{"id":14661,"date":"2025-02-28T01:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeatfreaks.pl\/?p=14661"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:02:31","slug":"jazz-fun-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeatfreaks.pl\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/jazz-fun-de\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz-Fun.de"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">In jazz, there is nothing better than collective improvisation played by experienced musicians who understand each other perfectly. This is precisely the case with this album. Even the pre-composed tracks leave each band member plenty of space for artistic expression. Ralph Alessi is a figure of such charisma that his presence is felt immediately\u2014he plays wonderfully, dynamically, and with full commitment, possessing an excellent sense of the direction in which the entire band is moving. A magnificent album!<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The album features 13 tracks, eight of which are original compositions by the band&#8217;s leader, Micha\u0142 Starkiewicz, one was written by Radek Wo\u015bko, and the rest are the result of collective improvisation.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The musicians drew inspiration from nature\u2014its beauty, complexity, unpredictability, extremes, sounds, and the mechanisms that constantly regulate it. Nature speaks to us incessantly; we only need to pause and try to understand it\u2014the musicians sought to capture its message and convey it through sound.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Despite all human civilizational achievements, it is nature that ultimately dictates human life, and the Earth is increasingly warning us not to push too far. It is beautiful, but it can also be deadly. The musicians also strove to express these extremes in their music.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Beat Freaks<\/b> is a jazz quartet founded in 2014 by guitarist Micha\u0142 Starkiewicz in Szczecin. The musicians boast numerous awards and individual successes, as well as collaborations with many outstanding jazzmen. The band has released two studio albums: <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"255\">Leon<\/i> (2016) (named in the Top Ten of 2016 by PolishJazzBlogspot journalists) and <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"336\">Stay Calm<\/i> (2019). Additionally, they composed the score for the film <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"405\">Zamoyski \u2013 Rze\u017abiarz z kamer\u0105<\/i> (<i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"436\">Zamoyski \u2013 A Sculptor with a Camera<\/i>), which was released digitally. In 2018, the readers of <i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"528\">JazzForum<\/i> voted the band into the Top Ten in the &#8222;Jazz Electric Bands&#8221; category and the &#8222;Jazz Band New Hope&#8221; category. The musicians have performed on the most prestigious jazz stages both in Poland and abroad.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ralph Alessi<\/b> is a trumpeter and composer who divides his time between Brooklyn (New York) and Bern (Switzerland). Throughout his career, he has collaborated with artists such as Fred Hersch, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Jason Moran, Sam Rivers, Tim Berne, Uri Caine, and many others. He currently records for the ECM label. As an educator, he has taught at the Eastman School of Music, NYU, and the University of Nevada-Reno. He is the founder and director of the School for Improvised Music, a visiting professor at the Accademia Nazionale del Jazz in Siena, Italy, and most recently, a faculty member at the Hochschule der K\u00fcnste Bern JAZZ.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>W jazzie nie ma nic lepszego ni\u017c zbiorowa improwizacja grana przez do\u015bwiadczonych muzyk\u00f3w, kt\u00f3rzy doskonale si\u0119 rozumiej\u0105. Tak w\u0142a\u015bnie jest w przypadku tego albumu. Nawet skomponowane utwory daj\u0105 ka\u017cdemu cz\u0142onkowi zespo\u0142u mn\u00f3stwo przestrzeni na artystyczny wyraz. Ralph Alessi to posta\u0107 o takiej charyzmie, \u017ce jego obecno\u015b\u0107 jest od razu odczuwalna \u2013 gra wspaniale, dynamicznie i z pe\u0142nym zaanga\u017cowaniem, maj\u0105c doskona\u0142e wyczucie, w jakim kierunku zmierza ca\u0142y zesp\u00f3\u0142. Wspania\u0142y album!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Album zawiera 13 utwor\u00f3w, z czego osiem to kompozycje w\u0142asne lidera zespo\u0142u Micha\u0142a Starkiewicza, jeden zosta\u0142 stworzony przez Radka Wo\u015bko, a reszta jest wynikiem wsp\u00f3lnej improwizacji.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muzycy inspirowali si\u0119 natur\u0105 \u2013 jej pi\u0119knem, z\u0142o\u017cono\u015bci\u0105, nieprzewidywalno\u015bci\u0105, skrajno\u015bciami, d\u017awi\u0119kami i mechanizmami, kt\u00f3re nieustannie j\u0105 reguluj\u0105. Natura przemawia do nas nieustannie, musimy tylko zatrzyma\u0107 si\u0119 i spr\u00f3bowa\u0107 j\u0105 zrozumie\u0107 \u2013 muzycy starali si\u0119 uchwyci\u0107 jej przes\u0142anie i przekaza\u0107 je poprzez d\u017awi\u0119ki.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pomimo wszystkich osi\u0105gni\u0119\u0107 cywilizacyjnych, to natura decyduje o \u017cyciu cz\u0142owieka, a Ziemia coraz cz\u0119\u015bciej ostrzega nas, by nie przesadza\u0107. Jest pi\u0119kna, ale mo\u017ce by\u0107 te\u017c \u015bmiertelnie gro\u017ana. Te skrajno\u015bci muzycy r\u00f3wnie\u017c starali si\u0119 wyrazi\u0107 w swojej muzyce.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Beat Freaks to jazzowe kwarteto, za\u0142o\u017cone w 2014 roku przez gitarzyst\u0119 Micha\u0142a Starkiewicza w Szczecinie. Muzycy mog\u0105 pochwali\u0107 si\u0119 licznymi nagrodami i indywidualnymi sukcesami, a tak\u017ce wsp\u00f3\u0142prac\u0105 z wieloma znakomitymi jazzmanami. Zesp\u00f3\u0142 wyda\u0142 dwa albumy studyjne: \u201eLeon\u201d (2016) (Top Ten 2016 wed\u0142ug dziennikarzy PolishJazzBlogspot) oraz \u201eStay Calm\u201d (2019). Ponadto stworzyli muzyk\u0119 do filmu \u201eZamoyski \u2013 Rze\u017abiarz z kamer\u0105\u201d, kt\u00f3ry zosta\u0142 wydany cyfrowo. W 2018 roku czytelnicy JazzForum umie\u015bcili zesp\u00f3\u0142 w Top Ten kategorii \u201eJazz Electric Bands\u201d oraz w kategorii \u201eJazz Band New Hope\u201d. Muzycy wyst\u0119powali na najwa\u017cniejszych scenach jazzowych w Polsce i za granic\u0105.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ralph Alessi to tr\u0119bacz i kompozytor, kt\u00f3ry dzieli czas mi\u0119dzy Brooklyn (Nowy Jork) a Berno (Szwajcaria). W trakcie swojej kariery wsp\u00f3\u0142pracowa\u0142 z artystami takimi jak Fred Hersch, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Jason Moran, Sam Rivers, Tim Berne, Uri Caine i wieloma innymi. Obecnie nagrywa dla wytw\u00f3rni ECM. Jako pedagog wyk\u0142ada\u0142 w Eastman School of Music, NYU oraz University of Nevada-Reno. Jest za\u0142o\u017cycielem i dyrektorem School of Improvised Music, profesorem wizytuj\u0105cym w Accademia Nazionale del Jazz w Sienie we W\u0142oszech, a ostatnio cz\u0142onkiem kadry nauczycielskiej Hochschule der K\u00fcnste Bern JAZZ.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.jazz-fun.de\/the-beat-freaks-ralph-alessi-mechanics-of-nature.html<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In jazz, there is nothing better than collective improvisation played by experienced musicians who understand each other perfectly. This is precisely the case with this album. 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