Mar 25th - - - 7:00 p.m. - - - Kana's Cellar - - - Admission free!
TOMASZ LICAK / RADEK WOŚKO QUARTET - jazz concert.
Program
TOMASZ LICAK & RADEK WOŚKO QUARTET
Scandinavian jazz performed Polish-like, or else: Polish jazz with Scandinavian hint. These both can be starting points for further creative research. All four band members live in Denmark and study at Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense, thus they find danish jazz style strongly inspiring. The Quartet's music is lyrical, almost poetical, only to suddenly outburst with the force of pure expression. Everyone is welcome to this exceptional evening, both jazz amateurs and those who dislike this genre - the concert might make them change their minds. The musicians will present their own pieces.
Tomasz Licak
Composer and sax player, born in 1986 in Szczecin, studied at Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense. Regularly co-operates with number of Danish, Polish and German musicians (such as Anders Mogensen, Simon Krebs, Rudi Mahall, Kasper Tom Christiansen, Richard Andersson, Grzegorz Grzyb, Marek Kądziela). Apart from his own trio-band with drummer Rasmus Schmidt and contrabassist Richard Andersson, he is also a leader of KRAN and Polish-Dannish Tomasz Licak/Artur Tuźnik Quintet. Other formations he often co-operates with are: Horn Amok, Krebstet, czy Licht An!. He also recorded studio albums: K.R.A.N. Kran, Last Call - The Outbreak Quartet, Quintet feat. Anders Mogensen. Currently he focuses on his band Trouble Hunting, playing "improv" style. As a sax player he blends hard-bop with free jazz.
Radek Wośko
Drummer, composer, lyrics author, a medicine graduate. Studied jazz at Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, currently a student of Jazz Department at the Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts of Odense, Denmark. Actively involved in many musical projects, he tours around Poland and Denmark with his project "Entropy", for which he composes and arranges. As a drummer he blends many styles from ska to jazz, having co-operated with many artists such as: Karolina Śmietana, Mirosław Czyżykiewicz, Andrzej Poniedzielski, Anna Szałapak, Konrad Mastyło, Stanisław Tym, Piotr Machalica, Mario Cordina. He also participated in a number of workshops around Europe, worked with Jeff Balard, Dave Weckl, Poogie Bell, Brad Meldhau, Joe Lovano.
Sebastian Zawadzki
Winner of a Marschall of Kuiavia-Pomerania Voivodeship artistic scholarschip. Graduate of Music College in Toruń, currently studies in the Jazz and Popular Music Departament at The Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts of Odense, Southern Denmark. Winner of the 1st Award of Novum Jazz Festival 2011 and of the individual award in Jazz Juniors 2011 competition in Krakow.
Mariusz Praśniewski
Educated as a pianist, at the age of 18 Mariusz turned to the contrabass, first in Musical School on Miodowa Street in Warsaw, then in the Jazz Departament of Musical College on Bednarska Street in Warsaw and in Musical Academy of Krakow. Currently studies at the Jazz Departament of the Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts of Odense in Southern Denmark. He performed with numerous musicians, Joao Nascimento among others. He permanently co-operates with international projects such as Entropy, Suburbia Surreal, Purple Noise, Orlando, as well as with recognized artists such as Anders Mogensen, Erik Řrum von Spreckelsen, Francesco Cigna. He participated in workshops led by Pat Metheny, Brad Meldhau, Jeff Ballad and many others.
