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Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox ! Kaczmarczyk's records have been also noticed as remarkable productions: - Pawel Kaczmarczyk "Audiofeeling" feat. M.Baranski, P.Dobrowolski, R.Nowicki, T.Grzegorski, G.Piotrowski - was voted in the JAZZ FORUM (The European Jazz Magazine) Album of the Year (2007) - Kaczmarczyk/Baranski/Dobrowolski Trio received Polish Public Television Channel 2's "Album of The Year 2005" award for the CD "Live!" "Audiofeeling" This album was recorded at Polish Public Radio's studio in Olsztyn. The recording engineer was Ryszard Szmit, and the piano was taken care of by Marek Buczniewicz, who also prepares instruments for Keith Jarrett, among others. "Audiofeeling" includes 10 compositions by Kaczmarczyk, comprising an overview of his musical interests and fascinations. While it's not the most accessible or 'easy' music, being of a somewhat different nature than the 'smooth jazz' now in vogue, it conveys the true face of jazz as an improvised art. At the recording sessions, the musicians (Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano, Michal Baranski - bass, Pawel Dobrowolski - drums, Grzegorz Piotrowski, Tomasz Grzegorski and Radek Nowicki - saxophones) didn't play any written-out parts, but played 'live', creating the final shape of each piece as it happened. In a sense, this is a recording of a concert. The album was pressed on a gold CD storage medium. This gives the disc a lifetime several times longer than that of aluminum-based CDs, as well as slightly better sound quality. Sound Quality Realisation of the best possible quality is a priority for ARMS. Prior to being sent for pressing, all recordings are listened to on dozens of various hi-fi systems, in an effort to make it possible to obtain optimal sound quality in a home listening environment. ARMS releases have won high praise in the audiophile community. A recent album - "Sin" - has been recognised as being of reference quality for the testing of home as well as studio audio systems. Others - for example Leszek Mozdzer's "Piano" and Piotr Zaczek's "Mutru" - have also drawn favorable opinions on the phonographic market. From an audiophile perspective, "Audiofeeling" isn't particularly enthralling upon its initial listening, due to the fact that the aspects of the overall sound which were focused on in the course of its creation were not the ambience, effective bass and a broad spectrum of overtones one expects from a recording of this quality. Here, the point was to recreate the raw sound of the band. Pawel Kaczmarczyk One of Poland's pre-eminent jazz pianists from the younger generation, a student of the Karol Szymanowki Academy of Music's Jazz Studies program in Katowice, composer, soloist and sideman. He performs with the Janusz Muniak Quartet, New Bone, and the Rafal Sarnecki Quintet, as well as leading his own trio. Pawel Kaczmarczyk has received many awards at various festivals and competitions: a special distinction at the 2002 edition of the Polish National Review of Jazz and Blues Groups in Gdynia, where he returned to take top honors in 2003; the title of Best Instrumentalist at Poland's Jazz Juniors competition in 2002 an award for the best arrangement at the International Competition for Jazz Groups "JUNIOR JAZZ 2006", in Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic), as well as first place in the "New Hope" category of Jazz Forum Magazine's "Jazz Top" readers' poll from 2004 through 2007. The year 2006 also saw him being awarded a grant from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Pawel Kaczmarczyk is a winner of the "Melomani" Jazz Society's Jazz Oscars Grand Prix in the "Hope of the Melomani" category for 2005. In 2001 Pawel Kaczmarczyk established a trio with Michal Baranski on bass, and Pawel Dobrowolski on drums. The group draws its inspiration from the work of artists like Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans; the concepts of Brada Mehldau and Wayne Shorter form part of their musical vocabulary as well. It's music that is full of warmth and sensitivity, but with no lack of electrifying dynamics and avant-garde ideas. The trio won first place at the 26th "Jazz Juniors" International Competition for Young and Debuting Jazz Groups (2002), took the "Grand Prix" at the 40th "Jazz on the Oder" Jazz Festival in Wroclaw (2002), and was awarded the "Key to a Career" prize at the "Pomeranian Jazz Autumn" festival, as well as winning the 2nd Place "Golden Crocus" award at the Jelenia Gora Jazz Festival, several medals at the "Kultursalen Horbiger" competition in Vienna (2004), and 1st Place at the "JUNIOR JAZZ 2006" International