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Line-up:
Kuba Kapsa - piano, Rhodes, synthesizer
Wojtek Jachna - trumpet
Tomek Glazik - tenor, baritone saxophones, syntezator
Kamil Pater - guitar, baritone guitar
Patryk Weclawek - bass, bass guitar
Bartek Kapsa - drums
Recorded:
at Electric Eye Studio, Szubin, Poland, August 2008
About:
Contemporary Noise Sextet – the band established by Kapsa brothers, who earlier formed Something Like Elvis the legendary emo-hardcore band. CNQ’s musicians are also: Tomek Glazik – saxophones (Kult, ex-4Syfon, Sing, Sing Penelope), Wojtek Jahna – trumpet (Sing, Sing Penelope, Mordy) and the guitar player Kmil Pater who joined the band in November 2006 and lately Patryk Weclawek (bass) who replaced Pawel Urowski.
CNQ’s music can be described as energetic jazz with the elements of film music. However, the variety of sounds does not allow pigeonholing their music style unambiguously.
The debut record “Pig Inside The Gentleman” was released in autumn 2006. It collected favorable reviews and became one of the records of the year in the plebiscite of III Program of Polish Radio. In November CNQ toured in several cities of Poland. The concerts were enthusiastically received.
Reviews:
CNQ convinces straight away to have their own idea for music, which is not only attractive but also perfectly produced. “Pig Inside The Gentleman” is the record everyone should reach for, the one of the best Polish releases in 2006.
Piotr Lewandowski, PopUp Magazine
SOMETHING LIKE JAZZ Contemporary Noise Quintet – jazz music without jazz, film music without movie but something splendid instead! Despite the band’s name suggesting noisy music for the chosen ones, CNQ appears to be a revelation for everyone. Beautiful, hard, romantic piano tunes in the dialogue with brass section. Simple and extraordinary emotional compositions leading to the climax which makes the flesh creeps while listening. Hair bristle on the heads of those who remember the musical past of CNQ’s members…
Bartek Chacinski, Przekroj
Contemporary impresses with maturity and class. There’s elegance as well as punk energy. The compositions are unbelievably spacious but on the other hand all fulfilled with instruments – from the superb rhythm combo to the greatly equipped brass section. The roots of the most of CNQ’s musicians reach harder music, sometimes even heavy metal what bears excellent interest. The compositions are vigorous and expressive. The name of the band must be remembered because it undoubtedly is Polish export commodity.
Diggin the Shelf
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Line-up:
Kuba Kapsa - piano
Kamil Pater - guitar
Patryk Weclawek - bass
Bartek Kapsa - drums
Recorded:
at Electric Eye Studio, Szubin, Poland, February 2008
About:
Contemporary Noise Sextet – the band established by Kapsa brothers, who earlier formed Something Like Elvis the legendary emo-hardcore band. CNQ’s musicians are also: Tomek Glazik – saxophones (Kult, ex-4Syfon, Sing, Sing Penelope), Wojtek Jahna – trumpet (Sing, Sing Penelope, Mordy) and the guitar player Kmil Pater who joined the band in November 2006 and lately Patryk Weclawek (bass) who replaced Pawel Urowski.
CNQ’s music can be described as energetic jazz with the elements of film music. However, the variety of sounds does not allow pigeonholing their music style unambiguously.
The debut record “Pig Inside The Gentleman” was released in autumn 2006. It collected favorable reviews and became one of the records of the year in the plebiscite of III Program of Polish Radio. In November CNQ toured in several cities of Poland. The concerts were enthusiastically received.
The music on this CD was created specially for theatre play "Milosc ci wszystko wybaczy" written and directed by Przemyslaw Wojciszek, staged at Teatr Polonia, Warsaw.
Reviews:
CNQ convinces straight away to have their own idea for music, which is not only attractive but also perfectly produced. “Pig Inside The Gentleman” is the record everyone should reach for, the one of the best Polish releases in 2006.
Piotr Lewandowski, PopUp Magazine
SOMETHING LIKE JAZZ Contemporary Noise Quintet – jazz music without jazz, film music without movie but something splendid instead! Despite the band’s name suggesting noisy music for the chosen ones, CNQ appears to be a revelation for everyone. Beautiful, hard, romantic piano tunes in the dialogue with brass section. Simple and extraordinary emotional compositions leading to the climax which makes the flesh creeps while listening. Hair bristle on the heads of those who remember the musical past of CNQ’s members…
Bartek Chacinski, Przekroj
Contemporary impresses with maturity and class. There’s elegance as well as punk energy. The compositions are unbelievably spacious but on the other hand all fulfilled with instruments – from the superb rhythm combo to the greatly equipped brass section. The roots of the most of CNQ’s musicians reach harder music, sometimes even heavy metal what bears excellent interest. The compositions are vigorous and expressive. The name of the band must be remembered because it undoubtedly is Polish export commodity.
Diggin the Shelf
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'Pig inside the Gentleman' continues on poetical path established by 1960s Polish Jazz classics like Krzysztof Komeda and Andrzej Kurylewicz. Strong and ferocious sound but at the same time with uplifting and inspiring film music-like themes.
"Contemporary Noise Quintet is certainly not what the name implies. They play jazz in the way they think it should be played and that means infusing it with many idioms. But they do this with finesse, unparalleled skill and a great sense of humor. The quintet finds stimulus in their creative energies. In doing so, the let the rambunctious and the restrained make for mighty fine music".
(Jerry D'Souza, AllAboutJazz)
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The band established in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the year 2001 by musicians playing in important polish and european jazz, avantgarde and postrock groups. The band is connected to a legendary avantgarde Club "BRAIN" from Bydgoszcz. Connecting their experience and musical background, they created a new and interesting modern electro-acoustic style and musical language. They released debiut album in march 2005 by Tone Industria - The Warsaw label. Second album of Sing Sing Penelope - "Music for Umbrellas" was released in May 2006. It contained 6 new compositions. The guest star on "Fis & Love" piece was Sebastian Gruchot - violin player. Album was held by a new Warsaw Label "Monotype Records". It was a very mature presentation of modern jazz musical concept. In the Summer of 2007, tbe band was invited to present its music during Warsaw Summer Jazz Days - the biggest international modern jazz festival in Central Europe. Third album 'WE REMEMBER KRZESELKO' was released in February 2008 by a new label Electric Eye Records.
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Rafal Gorzycki - Ecstasy Project leader, looks at music through its twentieth-century struggle. Starting with improvisation and jazz he turns his attention towards the experiences of the European chamber music of the previous century. This is where he tries to find substantial solutions for his musical experiments. The music of mature Europe digested in the atonality, neo-Romanticism and minimalist experiments seems to be great support in his poetic excursions towards Europe Impossible, Europe with no Chaos, Europe of philosophers, artists and craftsmen. And this is this vision that makes him study the rich heritage of the last century avant-gard. With his band, whose members come from the cultures of classical music, yet again does he discourse about the beauty and lyricism devoid of the pressure of the noisy commerciality. Ecstasy Project tells us how beautiful and wise Europe is with its experience. Let us listen, although so difficult it is sometimes to believe in this beauty...(Zbigniew Zielinski)
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A comprehensive selection from contemporary Polish jazz scene presents the most important bands and musicians of Polish Jazz in 21st Century.
" There isn't a dud track anywhere on the discs, and The Best Of Polish Jazz—and indeed PolishJazz.com—is an excellent portal to some lesser known talents on the Polish jazz scene". (Chris May, AllAboutJazz.com)
