BARRY GUY A virtuoso of the double bass who employs a variety of both conventional and unorthodox techniques. He handles jazz with the same expertise he handles classical or contemporary music. Barry Guy graduated in double bass and composition from Guildhall School of Music & Drama. But even before graduating […]
POLISH IMPROVISED MUSIC
Polish Improvised Music
Co-Sovel is a project of Izolda Sorenson, known from groups such as Drekoty and Julia Marcell, who has prepared material for her debut album. Her music is described as alternative pop, electronic, and indie-folk. Spirited songs performed live, complimented by the band members’ extravagant style, are full of energy and […]
The best sounds don’t always come out of a prepared scenario. Musicians who boldly improvise with sound know this well. We will get to know these artists during a series of shows called Polish Improvised Music. It debuted in 2013 and was warmly received by the audience of Kraków Jazz Autumn, which is dedicated both to the stars of improvisation, and to promising newcomers. The Polish Improvised Music series focuses on the most intriguing initiatives and projects of Polish musicians. Get ready for three shows.
Barry Guy’s long-awaited and somewhat mysterious new project could well be the most important performance of this year’s Kraków Jazz Autumn.
Two internationally-renowned Japanese musicians + two extraordinary French musicians = electrifying new music for the world.
Arms and Sleepers is the music duo Max Lewis and Mirza Ramic. The group was frmed in 2006 in Boston, USA and has since released 18 albums and Eps, written music for film and TV, collaborated with dozens prominent artists e.g. Tom Brosseau (Fat Cat Records), Philip Jamieson (Caspian) Ben […]
A quartet in which the best of the New York and Amsterdam improvised scenes meet. Ab Baars and Ig Henneman have been collaborating since the late 90s. In was then, at the Controindicazioni festival in Rome, that they first had the idea of working together. Since then Baars (tenor saxophone, […]
A combination of two projects in which Brötzmann has been involved in recent years. His collaboration with Steve Noble dates back to 2010. The German saxophonist united ranks with drummer Noble and double bassist John Edwards: the result of their work together, which began with a few electrifying shows at […]
AB BAARS Ab Baars is a Dutch saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and improviser. Born in 1955 in Magrette, he started playing the saxophone at age 15, and played in the Philips Marching Band and other local bands in Eindhoven. From 1976 until 1981 he studied under Leo van Oostrom at the […]
A French double bassist, composer and vocalist, Léandre is a renowned and influential figure in modern classical music. John Cage and the Italian composer and surrealist Giacinto Scelsi have both composed musical pieces for her.
