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The Beat Freaks - a jazz quartet founded in Szczecin by guitarist Michał Starkiewicz in 2014. The musicians have many individual awards and achievements to their credit; they have collaborated and continue to collaborate with the cream of jazz musicians and beyond.
They have two studio albums to their name, "Leon" (2016) (Top Ten 2016 according to PolishJazzBlogspot journalists) and "Stay Calm" (2019). They also recorded music for the film "Zamoyski - Sculptor with a Camera," which was released digitally.
In 2018, the band made it to the top ten of "Electric Jazz Bands" as well as in the category of "New Jazz Band Hope" according to JazzForum readers. The musicians have performed on the most important jazz stages in Poland and abroad.
"The Mechanics of Nature" is the third studio album by The Beat Freaks, on which the musicians invited a special guest - American trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...
Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024
by Ludovico Granvassu
Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...
A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (so far), Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy another installment of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the cream of the crop among the songs we have had the pleasure of listening to this year, so far!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Simon Spiess Quiet Tree “Grieving Was Yesterday" Euphorbia (Intakt) 0:16 Host ...
Optimism, Evolution & Telepathy
by Bob Osborne
2024 is proving to be an excellent year for new jazz. This new selection is no exception. The show kicks off with a couple of bass players, includes two new albums featuring Daniel Carter, and has visits to South America and Australia, amongst other places. The variety of styles and genres included is a testament to ...
Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, Andrea Grossi, Flukten & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a set featuring Wadada Leo Smith's and Amina Claudine Myers' magical collaboration, the return of Flukten plus a number of really exciting collaborations between forward-looking European and US musicians.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Flukten “Flukten" Flukten (Odin) 0:16 Host talks 5:42 The ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Thana Alexa, John Zorn, John Scofield and More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Second part of our weekly exploration of brand new releases, with a special focus on guitar-centric albums [for the first part click here]. PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" Mondo Jazz Theme (Self-released) 0:00 Rob Luft “Life Is the Dancer" Life is the Dancer (Edition) 0:16 Host Talks Wolfgang ...
Stay Calm
Label: AMS Concert
Released: 2019
Track listing: First Steps On A Lonely Planet; Work At Heights; Breakwater; Neutral Bullshit; Difference Engine;
Steampunk; Chasing Oliver; Memories From The Old Town; Night Bus; Tree of Infinity; Beardless
Spy; A train to Tromsø; Baloon
The Beat Freaks: Leon
by Glenn Astarita
Based in Poland, guitarist Michał Starkiewicz founded this band in 2014, followed by successful concert tours and of course, this album that presents a modicum of youthful vim and vigor, largely within the progressive jazz schema amid a few slight nods to jazz fusion. Moreover, the musicians dedicate the album to a mythical figure Leon Kokaiewicz, ...
