The Tomasz Stańko Story Nov 16, 2022 (2 years ago) Southbank Centre London, England, United Kingdom
BBC Concert Orchestra Members of the Marcin Wasilewski Trio pay tribute to the late, great Polish jazz musician and composer, born 80 years ago this year.
Stańko first brought his eloquent lyricism to European jazz in the 1960s, gaining international renown. His career entered a majestic second act in the 1990s, with ten standout albums following over the next two decades. When he first heard live jazz, Stańko concluded that ‘the message was freedom’. Over the years, his creative curiosity led him from seminal free jazz exploration in Europe to New York-based collaborations with cutting-edge American players, including Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry and the Globe Unity Orchestra. His meditative, brooding sound was instantly recognisable. ‘Nobody,’ wrote The Guardian, ‘holds a single, long-blown trumpet note like… Stańko’. As the Tomasz Stańko Quartet, the players of the Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Marcin Wasilewski, Sławomir Kurkiewicz and Michał Miśkiewicz shared a remarkable chemistry with Stańko over 15 years. The first half of the evening upholds Stańko’s commitment to the freshest sounds in jazz, showcasing young British talent featuring guitarist Rob Luft, saxophonist Emma Rawicz and singer Alice Zawadzki. Performers BBC Concert Orchestra Tom Richards conductor Rob Luft guitar Emma Rawicz saxophone Avishai Cohen trumpet Alice Zawadzki singer Marcin Wasilewski Trio Repertoire Stanko: Yankiel's Lid *; The Street of Crocodiles * Komeda: Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby arr. Stanko Stanko: Wislawa *; Gama arr. Joakim Milder Alice Zawadzki: Za gorami (Beyond the mountains) Ronell: Willow weep for me arr. Rob Luft Stanko: Terminal 7 arr. Joakim Milder Interval Stanko: Faces *; Pozegnanie z Maria *; Roberto Zucco; Celina arr. Joakim Milder; Egzekutor *; April Story *; Assassins * (* arr. Krzysztof Herdzin)
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz, Italian Jazz, Polish, Modern Jazz Trio, Ecm-Style Jazz, Polish Jazz, Polish Modern Jazz, Jazz Trio, Norwegian Jazz, ECM, and Swedish Jazz.
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