and studied composition for four years at the University of Arts in Belograd under prof. Zoran Eric. He plays contemporary improvised music, mostly performing his own compositions. As a composer, Mezei is interested in exploring the relationship between improvisation and composition (similarly to Witold Lutoslawski's aleatoric and Anthony Braxton's creative music methods), incorporating elements of jazz and authentic folk music as well. As a young musician he followed the path of B.Bartók and Gy.Szabados. Mezei is also very actively involved in composing scenic music and plays authentic Hungarian folk music on genuine folk instruments (koboz and oud). He leads the Szilárd Mezei Trio, Szilárd Mezei Quintet (/ Sextet / Septet / Octet), and plays in many formations (duo, trio, etc.) for improvising music (among others, in duet with György Szabados, and with his own orchestra MAKUZ, The Fonda/Stevens Group. This CD (part two of two) presents his 2005 Piano Quartet.
Szilard Mezei Trio - Trembling of the Puppy This CD presents Szilard Mezei's debut release balancing Braxtonesque counterpoint with folk influences in enthusiastic and explosive music.
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TAO Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo Here you can hear what Steve Lacy did mean saying that. This CD is dedicated to his memory. Even if we spent just short periods together I always kept a great memory of him in my heart: I'll always miss you, Steve. (Andrea Centazzo) Tao #3
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THE BAY R.O.V.A. / Andrea Centazzo Once again the music, though having broad spaces for improvisation, makes use of compositional structures to underline the soloist skills of the musicians, and organizes the sound situations into ensembles, trios, duets and solos. (Andrea Centazzo) O Ce Biel Cisiel Da Udin
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The Bennie Maupin Quartet - EARLY REFLECTIONS Woodwind legend Bennie Maupin, best known for his work with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, The Headhnters, and many others, follows his highly acclaimed 2006 CD Penumbra, with Early Reflections, a beautiful recording of Maupin s European quartet featuring Polish musicians including pianist Michal Tokaj, and guest vocalist Hania Rybka. Early Reflections features a brilliant new version of Maupin s classic composition, The Jewel in the Lotus.
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The Best of Polish Ethno / Folk / Smooth Jazz This special compilation from Polonia Records presents top 50 Polish Jazz bands and musicians in ethno / folk and smooth jazz categories.
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The Best of Polish Jazz A comprehensive selection from contemporary Polish jazz scene presents the most important bands and musicians of Polish Jazz now.
The Best of Polish Jazz - Polish Jazz Masters - 6-CD's box-set This beautifully realized set includes six separate CD's from Polish Jazz Masters: KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA, TOMASZ STANKO, ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI, ADAM MAKOWICZ, MICHAL URBANIAK and ANDRZEJ KURYLEWICZ.
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The Best of Polish Jazz - Polish Jazz-Rock Fusion - 6-CD's box-set This beautifully realized set includes six separate CD's from Polish Jazz Masters: MICHAL URBANIAK, WOJCIECH KAROLAK, JAREK SMIETANA, TOMASZ SZUKALSKI, CZESLAW BARTKOWSKI, KAZIMIERZ JONKISZ and the band SUN SHIP.
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The Bob Szajner Triad - Afterthoughts "Afterthoughts" is the third album in continuing set of six hours 1980 recording session from Bob Szajner TRIAD trio.
The Bob Szajner Triad - Sound Ideas Three well-versed jazz musicians congregated at a ranch house basement recording studio on Beatrice Street in Livonia Michigan to document all of my original tunes (all at that time) by performing them without rehearsals, without second takes, without any audio enhancements, and improvising solos based on the feelings created in the moment.
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The Bob Szajner Triad - The Best of Triad This disc features the late Roy Brooks on drums and Ray McKinney on bass. The collection contains a combination of earlier released albums: The Bob Szajner Triad, a 3-record set and released individually as Jazz Opus 20/40, Sound Ideas, and Afterthoughts. This is unrehearsed, live jazz played without retakes. It results in a highly improvised, spontaneous, but still very cohesive musical undertaking. Very enjoyable if you can do without fancy sound engineering and other audio enhancements. This CD is straight up acoustic jazz with some excellent solos throughout.
