...electronic environment with acoustic sound - on his newest album Kochan creates something I would call "the new electronic music" and getting closer to sounds associated with artists like Jan Jelinek, Oval, Polwechsel, Fennesz and others who create new sounds which encompass almost all spectrum of the sounds the human being could perceive... Marek Romanski (Jazz Forum)
JACEK KOCHAN GREG OSBY FRANZ HAUTZINGER One Eyed Horse
Abums like this often avoid simple or reductive reviews. One Eyed Horse challenges translation simply by virtue of its innovative nature, and it will be interesting to see how it sounds in another five or ten years—and where the various elements in the mix lead next. This arresting album is an achievement by Kochan, Hautzinger, and Osby. more... (Michael McCaw, AllAboutJazz)
..."electronic environment with acoustic sound - on his newest album Kochan creates something I would call "the new electronic music" and getting closer to sounds associated with artists like Jan Jelinek, Oval, Polwechsel, Fennesz and others who create new sounds which encompass almost all spectrum of the sounds the human being could perceive... (Marek Romanski, Jazz Forum)
Label: GOWI Records (Poland), 2005 Catalogue No: CDG 61 Format: CD Condition: GENUINE, BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED
Audio Clip:
Rift
Tracks:
1. Beyond the Obvious [01:44] 2. Rift [05:55] 3. Fear No More [07:05] 4. Simoom [05:56] 5. Not Just Yet [04:55] 6. Time Warp to Let [05:58] 7. Drop [05:25] 8. Sun Doesn't Know She Is a Star [04:46] 9. Vanity Garage Sale [04:05] 10. Professional Patriots [05:56] 11. Private Negotiations [04:26] 12. One Eyed Horse [01:16] 13. Twenty Seven Names of a Man [02:19] 14. Moscow Boogie [06:39] 15. What the Dentists Dream of [01:16]
All compositions and arrangements by Jacek Kochan
Performed by:
Jacek Kochan - drums, laptop, sampler, bass, keyboards, voice Franz Hautzinger - quarter tone trumpet Greg Osby - alto saxophone Krystyna Stanko - vocals
Recorded:
2005
About:
Jacek Kochan, composer, arranger, producer and drummer begun his adventure with music in seventies. In early 80-ties he moved to New York. There he have played and recorded with jazz, funk and r&b bands and studied among the others.with Jaco Pastorius, Mike Clark, Robbie Gonzales.
By the mid 80's, Jacek moved to Montreal, where he further expanded his musical lexicon to include writing for choirs and orchestra (Tudor Singers, Repercussion) as well as playing and recording ethnic music (latin , african , balkan). There he worked with Michel Donato, Karen Young, Andrew Leroux, Yannick Rieu, Oliver Jones, Jean-Pierrre Zanella, Michel Cusson, Katleen Dyson, Helmut Lipsky, Lazaro Saucedo, Geoff Lapp, Johnny Scott and many others, perfoming at the clubs and jazz festivals.
In 1990 , after moving to Toronto, he started to work as a leader and sideman in countless live and recording projects with artists like John Abercrombie, Jerry Bergonzi, Pat Labarbera, Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson, Mike Murley, Neil Swainson, Reggie Schwager, Lorne Lofsky, Bernie Senensky, John MacLeod, Dave Restivo and Brian Dickinson.
In 1995 he returned to Europe where he continues to compose, play, tour and record music with artists like Dave Liebman, Greg Osby, Marc Copland, Gary Thomas, Joey Calderazzo, Palle Mikkelborg, Eddie Henderson, Dave Tronzo, Briggan Krauss, Cuong Vu, Eric Vloeimans, Lars Danielsson, Dave Fiuczynski, Bo Stief, Christian Spering, Michel Benita, Furio DiCastri, Franz Hautzinger, Klaus Dickbauer , Eddie Schuller, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Axel Dörner, Ernesto Molinari, Francois Corneloup, Krzysztof Knittel, Skerik, Tomas Stanko, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Adam Pieronczyk, Piotr Wojtasik, Assif Tsahar, Tomasz Szukalski, Maciej Sikala and Piotr Baron.
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