This CD consists of all complete tracks to "Balladyna" theatre play by Juliusz Slowacki at the Theater Ludowy Krakow-Nowa Huta, Poland. Premiere - May 6th, 1994.
Tomek Sowinski, a Tri-City drummer and composer seems to be fascinated by the big band jazz tradition as well as by different kinds of ethnic music, especially connected with jazz idiom directly originating from Africa and Latin America. His second record with The Collective Improvisation Group reflects this fascinations.
Long awaited, never before published live chronicles of legendary Kondo / Chadbourne / Centazzo 1979 Italian tour. The document of the time, the music, and one of the direction of the improvised art form in late 70s. The Warriors #1
Mikolaj Trzaska is arguably the only yass scene representative who seems to consciously and consequently cultivate pure jazz traces of his musical interests. It is beyond doubt that he does it with artistic excellence.
Album after album, the musical language constituents of this saxophonist - natural have been astonishingly enriched, sublimed and individual. At the same time he has almost given up his pseudo-dadaist pranks and sonic clap - trap on behalf of raw and refined art of free improvisation, exercised most willingly in the elementary trio formula. Three albums recorded with Oleś brothers confirmed Trzaska being of the Polish jazz Premier League. "Unforgiven North", a record documenting his cooperation with an excellent Peter Brötzmann rhythm section is a step in the direction of the European Champions League where the saxophonist can stand aside Krzysztof Komeda and Tomasz Stanko.
Influenced by contemporary, jazz and ambient styles, Victor Chorobik’s work captures the essence of sounds, scenes and timeless human stories. Electronic instruments weave an evocative backdrop to complementary acoustic "storylines" told by flutes, reeds, percussion. For Victor, the composition process, free improvisation, and the act of performance all involve the construction of these musical narratives.
Each combination of musicians shows a different approach and each one is successful in different ways. (Vijay Anderson - drums, bowls; Sheldon Brown - alto, tenor & soprano saxophones; Ben Goldberg - clarinet, contra alto clarinet in E-flat; Ava Mendoza - electric guitar; John Finkbeiner - electric guitar; Smith Dobson V - vibraphone)
The globalization of jazz has long been a reality and its subsequent contact with ethnically diverse folk idioms has often produced exciting and creative music. This special synergy is no better showcased than on recent offerings from Taso Music...
John Tchicai, Vitold Rek and Karl Berger, all jazz musicians of high caliber, present a diverse programme built on the theme of dialogue. … in dialogue nuances are revealed in very different way: you can concentrate on your partner much more intensely because the reactions in dialogue are more spontaneous and somehow more honest. As it is in conversation so it is in music..: the dialogue is the smallest form of interaction and at the same time the most intensive. (Dr. Wolfram Knauer, Jazz-Institute Darmstadt, Germany)
A CD of original music and original arrangements for solo double bass and voice. The works include Polish folk music, short jazz essays, and character pieces. They are charming, witty, moody, and have an organic, home grown quality. Rek pays homage to the Jewish history of Middle Europe, as well as Polish history. The church setting, and its many seconds of decay, in which this project was recorded truly brings out the atmosphere of the hymn. (Bass World, ISB, 1999, USA)
Three Poles, one German and one American make together a team of unusual sonoristic values. Popek, leader of his two other well-known groups (Young Power and Pick Up) plays alto flute here. Its sound blends marvelously with vibes and flugelhorn. Rain waltz
If music is like traveling then each journey is seen through the life of each person, which in turn, becomes the life of the passage. The cost of this journey was well worth the fin
Warsaw Stompers played their own version of "the Original New Orleans style" of Jazz, basically mimicking the Dixieland revival that had taken place earlier in Western Europe. Warsaw ragtime No. 1
Awesome tribute from some of Poland's finest musicians to the legendary composer, Krzysztof Komeda. A must for fans of any of the artists, Komeda or Polish Jazz.
Whit Dickey is a somewhat mysterious figure. Anyone who was paying attention to The Music during the mid-90's will know him as the tremendous and uniquely gifted drummer who spent full part-and-parcel time with the phenomenal groups of David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp.
"Why not Samba" is the first compilation in the history o Polish phonograph, which shows the impact of Latin music on the Polish pop and jazz scene. At set of tunes from the 60's, 70's & 80's, recorded by various artists, who represent various styles like rock, jazz, or even psychedelic music. All said, they have one thing in common: they're all fascinated by tropical rhythms.
