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Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet: Spirit To All

Read "Spirit To All" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il bassista e compositore Wojtek Mazolewski è tra i protagonisti della nuova generazione del jazz polacco di cui ricordiamo musicisti notevoli come il sassofonista Maciej Obara, il pianista Marek Pedziwiatr, il trombettista Tomasz Dabrowski oltre il ben noto Marcin Wasilewski, già pianista di Tomasz Stanko. Mazolewski guida da oltre un decennio questo splendido quintetto, con cui ha inciso dischi altamente raccomandati come Smells Like Spirit (2011) Polka (2014) e When Angels Fall (2020). Il gruppo ha incontrato ...

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Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet: Polka (Worldwide Deluxe Edition)

Read "Polka (Worldwide Deluxe Edition)" reviewed by Chris May


Jazz in Poland has a courageous and artistically distinguished history--first in cultural opposition to Soviet-era dictatorship, later as a celebration of national and personal freedoms. Despite this, most Polish musicians remain little known beyond their own borders. The violinist Michal Urbaniak and the late pianist Krzysztof Komeda and trumpeter Tomasz Stańko are among a tiny handful who have acquired bigtime international profiles. On the strength of Polka (Worldwide Deluxe Edition), bassist, composer and bandleader Wojtek Mazolewski deserves to join their ...

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Polka (Worldwide...

Whirlwind Recordings
2018

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