Media przylepiły Ci łatkę “fryta” i muzycznego radykała a ostatnio powiedziałeś, że jesteś muzykiem mainstreamowym, czy czujesz się niezrozumiany? To jest smutna rozmowa, media siłą rzeczy muszą wszystko nazwać, żeby można było to opisać i móc zrobić z tego towar. Mam żal konkretny, i chyba nie tylko ja, że krytycy straszą publiczność moją muzyką. Najczęściej […]

Catalan saxophonist, Albert Cirera is divided into three musical scenes: in Barcelona, Copenhagen and Lisboa. He told me about differences in those places, his most demanding projects and his classical’s inspiration. Agusti Fernándes was your teacher and now you are performing on one stage and record with him. What is the most relevant thing, that […]

How and when did you start making your own music? Fernando Ulzión: There has always been a tension between a tremendous desire to express and a drive to silence and disappear. Since I was a child. If we add a mixture of ineptitude, laziness, insecurity, and lack of esteem, until less than ten years ago […]

Z okazji wydania przez Fundację Słuchaj! albumu „La Trahison Des Mots” rozmawiam z saksofonistą Fernando Ulzionem. Artysta z Bilbao połączył na nim siły z wiolonczelistą Matiasem Riquelme. Jak doszło do tego, że zacząłeś tworzyć własna muzykę? Fernando Ulzión: Zawsze istniało u mnie napięcie między ogromną chęcią wyrażania siebie, a dążeniem do wyciszenia i zniknięcia. Odkąd […]

O projektach i promocji muzyki rozmawiam z wiolonczelistą, kompozytorem i improwizatorem Matiasem Riquelme. Czy jesteś fanem King Crimson? Na YouTube oglądałem wideo z Twoim wykonaniem „Larks Tongues In Aspic III”. Matias Riquelme: Zostałem fanem, kiedy uczestniczyłem w tym projekcie. Wiedziałam o istnieniu King Crimson od zawsze, ale tak naprawdę nigdy nie zanurzyłem się w rytmicznych […]

Are you a King Crimson fan? On YouTube I watched video with your performance of „Larks Tongues In Aspic III” Matias Riquelme: I became a fan when I participated in that project. I had known about King Crimson since forever, but I had never really immersed myself in the rhythmic and intellectual schemes of this […]

Gerry Hemingway is a remarkable drummer who is not afraid of any musical challenge. For 10 years he’s lived in Switzerland. Recently he has recorded an album with Izumi Kimura and Barry Guy. How did their cooperation begin? What does moving to Switzerland mean to an American? And finally: what is the key to grasp […]

Izumi Kimura is a japanese pianist and composer, strongely connected with improvised scene. Her last release „Illuminated Silence” is recorded with Barry Guy and Gerry Hemingway. Izumi told me about the recording, her strong intuition and musical approach. After your childhood in Japan, You’ve decided to move to Ireland. Why have you chosen this particular […]

How was the last year for you? Harri Sjöström: Well if your question is meant about my musical adventures then I can say that I am rather glad for a group of wonderful concerts with some musicians that I really like and with whom I feel an open and energetic common communication. This is very […]

Trevor Watts belongs to the pioneers of british improvised scene, although he doesn’t really like to apply national tags to the music. In 2018 Watts was visiting Poland, for Jazz Jantar Festival which was as good an occasion as any to ask him a few questions. We tackled some diverse topics in a short mail […]