Competition for Jazz Groups in Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic). Pawel Kaczmarczyk has performed at a large number jazz festivals, including 28.Leverkusener Jazztage (Leverkusen-Germany), Gulf Jazz Festival (Kuwait), Gulf Jazz Nights (Dubai - United Arab Emirates), Goerlitz Jazztage (Goerlitz-Germany), 12.International Festival of Jazz Piano (Prague-Czech Republic), Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Jazz en Nord (Lille-France), Jazzy Colors Festiwal (Paris-France), Krakow's "Zaduszki Jazzowe In Chicago" (USA) and "Piwnica pod Baranami" Summer Festival, the Palatia Jazz Festival (Dirmstein-Germany), Prishtina Jazz Festival (Kosova), the Lamantin Jazz Festival (Szombathely-Hungary), the International Jazz Pianists' Festival in Kalisz, Lotos Jazz Festival – Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, and many others... He also performs regularly in Poland's (Tygmont, U Muniaka, Blue Note) and German’s finest jazz clubs. In 2005, the KBD Trio recorded their debut album "Live!", which they are currently promoting through concerts in Poland and abroad. Pawel Kaczmarczyk has worked with a wide range of musicians, including Janusz Muniak, Adam Pieronczyk, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Roman "Gucio" Dylag, Bronislaw Suchanek, Janusz Stefanski, Pawel Jarzebski, Adam Kawonczyk, Jorgos Skolias, Monty Waters, Kazimierz Jonkisz, Artur Rojek (Myslovitz), Krzysztof Popek, Cezary Konrad, Tomasz Szukalski, Zbigniew Wegehaupt, Maciej Strzelczyk, Isham Rusty Jones, Grzech Piotrowski, Zach Brock, Brad Terry, Rafal Sarnecki, Aga Zaryan, Emil Kowalski, Lukasz Zyta, Maciej Adamczak, Adam Kowalewski, Jerzy Malek, Wojciech Pulcyn, Marcin Slusarczyk, Piotr Baron, Michal Baranski, Krzysztof Dziedzic, Pawel Dobrowolski, Radek Nowicki, Tomasz Grzegorski, Marek Balata, Adam Baldych and many others. The magazine "Jazz Forum" conducts a yearly readers' poll known as "Jazz Top", which is a ranking of Poland's jazz musicians and, in a sense, an overview of the country's jazz scene. Earlier this year, the poll results for 2007 were published and Pawel Kaczmarczyk placed highly in the Pianist of The Year category (2th, behind Leszek Mozdzer), as well as winning recognition as a Composer, Leader of an Acoustic Group (3rd, behind Tomasz Stanko Quartet and Simple Acoustic Trio), and Musician of The Year. What seems most significant, however, is that for the fourth year in a row he was at the top of the "The New Hope Of Polish Jazz" category. Pawel Kaczmarczyk - AUDIOFEELING interview - February 2008 Pawel Kaczmarczyk AUDIOFEELING (P.Kaczmarczyk-p. R.Nowicki-ts. M.Baranski-b. P.Dobrowolski-dr.). Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa II.2007 Pawel Kaczmarczyk with New Bone - Sopot Jazz Festival 2007 Pawel Kaczmarczyk - Leverkusener Jazztage 2007 - Soul Eyes - solo Kaczmarczyk/Baranski/Dobrowolski Trio - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa II.2005 Kaczmarczyk/Baranski/Dobrowolski Trio - Interview 2005 Artur Rojek "Lenny Valentino" (Myslovitz) feat. Pawel Kaczmarczyk - Philharmonic Hall - Lodz V.2007 |
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Music:Member Since: 7/24/2007Band Website: audiofeeling.pl Band Members: Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Michal Baranski - double bass Pawel Dobrowolski, Lukasz Zyta - drums Pawel Kaczmarczyk AUDIOFEELING QUARTET Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Radek Nowicki, Tomasz Grzegorski - tenor saxophone Michal Baranski - double bass Pawel Dobrowolski, Lukasz Zyta , Sebastian Frankiewicz- drums Pawel Kaczmarczyk AUDIOFEELING SEXTET Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Radek Nowicki - tenor saxophone Tomasz Grzegorski - tenor saxophone Grzegorz Piotrowski - tenor saxophone Michal Baranski - double bass Pawel Dobrowolski, Lukasz Zyta - drums Rafal Sarnecki Quartet feat. Pawel Kaczmarczyk Rafal Sarnecki - guitar Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Wojciech Pulcyn - double bass Lukasz Zyta, Pawel Dobrowolski, Sebastian Frankiewicz - drums Janusz Muniak Quartet Janusz Muniak - tenor saxophone Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Maciej Adamczak - double bass Lukasz Zyta, Krzysztof Dziedzic - drums New Bone Tomasz Kudyk - trumpet & flugehorn Marcin Slusarczyk - alto saxophone Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Maciej Adamczak - double bass Arek Skolik - drums Monty Waters/Kazimierz Jonkisz Energy Monty Waters - alto saxophone & vocal Kazimierz Jonkisz - drums Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Borys Janczarski - tenor saxophone Wojciech Pulcyn - double bass Adam Kawonczyk Quartet Adam Kawonczyk - trumpet & flugehorn Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano & fender piano Maciej Adamczak - double bass Pawel Dobrowolski - drums TRIO "IN SPACE" Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Maciej Adamczak - double bass Lukasz Zyta - drums Jorgos Skolias & Pawel Kaczmarczyk Duett Jorgos Skolias - vocal Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Piotr "Bocian" Cieslikowski Quartet Piotr "Bocian" Cieslikowski - tenor saxophone & soprano saxophone Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano Wojciech Pulcyn - double bass Kazimierz Jonkisz - drums Marcin Zupanski Quartet Marcin Zupanski - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone & flute Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano & fender piano Maciej Adamczak - double bass Arek Skolik - drums Influences: Hank Jones & Janusz Muniak - Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2006 Wayne Shorter Quartet with polish bass player Roman "Gucio" Dylag - Molde 1966 Brad Mehldau Trio with polish bass player Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz - Jazz Vitoria Gasteiz Sounds Like: "I'm going to go two brilliant young talents, both pianists, from Poland. Pawel Kaczmarczyk from a deep jazz background can shock...(...)" "Tomorrow is the question: who to look out for in 2008" - JAZZWISE, January 2008 Stuart Nicholson "Pawel Kaczmarczyk - more than promise. For three years now, Krakow pianist Pawel Kaczmarczyk has remained at the top of the "New Promise for Polish Jazz" category of Jazz Forum Magazine's Jazz Top readers' poll. His album "Audiofeeling" was one of the past year's most significant phonographic debuts of the genre, because Kaczmarczyk represents more than just new promise for Polish jazz. His music shows us that there are things happening on this country's improvised music scene - very good things. References to Keith Jarret and Herbie Hancock are obvious here, but there's nothing particularly surprising about that. Musical mannerisms of that sort are pretty much unavoidable for virtually all young musicians who study this art, because Greats such as those are the ones who defined the direction in which it's going. Yet, despite still being a student at the Katowice Academy of Music's Jazz Institute, Kaczmarczyk has already managed to acquire a considerable amount of experience in the wider world of jazz, because for several years now, he's been working on a regular basis with various stars of the Polish jazz scene - like Krakow saxophonist Janusz Muniak, for example. He has also been seen and heard with luminaries such as Adam Pieronczyk, Monty Waters and Kazimierz Jonkisz, to name a few. And despite his age, Kaczmarczyk is quite confident in what he has to offer. He is able to depart from traditional, well-trodden formulae; he experiments boldly, flying off into wild improvisational excursions. His piano playing is highly expressive, sometimes even explosive. Listening to "Audiofeeling", one can get the impression that at times the young artist is at times unable to restrain his emotions. In this case, though, this is actually more of a virtue than it is a shortcoming, because what we're given here is a healthy dose of truly spontaneously improvised - as opposed to meticulously calculated - playing. Kaczmarczyk also writes beautiful, mood-filled ballads ("Padee") - the likes of which many a major artist wouldn't be ashamed to sign his name to. And a moment later, he surprises us with a high-powered jazz frenzy. He is joined on the CD by his trio's regular rhythm section: Pawel Dobrowolski, a drummer who captivates the listener with his outstanding drive and timbral range, and bassist Michal Baranski, who distinguishes himself with a strong, rich bass sound. There are also guest appearances by three saxophonists - Radek Nowicki, Tomasz Grzegorski and Grzegorz Piotrowski - who give the overall group sound a truly intense edge on "Charlie Knows". There are sometimes hints of club music, and even classical hues, in the modern jazz of Kaczmarczyk's trio (he did, after all, begin as a classically trained pianist). In a couple of the pieces we can also hear traces of Polish folk melodies. All of this, plus a discrete touch of electronics, makes his music sound exceptionally fresh and engaging. Also important is the fact that the young artist doesn't present us with the usual musical boilerplate of standards and schematics, already heard a million times over. He is able to construct something that constitutes a well-rounded totality, has his own musical vision and the determination to realise it according to his own instincts. In this he is indeed superb." Review of "Audiofeeling" - Gazeta Wyborcza, December 2007 Tomasz Handzlik "Like a