Then there was a drumming-alone section, where Aleksandrowicz proved himself to be tonally aware, musically rounded on the skins. The drums and tenor of Stanisław Aleksandrowicz and Krzysztof Kuśmierek began to rough up the number, the latter with a rugged, circulatory solo.
Pianist Patryk Matwiejczuk also had a Nord keyboard, delving under his acoustic's lid after an exposed trumpet solo from Patryk Rynkiewicz, as Flavio Gullotta bowed his bass. Jazz Juniors isn't exactly overloaded by fifteen-year-olds, having an age range potential ranging up to artists in their early thirties. Your scribe had already been impressed by this band at the Szczecin Jazz festival in February of 2021. A Polish quintet, they featured tenor saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass and drums. Unleashed Cooperation opened the competition trials, in the large, tiered-seating theatre of the Nowa Huta Cultural Centre. Amongst the voters were representatives from London's Pizza Express, Ronnie Scott's, the Budapest Music Center and the Belgrade Jazz Festival. Also present was a gang of guest promoters and festival organisers, set on selecting acts from the competition to appear on their future calendars, with an instant booking responsiveness, as they huddled together, discussing each band's mertits, straight after the performance had concluded. Pierończyk was joined by a pair of key judges, American guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly and Moroccan gnaoua multi-instrumentalist Majid Bekkas. Smooth jazz and poppy puffballing were virtually forbidden.
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Another factor was the hardcore jazz nature of these bands, even if their range was still broad when it came to 'extensions' of electronics, free improvisation, classical modernity, Afro-groove, or mangled rock guitaring. These three strong threads of competing sets, showcase gigs and established visitor concerts provided a firm structure to the four days, using two venues for three nights, and a third for the 'auditions.' Also, the selections of Pierończyk possessed a palpable sense of being more uncompromisingly extreme in their stances, whether considering the guest acts or the actual entrants in the competition. Now they are advancing further in their art. The following three days featured nightly high profile sets by prominent international artists, each topped off by a late club session, showcasing indigenous Polish players, many of whom held positions as prizewinners in previous years. The central competition aspect of this festival has a 45 year history, although the surrounding format continues its transmogrification.įor the '21 edition there seemed to be a sharper focus, positioning the competition on its opening evening, letting the youth-tension disperse at the beginning rather than at the close of its four days. It's also had to deal with anti-virus restrictions, turning livestream in 2020, but escaping somewhat unscathed in '21, just before the Euro-situation worsened once again. Since your scribe last visited the Jazz Juniors competition in 2018, this steadily evolving festival has undergone further changes, not least the appointment of saxophonist Adam Pierończyk as artistic director.
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