Pianist Piotr Orzechowski and saxophonist Kuba Więcek – two electrifying names of the young generation of Polish jazz musicians will join forces during the concert in the series "House Party with Dwójka". The event will be broadcast on Saturday, 8 August 2020 at 7.00 p.m. on the Polish Radio Channel 2 (Dwójka), its website, Facebook, and YouTube channel.
Both artists prove that contemporary jazz music knows no boundaries. They are not afraid of experiments. They combine the worlds of improvisation, classical, avant-garde and underground music. The pianist Piotr Orzechowski – who is also known as Pianohooligan – is an excellent improviser fascinated with the music of Krzysztof Penderecki or Johann Sebastian Bach. Kuba Więcek, who plays the saxophones, is known as a musician with almost infinite imagination, taking jazz to a completely different level. What will come of joining the forces of these out of the box minded musicians?
Orzechowski and Więcek improvise, analyze and compose their music live. During concerts, they do not recognise time limits. – The founding myth of our duo assumed completely spontaneous performance – explains Piotr Orzechowski. – This type of narrative relates to our other statements. If we play Górecki, the stage starts to pulsate and get out of control. We try to find a deep narrative of the piece and build something on that basis – adds the pianist. This Saturday, during the home concert, the musicians will present a range of original interpretations. – We will play jazz standards, mainly from the 1920s and 1930s. There will be some Górecki – we will play his Variations, Op. 4., but these will be fragments of this piece that are heavily "disturbed" by us. We will also present three of our small works – says the musician.
