PINSKI ZOO & Wojtek Konikiewicz at EFG London Jazz Festival at Jazz Cafe POSK

London Jazz festival welcomes the Polish connection of virtuosic contemporary jazz with passionate landscape. PINSKI ZOO met Polish pianist/composer WOJTEK KONIKIEWICZ exactly 30 years ago when JAN KOPINSKI first led his band on a series of extensive tours through a bleak, but musically exciting post-martial law Poland, playing at Wroclaw and Warsaw’s Jazz Jamboree. This led to several collaborations, tours and journeys of research in Poland, including a rare Poljazz album - Live in Warsaw - and UK CD - Zone K and Jan's recent album of reflections upon Poland - Mirrors). The music is a whirlwind emotional blend of fre funk with stunning grooves and tender melody....

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London Jazz festival welcomes the Polish connection of virtuosic contemporary jazz with passionate landscape. PINSKI ZOO met Polish pianist/composer WOJTEK KONIKIEWICZ exactly 30 years ago when JAN KOPINSKI first led his band on a series of extensive tours through a bleak, but musically exciting post-martial law Poland, playing at Wroclaw and Warsaw’s Jazz Jamboree. This led to several collaborations, tours and journeys of research in Poland, including a rare Poljazz album - Live in Warsaw - and UK CD - Zone K and Jan's recent album of reflections upon Poland - Mirrors). The music is a whirlwind emotional blend of fre funk with stunning grooves and tender melody.

"Pinski Zoo deserves megastardom because it not only funked your socks off but foresaw future developments in jazz fusion" John Fordham, The Guardian

"Organic, no-surrender, spiritually uplifting music" All About Jazz

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