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Darek Oleszkiewicz
Darek Oleszkiewicz (born February 20, 1963), also known as Darek Oles, is a jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and educator. Biography Oleszkiewicz was born in Wrocław, Poland, on February 20, 1963. He lived in Kraków in the early 1980s, then moved to Los Angeles in 1987 or 1988 and attended California Institute of the Arts from 1989 on a full scholarship. While studying at Cal Arts he was a protégé of Charlie Haden.Heimbauer, Gary (December 2010) "Bob Mamet". ''Jazz Inside''. p. 44. In the early 1990s and 2000s he built a reputation on the West Coast of the United States.Kelman, John (September 19, 2004"Darek Oleszkiewicz: Like a Dream" AllAboutJazz. He co-founded the Los Angeles Jazz Quartet in 1993, with saxophonist Chuck Manning, guitarist Larry Koonse, and drummer Kevin Tullius. They recorded for Naxos Records and Not Two Records. Oleszkiewicz's first album as sole leader was ''Like a Dream (album), Like a Dream'',Dryden, Ke"Darek Oleszkiewicz – Like a Dream" AllMusic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, he studied classical music at Southeastern Louisiana College and the Mannes School of Music, in New York City, where he majored in composition and received an artist diploma. In 1955, he moved to New York City, where he worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell (composer), George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded ''Kind of Blue'', the best-selling jazz album of all time. In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader, forming a Jazz trio, trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drumm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penumbra (album)
''Penumbra'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist Bennie Maupin. It was recorded in California in 2003 and 2006, and was released in 2006 by Cryptogramophone Records. On the album, Maupin is joined by bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz, drummer Michael Stephans, and percussionist Munyungo Jackson. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "This is a magical, labyrinthine outing for Maupin. His band is top-flight intuitive, practicing a kind of restraint that never forsakes lyric for mere energy and dynamic. This takes not only discipline, but taste, and Maupin and band are positively beatific in their subtlety." The authors of ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated that "Blinkers" and "One for Eric Dolphy" are "strong, hard-to-pin-down statements from a man who's contributed hugely to the background sound of modern jazz but who's still not easily picked out of a line-up." John Kelman of ''All About Jazz'' commented: "''Penumbra'' may surprise listeners expecting M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940) is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. Biography Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet and Headhunters band, and for performing on Miles Davis's seminal fusion record, ''Bitches Brew''. Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Marion Brown, and many others. He is noted for having a harmonically-advanced, "out" improvisation style, while having a different sense of melodic direction than other "out" jazz musicians such as Eric Dolphy. In 1970, he became a practitioner of Buddhism. Maupin was a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums). Maupin lost his home, instruments, and other belongings in the Eaton Fire in January 2025. Discography Source: As leader/co-leader * '' The Jewel in the Lotus'' ( ECM, 1974) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Water Is Wide (Charles Lloyd Album)
''The Water Is Wide'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in December 1999 and released on ECM August the following year. The quintet features rhythm section John Abercrombie, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Billy Higgins, with a guest appearance from bassist Darek Oles. The session, which also produced '' Hyperion with Higgins'' (2001)'','' was one of Higgins' last before his death in 2001. Reception The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a glorious amalgam of sound."Adler, D. R. Allmusic Reviewaccessed January 25, 2010. The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita states, "Charles Lloyd has rarely sounded better as the musicians seemingly interrogate each other’s souls during these sixty-eight enlightening minutes. Without a doubt, ''The Water Is Wide'' should find its way into quite a few top ten lists for the year 2000. Highly recommended". In another review for the same website C. Andrew Hovan stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lloyd (jazz Musician)
Charles Lloyd (born March 15, 1938) is an American jazz musician and composer. He primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute and occasionally other reed instruments, including alto saxophone and the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd's primary band since 2007 has been a quartet including pianist Jason Moran, acoustic bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland. Early life and education Lloyd was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 13, 1938. He grew up in Memphis, where he was exposed to blues, gospel, and jazz music. He is of African, Cherokee, Mongolian, and Irish ancestry. He was given his first saxophone at the age of nine and was riveted by 1940s radio broadcasts by Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. His early teachers included pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. and saxophonist Irvin Reason. His closest childhood friend was trumpeter Booker Little. As a teenager Lloyd played jazz with saxophonist George Coleman, Harold Mabern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upojenie
