Wasilewski Trio

Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Faithful, ECM 2011 ***a1/2

Source: Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
May 21, 2011

By Paul Acquaro When listening to the Marcin Wasilewski Trio's Faithful, I've begun developing a feeling that there is something that I'm not quite tuned in to. Having not heard this trio's music before but having read some laudatory write-ups online, I must I admit I was anticipating something, though what, I'm still not entirely sure. Wasilewski's approach to piano is strikingly lush but at the same time employs a great economy. The phrasing is exquisite and the atmosphere, light ...
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Faithful (2011)

Source: Something Else!
April 30, 2011

One of ECM's rising stars is back three years after knocking it out of the park with a sensational album the last time around. Marcin Wasilweski leads a trio from Poland and January, their second album together outside the long shadow of Polish trumpet giant Tomasz Stanko, displayed maturity and subtleties from these young performers that's startling coming from a generation of musicians where those qualities seem to be in short supply. Though January was an easy selection to the ...
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "Imprint"

Source: ECM Records
April 20, 2011

Marcin Wasilewski Trio Faithful Marcin Wasilewski piano Slawomir Kurkiewicz double-bass Michal Miskiewicz drums Release date: April 12, 2011 Dazzling third ECM album by Poland's Wasilewski Trio, which perfectly captures the group's blend of energy and lyricism. There is space here for both the outgoing and the reflective, for profound composition and in-the-moment creativity. The wide-ranging repertoire on “Faithful" (named after the Ornette Coleman title track) includes five new tunes from ...
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio "Faithful"

Source: Sound Insights by Doug Payne
April 19, 2011

Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski and his trio, featuring bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz, continue to impress and astound, but never more so than on the group's newest ECM disc Faithful, a most remarkable feat of collective creativity and improvised music. After waxing some of Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's more memorable recent outings (2002's notable Soul of Things, 2004's Suspended Night and 2006's splendid Lontano), the trio—minus drummer Miskiewicz—made drummer/percussionist Manu Katché's ECM discs (2005's Neighbourhood and 2007's Playground) ...
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe on May 22, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
May 19, 2008

The Marcin Wasilewski Trio, featuring Marcin Wasilewski on piano, Slawomir Kurkiewicz on double bass and Michal Miskiewicz on drums, will perform at Chris' Jazz Caf on May 22, 2008.

The trio first gained notice as the rhythm section for the great trumpeter, Tomasz Stanko. Joining his band in 2000 they have worked with him continuously and recorded with him for the most part of this decade. Their friend and mentor, Stanko, has said, “In the entire history of Polish jazz ...
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