World String Trio
Live in Kiev
Label: NotTwo, 2000
Catalogue No: MW 729
Format: CD
Tracks:
1. It's All Right
2. Funny Blues
3. Second Chance
4.
Summertime
5. Tango Mood
6. Szklana Dziewczyna
7. Green Rumba
8. Lady Be Good
Performed by:
Maciej Strzelczyk - violin
Krzysztof Wolinski - guitar
Piotr Rodowicz - bass
Recorded:
live on November 16, 2000 at the Dynamo Kiev CLub, Ukraine
About the musicians:
Maciej Strzelczyk – violin
Since many years he considered to be the best polish jazz violinist. He made a debut in 1983 winning the award at the Jazz Juniors Festival. In 1985 he won "The Golden Bow" at the - international Jazz Violinists Festival in Szczecin. In the next year Maciej got the first prizes at the "Jazz On The Orda" and "Pomerania Autumn" festivals and also the second prizes with his quintet "Set Off" at the Hoeilaart Jazz Festival in Belgium. He works with the top Polish Jazz artists such as: Tomasz Stanko, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Wlodek Nahorny, Kazimierz Jonkisz and many others. Recently he toured several times in Poland with American musicians for example: Philipe Catherine, Robert Irwing III. He recorded many albums: as a leader "Music For M" and "Jobim" with Kazimierz Jonkisz "XYZ", "Outsider", with the saxophonist Namyslowski "The Last Concert", with the trumpeter Tomasz Stanko "A Farewell To Maria", with pianist Wlodek Nahorny - "The songs from Lvov", Szymanowski - "Myths".
Piotr Rodowicz - bass
Graduated of 1990 from Berklee College of Music in Boston and Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw in 1980. He co-lead the "In-tradition" quartet of modern Jazz in 1984 winning the grand prize and the first prize at Dunkierque Jazz Festival in France. In Boston Piotr performed with such musicians as: Bob Moses, Josh Redman, Skip Haden, Walter Davis Jr, Bo Winkler Big Band. Back in Poland he worked with mostly all the top players such as: saxophonist Tomasz Szukalski, Janusz Muniak, the drummer Kazimierz Jonkisz, pianist Wlodek Pawlik, the trumnpeter Adam Kawonczyk etc. Recordings: In 1995 with his quartet "Mingus, Mingus" as a tribute to Charles Mingus music. In 1996 he created and recorded another quartet devoted to Thelonious Monk music. With the trumpeter Adam Kawonczyk "The Dream Seller", and in 1997 he prepared and recorded multimedial original program "The Prophet" by philosopher Khalil Gibran.
Krzysztof Wolinski - guitar
One of the most regarded jazz guitarist and composer in Poland. He made a debut in Guitar duo COMPLETORIUM in 1978 winning the main prize and the Wild Bill Davidson Award at the Gold Washboard Jazz Festival in Warsaw. He toured a lot in western Europe with various artists, beginning multi style musician. Krzysztof also wrote the music for the theatre company in Edinburgh, England. He recorded among the others with altoist Henryk Miskiewicz "Purple Bossa", with guitarist Janusz Strobel "Just Quartet", with pianist Wlodek Nahorny "Their Portrait", with Maciej Strzelczyk "Jobim", with singer Kasia Rodowicz "It's You It's Me", with pianist Janusz Stoklosa "Talk Show Boys" and many others.
Review:
The music of Stephane Grappelli is functioning beyond time and space it is a classic...The trio corresponds with the style of the Hot Club de France with such mastery and virtuosity that any listener and reviewer just has to applause hotly. On the CD we have broad spectrum of standards played by several generations but the trio proves that does it not matter if the tune is played a hundred of times. The music of trio sounds very fresh, energetic, full of swinging melodies and incredible improvisations. Their music is creative and honest because played from the bottoms of their hearts and convincing because they are highly skilled musicians. What is also important to observe it is the instrumental virtuosity of each musician and their united team playing… (Robert Buczek, Jazz Forum)
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