''Upojenie'' (English: ''Ecstasy'') is a 2002 collaboration between singer Anna Maria Jopek and guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in Warsaw, Poland. It features Jopek's compositions and traditional folk song arrangements, as well as some of Metheny's well-known tracks, such as "Are You Going with Me?" and "Follow Me". Finally, there is "Polskie drogi" ("Polish Paths") – a cover of a main theme for a film series of the same title by Andrzej Kurylewicz. In 2008 an international edition of the album was released by Nonesuch Records. The running order of the selections is different and three additional songs are included. Track listing *Tracks 7, 16, and 17 are only on the international edition (2008). Personnel * Anna Maria Jopek – vocals, electric piano * Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string guitar, synthesizers (tracks 1–5 and 7–14) * Cezary Konrad – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9–13) * Leszek Możdżer – piano (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9–11) * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria Jopek
Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, and improviser. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. She has received numerous awards for her music, including Michel Legrand's Personal Award in Vitebsk in 1994, as well as all of the awards for music in Poland, together with gold and platinum records. Biography She is the daughter of Mazowsze (folk group), Mazowsze singer Stanisław Jopek (1935–2006), known as the "First Coachman of Poland" for his signature song "Furman" (The Coachman), and former Mazowsze dancer Maria Stankiewicz. Her 1999 Christmas album, ''Dzisiaj z Betleyem,'' features two duets with her father. Anna Maria's sister, Patrycja is a violinist. In Poland she has sung with Marek Grechuta, Jeremi Przybora and Wojciech Młynarski. Abroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson,Theroux, Gary"Gibbs, Terry".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 December 2022. Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Alice Coltrane, Louie Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Mel Tormé, Buddy DeFranco, and others. Gibbs also worked in film and TV studios in Los Angeles. Biography On being discharged from the armed forces, where he played drums in military bands, Gibbs worked in New York with Bill DeArango and recorded with Tiny Kahn in Aaron Sachs' quintet (1946). In the 1950–1951 season, Gibbs was a popular guest on ''Star Time (TV series), Star Time'' on the DuMont Television Network. Thereafter, he was a regular in 1953–1954 on NBC's ''Judge for Yourself''. In the late 1950s, he appeared on NBC's ''The Steve Allen Show'', on which he regularly played lively vibraphone duets with the enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Eckemoff
Yelena Eckemoff is a Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist. Her compositions blend classical music with jazz, and feature exploration and improvisation. Music career Eckemoff was born in Moscow, Russia, in the Soviet Union. Her mother was a professional pianist and teacher. When Eckemoff was four, she started to play piano by ear and took lessons from her mother. At seven, she attended Gnessin State Musical College, a school for gifted children. She studied classical piano at Moscow State Conservatory. After graduating, she taught piano in Moscow. She gave solo concerts, took jazz classes, composed music for several instruments, and played in a jazz-rock band. In her late 20th, she moved to the U.S. She has recorded in several genres: classical, vocal, folk, Christian, and jazz. Although jazz is typically associated with improvisation, Eckemoff often writes elaborate scores for her songs. Her music has been described as classical chamber music in the context ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cunliffe
William Henry Cunliffe Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cunliffe was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He discovered music at an early age, with particular emphasis on classical music as well as jazz-oriented music from the 1960s and 1970s: "My mother was a good pianist...I started just copying little things that I would hear my mom play and I would sit next to her and listen. Cunliffe described himself as having been drawn to "anything with hip harmony in it" with great melodies, and he loved listening to The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, and Herb Alpert. He attended Phillips Academy and graduated in 1974 in the school's first co–educational class. In college, he performed rock and roll at the Prince Spaghetti House in Saugus, Massachusetts. He attended Wesleyan University for several years.David Low"Cunliffe '78 Wins Grammy for Instrumental Arrangement" Wesleyan University, March 3, 2010. During this time, a friend introduced hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Akagi
is a Japanese American jazz pianist. In particular, he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/ Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for part of his childhood, until he moved back to Japan at the age of 12. He later returned to the United States at 22. He is associated with the Californian jazz scene at present. He is the Chancellor Professor of Music at the University of California, Irvine. Discography As leader/co-leader As sideman With Miles Davis * ''Dingo'' with Michel Legrand (Warner Bros., 1991) – soundtrack * '' Miles in Paris'' (Warner Bros., 1991) – live recorded in 1989 * '' Live Around the World'' (Warner Bros., 1996) – live recorded in 1988–91 With Frank Gambale * '' Brave New Guitar'' (Legato, 1985) * '' A Present for the Future'' (Legato, 1987) * '' Live!'' (Legato, 1989) – live recorded in 1988 * ''Thunder from Down Under'' (Victor, 1990) – recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