demon. We've already written, several years ago in the pages of Newsweek, about the powerful weapon of Polish jazz tat is the piano. There's a veritable pack of hungry young lions following in the footsteps of Leszek Mozdzer. Among them we have refined aesthetes such as Marcin Wasilewski (currently coming into his own under the egis of Tomasz Stanko); there are also untamed rebels like Slawek Jaskulke (serving his apprenticeship with Namyslowski). Pawel Kaczmarczyk is younger than they are, but no less menacing. He is also under the tutelage of a seasoned Master - Janusz Muniak. Most importantly, he has already managed to develop a language of his own - one that can be described as somewhere between those of Wasilewski and Jaskulke - which ranges from charming subtlety that lilts and swings, to ferocious attacks on the keyboard that can make the demons in hell grasp their heads, wondering what all the commotion upstairs is about. He places his chords beautifully, like a painter, and when ceding the spotlight to another instrumentalist (for instance Michal Baranski - excellent bass!), Kaczmarczyk is able to shift gears, becoming a truly subtle accompanist. (...)I could take issue with the vocalizing during improvised melodic passages. (...) But other than that, may he continue in the direction he seems to be going - excellent." Review of "Audiofeeling" - Newsweek, December 200 Filip Lobodzinski "Pawel Kaczmarczyk represents the hope for a return of the times of the likes of Komeda and Trzaskowski, that it will once again be said – Poland is alive with jazz. (…) In quartet form, the music approaches the abstract realms of some of Wayne Shorter's work, but there are also moments where the tension builds to a level of ecstasy, Coltrane style. The rhythm section plays a very important role here – it's afforded a lot of independence, and makes use of it masterfully. (...)" Review of "Audiofeeling" from "Hi-Fi i Muzyka", October 2007 Marek Romanski "(…)The CD contains music that is extraordinary in a number of respects. All of the pieces have been worked out with amazing precision, and are characterized by their every note seeming as if it were meticulously thought over. In terms of form, this album comes across as a unified whole; however, this music also evinces the full range of the pianist's capabilities – elasticity, compositional and stylistic freedom.(…)It is for this reason that "Audiofeeling" is an album that draws one in, interests and fascinates. It's a CD well worth picking up, without a doubt." Review of "Audiofeeling" from "Jazz Press", April 2007 Piotr Orlowski "The trio constitutes nothing less than than a paradigm of interaction in various relationships (bass-drums, bass-piano, piano-drums, piano-bass-drums) that, paired with a full yet subdued and lucid overall sound, constitutes a whole which can satisfy even the most demanding jazz-oriented ear. The tenor saxophone - in the hands of three different musicians - lends taste to this music, at times suggesting a diverse range (Shorter?, Coltrane?) of inspirations." Review of "Audiofeeling" - Jazz Forum, October 2007 Tomasz Szachowski "(...)... This is not just a CD to mess around with on one's computer, but a structure that demands the active participation of the listener. I have proof: While listening, it can be useful to turn the volume knob up once or twice. Indeed, this recording has been realised with great care, yet the music is so alluring that one only wants to understand it more fully.(...)" Review of "Audiofeeling" - Jazz Forum, October 2007 Adam Poprawa "(...)... The next to last composition, "Charlie Knows", also features a splendid trio of saxophonists - Radoslaw Nowicki, Tomasz Grzegorski and Grzegorz Piotrowski. Grzegorski's warm, laid-back playing is especially pleasing to the ear on "The Ring", a piece inspired by the beautiful composition "Blue in Green", of Miles Davis fame. The album is quite varied, yet very coherent, and one reaches for it with increasing pleasure, discovering something new in it with each successive listening." Review of "Audiofeeling" - Przeglad, October 2007 Aleksandra Panko "(...)... An excellent example of how tradition can be melded with modernity in jazz, to obtain great results. I believe that this album will be pleasing to the tastes of lovers of modern jazz, as well as those who prefer more traditional playing.(...) "Audiofeeling" is, in fact, Pawel Kaczmarczyk's first artistic statement under his own name. I'll be waiting impatiently for the ones that are sure to follow." Review of "Audiofeeling" - Onet.pl, October 2007 Ilona Cierpisz Record Label: Arms Records Type of Label: None |
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