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• Głupi Komputer
  

  • Daniel Karpju Karpiński - perkusja, electronic beats
  • Michał Fetler – saksofon basowy, saksofon alt, Polivoks
  • Jakub Królikowski - syntezatory

  Głupi Komputer, jak powszechnie wiadomo, powstał dzięki silnej relacji towarzysko-artystycznej trzech poznańskich muzyków, wywodzących się z pozornie odrębnych środowisk: post-rockowego, klasycznego i jazzowego oraz akademickiego i kompozytorskiego.

  Fetler, Karpiński i Królikowski współpracują od wielu lat w ansamblach Fanfara Awantura i Polmuz, tym razem jednak w “najlepszym” z możliwych układów czyli w tercecie stworzyli zespół całkowicie autorski, którego repertuar sklasyfikować dość trudno ale próbując to zrobić, można napisać, że są to jednocześnie przebojowe piosenki, awangardowa muzyka improwizowana, ciężka elektronika, toksyczny drum’n’bass i popowe ballady, złączone w jeden nieprzerwany, taneczny setkoncertowy.

  Twórczość Głupiego Komputera nawiązuje do takich zespołów jak Morphine, Too Many Zooz, Colin Stetson, Tortoise, Nerve czy Radiohead.

  Debiutancki album pt. „Jazz Not Found” ukaże się oficjalnie 28 lutego 2025 roku, nakładem wydawnictwa Antena Krzyku.

• Amaro Freitas Trio
  

  • Amaro Freitas - piano
  • Sidiel Vieira - double bass
  • Rodrigo Braz - drums

  In the North-Eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco lies the coastal city of Recife, where Amaro Freitas began pioneering a new sound of Brazilian jazz. For the prodigious young pianist, the spirit of his hometown runs deep. From the Afro-Brazilian maracatu born on the sugar plantations of slavery, to the high intensity carnival rhythms of frevo and baião, Amaro’s heavily percussive approach to jazz is as indebted to these Pernambuco traditions as it is to Coltrane, Parker and Monk.

  As with many of the greats before him, Amaro began playing piano in church aged 12, under the instruction of his father, leader of the church band. As his natural talents became obvious, the young prodigy quickly outgrew his father’s instruction. He won a place at the prestigious Conservatório Pernambucano de Música but had to drop out as his family could not spare the money for the bus fare. Undeterred, Amaro gigged in bands at weddings and worked in a call centre to fund his tuition. The transformative moment came at age 15 when Amaro stumbled across a DVD of a Chick Corea concert, “he completely blew my mind, I’d never seen anything like it but I knew that’s what I wanted to do with a piano”.

  Despite not actually owning a piano, Amaro devoted himself to studying day and night – he would practice on imaginary keys in his bedroom, until eventually striking a deal with a local restaurant to practice before opening hours. By the age of 22 Amaro was one of the most sought-after musicians in Recife and resident pianist at the legendary jazz bar Mingus. It was during this time he met and began collaborating with bassist Jean Elton and the pair went in search of a drummer. “We kept hearing about this crazy kid who was playing in 7/8 or 6/4, we knew we had to meet him”. Hugo Medeiros joined, and the Amaro Freitas Trio was born.

  His self-released debut album Sangue Negro (2016) traversed minimalism, bebop, afrojazz, samba, and frevo and saw Amaro take his home counrty by storm. As well as rave reviews in Brazilian press, the album caught the attention of fellow Brazilian icon Ed Motta who began telling the world about this new North-Eastern talent: “Amaro Freitas is writing a very important chapter of instrumental music produced in Brazil. Lots of hope and challenging, progressive art. Great respect.” – Ed Motta Soon after, UK label Far Out Recordings signed the Amaro Freitas Trio and Rasif (2018) arrived on a wave of critical acclaim. A colloquial spelling of Amaro’s home town Rasif was Amaro’s love letter to his native northeast. Exploring its traditional rhythms through the jazz idiom and employing complex mathematical patterns reminiscent of some of the most challenging works by fellow Brazilian masters Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti and Moacir Santos.

  International tours followed with The Amaro Freitas Trio playing jazz clubs and concert halls including Ronnie Scott’s (UK), Bimhuis (NL), Dizzy’s Club @ Lincoln Centre (USA), Opus Jazz Club (HU), SESC Pompéia and Ibirapuera Auditorium (BR), Usina del Arte – Buenos Aires (ARG), Casa da Música (PT), as well as festivals such as: Buenos Aires Jazz Festival (ARG), Conexiones Festival (ES), Rio das Ostras Jazz and Blues (BR), Jazz at the Factory (BR), Bari in Jazz and Grado Jazz (IT), and many others.
  In 2019 Amaro Freitas was one of six musicians selected to participate in the Montreux Jazz Academy with Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, who said of Amaro: “when he sat at the piano time stopped. He played and played, each growing, birthing new possibilities, stories within stories. The range of note execution and emotive dynamism left me full of light.”

  Amaro Freitas has also collaborated with one of Brazil’s biggest artists of all time, Milton Nascimento, on the collaborative EP ‘Existe Amor’ (2020), which also featured famed Brazilian rapper Criolo. In 2018 Amaro also collaborated with Grammy Award winning artist Lenine for his ‘Lenine em Trânsito’ project.

  In 2023 Amaro Frietas announced his new album, Y’Y , on Psychic Hotline, and presents its lead single, “Encantados,” featuring Shabaka Hutchings, Hamid Drake, and Aniel Someilan. An “homage to the forest, especially the Amazon Forest, and the rivers of Northern Brazil.

• Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets plays WEATHER REPORT
  

  • Russell Ferrante - keys
  • Bob Mintzer - sax
  • Dane Alderson - bass
  • William Kennedy - drums
  • Kurt Elling - vocals

  Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets Celebrate Weather Report is a thrilling collaboration between two jazz powerhouses, blending the iconic music of Weather Report with bold reinterpretations and original artistry.

  Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling, known for his captivating baritone and improvisational brilliance, joins forces with Yellowjackets, jazz fusion legends redefining the genre for over four decades.

  This dynamic performance honors Weather Report’s groundbreaking legacy while blending reimagined classics with new explorations, driven by the innovative spirit of Elling and Yellowjackets.