Wywiady

How is to work with Rafał Mazur?

British pianist, composer, improviser and individualist.  PhD criminologist by training. In this conversation, Alexander Hawkins  told me about his attitude to solo projects, releasing his own music, coopaeration with Evan Parker and his opinion about…. Brexit.

How was the last year for you?

Nate Wooley: It was equal parts difficult and exciting. I won't even talk about personal ups and downs, or anything relating to the anxiety caused by living in America at the moment. Purely musically, it was a year of making some important decisions that entailed some growing pains as well as a renewed sense excitement about the possibilities of being a musician and an artist right now.

What you've done and what you've expected to do?

Z fińskim saksofonistą Harrim Sjöströmem rozmawiam o podróżowaniu, improwizacji i planach na najbliższą przyszłość. Przywołujemy też postać i twórczość Cecila Taylora.

Jak minął Ci zeszły rok?

Ramon Prats is a Catalan drummer who plays with such avant-garde players as Agustí Fernández, Axel Dörner or Mats Gustafsson. But his strongest musical relation is the one with Albert Cirera. Together, they played a 10 hours long concert, to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Ramon told me about their musical connection, his last year and the meaning of improvisation in music.

Was 2019 a good year for you? Could you sum up it somehow?

Mikołaj Trzaska. Kim jest wiemy pewnie wszyscy. Przedstawiać go nie ma już po co, ale zawsze warto poczytać co Mikołaj ma do powiedzenia. Z okazji urodzin przypominamy wywiad Bartosza Adamczak.  

Jakbyś miał przedstawić się w kilku zdaniach, powiedzieć komuś co robisz?

Catalan saxophonist, Albert Cirera is divided into three musical scenes: in Barcelona, Copenhagen and Lisboa. He told me about differences in those places, his most demanding projects and his classical’s inspiration.

Agusti Fernándes was your teacher and now you are performing on one stage and record with him. What is the most relevant thing, that you’ve learned from him?