Irek Wojtczak - saxophones, bass clarinet
Kamil Pater - guitar
Adam Żuchowski - double bass
Kuba Staruszkiewicz - drums
The Bees' Knees (2013)
By Adam Baruch
Jazz is the Art of the unexpected and unexpected is exactly what the listener will get while listening to this music. Although saxophonist / composer Irek Wojtczak, a native of the Baltic Tricity, has an established reputation on the contemporary Polish Jazz scene, he certainly does not allow anybody to conveniently put him and his music in a tight niche, which would characterize his music. Constantly developing, probing and expanding his milieu, which over time covered such diverse areas as mainstream Jazz, Jazz-World Fusion, Jazz-Rock Fusion and experimental Free Jazz, Wojtczak with his chameleonic ability to fit in any environment and to do it splendidly, is a superb example of a modern Jazz musician.
The music
presented here is first and foremost an expression of individual freedom within
the boundaries of a collective. The four musicians truly play together here,
but at the same time allow each other a lot of individual space. There are
clearly defined melodies and chord changes, but the music turns and twists
constantly in each and every direction – harmonic, rhythmic and thematic. There
are impressive solos, elegant group improvisations and intelligent moves on
behalf of all the participants. Wojtczak, who composed all the music herein, is
a very liberal leader, which results in collective creativity rather than
musical conformity or obedience. The choice of the guitar, rather than piano,
as the quartet's harmonic instrument suits Wojtczak's music ideally in this case.
All that remains is to hop on and enjoy the ride!
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