KACZMARCZYK SESSIONS: JULIA SAWICKA PROJECT FEAT. PIOTR BARON: STING – FIELDS OF SOUL

Julia Sawicka – vocal

Piotr Baron – sax

Paweł Kaczmarczyk – piano

Roman Chraniuk – double bass

Marcin Jahr – drums

TICKETS: 30/40 pln

http://www.juliasawicka.pl/

PIOTR BARON

Tenor saxophone player (t, s, a, bar.), composer, educator, publicist; genre: mainstream jazz, pop, classical and contemporary music. Born 5 January 1961, Wrocław, Poland.

Piotr Baron is one of the most renowned musicians in Poland and he is respected by lots of young Polish musicians, and also holds the esteem of musicians from all over the world. He had the opportunity to perform with Ray Charles, Art Farmer, Wadada Leo Smith, Tomasz Stańko, and Krzesimir Dębski, just to mention a few.

For the last 20 years Piotr Baron has won the annual Jazz Forum poll in the category of tenor and soprano saxophnone (Jazz Forum is a Polish jazz magazine, and has been published since 1965).

http://www.baron.cba.pl/

PAWEŁ KACZMARCZYK

b. February 8, 1984 in Krakow, Poland – Polish pianist, arranger, composer and sideman.

“Listening to the way Paweł Kaczmarczyk gets sounds out of the keys, we can understand what full-blooded, completely engaged jazz piano playing is all about.”Howard Reich – CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The artist’s third album “Complexity in Simplicity”, issued by the prestigious label ACT Music, opened the door to an international career for the pianist. The album was recognized as “Album of The Year”, and Paweł Kaczmarczyk named “Pianist of The Year”. (JAZZ FORUM)

Winner of the “Gazeta Wyborcza’s Cultural Flights” award, in the“Artist of The Year 2009” category, and recipient of the Jazz Music Lovers’ Grand Prix “Jazz Oscars”in the New Hope, Artist and Album of The Yearcategories.

Twice nominated for a “FRYDERYK” award, in the Jazz Musician of The Year and Phonographic Debut of The Year categories.

Actively performs in every part of the world, including Europe, the USA, India, Africa, Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.

Has appeared and worked with many world-renowned artists, including Lee Konitz, Jon Christensen, Mino Cinelu, Emil Mangelsdorff, Poogie Bell, Hadrien Feraud, Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen, Theodosii Spassov, Janusz Muniak, Piotr Wojtasik, Adam Pierończyk, and Zbigniew Namysłowski, among others.

http://www.pawelkaczmarczyk.com