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Quantum Trio
Polish-Chilean trio founded in 2012 in Rotterdam. The name is not accidental, clearly resonating in the group’s compositions. Component, inseparable and equivalent elements: Michał Jan Ciesielski (saxophones), Kamil Zawiślak (piano), Luis Mora Matus (drums). The Quantum Trio was born out of friendship, youthful dreams and musical explorations.
Its members met at the conservatory of Codarts Rotterdam – University for the Arts – a university where music from different parts of the world and different cultures meet. This includes the diversity and openness, as well as great lecturers, that attract students from various parts of the world. The three musicians began to meet and improvise to form a band in 2012.
Despite the distance operation – between Rotterdam and Gdansk, the team withstood the test of time and has been playing in an unchanged composition for years. It was and is possible not only thanks to the determination of the musicians, but above all, friendship, which from the beginning was the foundation of the group. It is it’s constant pretext to meet and spend time together creatively.
Quantum Trio is also different in terms of the instrumental composition from other bands. The jazz trio without bass is still a rare phenomenon. It is also a kind of challenge when it comes to the roles of individual musicians as well as the form of created compositions.
And the name? It refers to the theory of quantum mechanics and is associated with both musical and non- musical fascinations of the band members. Quantum mechanics is a quite fresh and constantly evolving field of science, which is why it is so inspiring. It is also a field whose principle is uncertainty and the fact that it can not be fully described, at least the language of science that we know today.
The music of the band meanders between jazz, avant-garde, classical and contemporary music, simultaneously drawing on popular and progressive music. He can balance on the edge of silence, as well as strike with punk energy. Band members freely juggle roles – a predatory saxophone, a soothing piano and mesmerizing percussion is just one of the possible scenarios that is subject to dynamic change. Musicians feel great in free improvisations, but their strength is original and unobvious compositions.
The band has released two studio CDs: “Gravity” (For-Tune 2015), which received the title of “Debut of the Year 2015” on the Polish Jazz website and a double album “Duality: Particles & Waves” appreciated by audiences and critics not only in Poland, but also abroad. “Quality Studio Live” is the first album that the band recorded live with the audience in the Warsaw studio Quality. In the near future will be released the third album of the band Fri “Red Fog”, which will be released by the Italian publishing house Emme Record Label.
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Quantum Trio: Red Fog
by Geno Thackara
As one would hope for an outfit on its third studio release, the Quantum Trio has established a sonic niche while refusing to settle into it. The Dutch trio's somewhat off-kilter lineup (piano/sax/drums) is still matched by compositions brainy, stimulating and off-the-wall wacky. Red Fog is somewhat less full-throttle wild than the preceding Quality Studio Live (self produced, 2019), though not by very much. It just means the sounds are all acoustic (no electric keys or distortion fuzz this time) ...
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by Geno Thackara
Like its cover, Quality Studio Live is an interestingly skewed mix of the familiar and the distorted. It was indeed recorded in a studio (with sound quality to match), yet it benefits from the vibe of a live audience. The deliberate structures of the pieces still allow for kinetic interpretations in the moment. The musical ideas draw on math and science as much as melody, then come out of the band's own cerebral prism in all kinds of striking, unexpected ...
read moreQuantum Trio: Duality: Particles & Waves
by Geno Thackara
As anyone who's ever read or watched science fiction can tell you, there are any number of universes that occupy states different from our own. Limitless possibilities are created by the chances of things happening one way or another. There could be another Earth out there that's secretly run by penguins, one where Miles Davis actually got to make that planned album with Jimi Hendrix, or who knows, maybe even one where public opinions on Ornette Coleman and late-period John ...
read more“Most importantly, for all its trickery, Duality remains as appealing as it is brainy. Those who don’t want to pick apart the compositional quirks can simply enjoy the sound of three imaginative players refusing to stay static. The leap they take here is an ambitious success, playfully reflecting a range of intriguing possibilities, then collapsing them into something both challenging and fun.” Geno Thackara, All About Jazz
“Although the music is beautifully executed, it is the superb compositions that turn this album into a first class musical experience. Full of great harmonies and lyrical melody lines the music is captivating and flows with a remarkable coherence and elegance.” Adam Baruch, PolishJazz
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Hawk In
From: Red FogBy Quantum Trio
Gravitons
From: Quality Studio LiveBy Quantum Trio
Entanglement
From: Duality: Particles & WavesBy Quantum Trio