Violinist and composer Adam Bałdych has won acclaim as an excellent improviser discovering uncharted territories in violin music, as well as a genuine personality, capable of establishing a dialogue with artists from both the classical, improvised, and popular music scenes.
‘Jazz violin redefined,’ declared The Guardian (UK), while Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called Bałdych ‘undoubtedly the greatest living master of jazz violin technique, of whom one can expect anything’. Considered as ‘the violin’s child prodigy’, he launched his music career at age 14 and was soon hailed as an innovator combining the achievements of classical music with a contemporary language and an improviser’s talent. He soon developed his own style that has inspired a whole new generation of improvising violinists.
Bałdych has presented his music at the world’s major jazz festivals, with performances in Poland, Germany, South Korea, China, Japan, the United States, Canada, Austria, Iceland, Portugal, Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy, Spain, and Indonesia, among others.
The violinist performs and records with such outstanding artists as Paolo Fresu, Yaron Herman, Joachim Kuhn, Agata Szymczewska, Leszek Możdżer, Helge Lien, Aaron Parks, Lars Danielsson, Nils Landgren, Iiro Rantala, Marius Neset, Jacob Karlzon, and Billy Cobham.
His numerous accolades include the Grand Prix and individual prize of the 2006 ‘Jazz on the Odra’ festival, ECHO Jazz, and the 2024 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (award of German music record reviewers), as well as Polish state decorations: the Gold Cross of Merit, Decoration of Honor ‘Meritorious for Polish Culture’, and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. He was also thrice nominated for the Coryphaeus of Polish Music award as Personality of the Year.
Bałdych dedicates increasingly more attention to composing classical music, commissioned and performed by such well-known orchestras and publishers as OMN New Music Orchestra (Antiphona, 2016), AUKSO – Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy (Early Birds Symphony), Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Concerto Galante), PWM Edition (Kuyawiak), and AUKSO / Polish Radio Choir (world premiere – Maryla’s Grave for violin, choir, and string orchestra).
Highly acclaimed for his creative work in the fields of jazz and contemporary music performance, for his inventive fusion of these two, and for extremely distinctive interpretations, Bałdych has appeared on nearly 20 albums, including the most recent titles: Passacaglia (duo with Leszek Możdżer), Legend (with Adam Bałdych Quintet and violinist Agata Szymczewska), as well as Poetry (with eminent Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu).
Adam Bałdych resides and works in Warsaw, Poland.
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El violinista y compositor Adam Bałdych ha sido aclamado como un excelente improvisador que descubre territorios inexplorados en la música del violín, así como una personalidad genuina, capaz de establecer un diálogo con artistas de la escena musical clásica, improvisada y popular.
'El violín de jazz redefinido', declaró The Guardian (Reino Unido), mientras que Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung llamó a Bałdych 'sin duda el mayor maestro vivo de la técnica del violín de jazz, de quien uno puede esperar cualquier cosa'. Considerado como 'el niño prodigio del violín', lanzó su carrera musical a los 14 años y pronto fue aclamado como un innovador que combinaba los logros de la música clásica con un lenguaje contemporáneo y el talento de un improvisador. Pronto desarrolló su propio estilo que ha inspirado a toda una nueva generación de violinistas improvisadores.
Bałdych ha presentado su música en los principales festivales de jazz del mundo, con actuaciones en Polonia, Alemania, Corea del Sur, China, Japón, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Austria, Islandia, Portugal, Azerbaiyán, Países Bajos, Suecia, Noruega, Finlandia, Italia, España e Indonesia, entre otros.
El violinista toca y graba con artistas tan destacados como Paolo Fresu, Yaron Herman, Joachim Kuhn, Agata Szymczewska, Leszek Możdżer, Helge Lien, Aaron Parks, Lars Danielsson, Nils Landgren, Iiro Rantala, Marius Neset, Jacob Karlzon y Billy Cobham.
Sus numerosos galardones incluyen el Gran Premio y el premio individual del festival' Jazz on the Odra ' de 2006, ECHO Jazz y el Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (premio de críticos de discos de música alemanes) de 2024, así como condecoraciones estatales polacas: la Cruz de Oro al Mérito, Condecoración de Honor 'Meritorio por la Cultura Polaca' y la Medalla Gloria Artis al Mérito a la Cultura. También fue nominado tres veces al premio Corifeo de la Música Polaca como Personalidad del Año.
Bałdych dedica cada vez más atención a componer música clásica, encargada e interpretada por orquestas y editoriales tan conocidas como OMN New Music Orchestra (Antiphona, 2016), AUKSO-Orquesta de Cámara de la Ciudad de Tychy( Early Birds Symphony), Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Concerto Galante), PWM Edition (Kuyawiak) y AUKSO / Coro de la Radio Polaca (estreno mundial-Maryla's Grave para violín, coro y orquesta de cuerdas).
Aclamado por su trabajo creativo en los campos del jazz y la interpretación de la música contemporánea, por su fusión inventiva de estos dos y por interpretaciones extremadamente distintivas, Bałdych ha aparecido en casi 20 álbumes, incluidos los títulos más recientes: Passacaglia( dúo con Leszek Możdżer), Legend (con Adam Bałdych Quintet y la violinista Agata Szymczewska), así como Poesía(con el eminente trompetista italiano Paolo Fresu).
Adam Bałdych reside y trabaja en Varsovia, Polonia.
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1 - Riverendings
Composed By, Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - 5:21
2 - Legenda
Composed By, Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - 7:50
3 - Sleep Safe And Warm
Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - Composed By – Krzysztof Komeda - 4:10
4 - Letter For E
Composed By, Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - 6:01
5 - June
Composed By, Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - 4:39
6 - Quo Vadis
Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - Composed By – Zbigniew Seifert - 5:29
7 - Lamentation Of Jeremiah
Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - Composed By – Thomas Tallis - 5:13
8 - Relativities
Composed By, Arranged By – Adam Bałdych - 2:10
9 - Canticles Of Ecstasy
Arranged By – Adam Bałdych, Yaron Herman
Composed By – H. Von Bingen - 5:08
Credits:
Cover [Art] – Philip Taaffe
Mixed By, Mastered By – Klaus Scheuermann
Piano – Yaron Herman
Producer – Siggi Loch*
Recorded By – Klaus Scheuermann (tracks: 1 to 3, 9), Łukasz Olejarczyk (tracks: 4 to 8)
Violin – Adam Bałdych -
Tracks 4 to 8 recorded at RecPublica Studios, Lubrza (Poland), September 9-11, 2013. Tracks 1 to 3 and 9 recorded at Emil Berliner Studios, Berlin (Germany), November 26, 2013.
Label: ACT (4) – ACT 9626-2
Series: Duo Art
Country: Germany
Released: 2014
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/6985674-Ba%C5%82dych-Herman-The-New-Tradition?srsltid=AfmBOopCGrBO0CcSOw5Wnrl6tSk0InlJ63gxul2q6tfJn002Z6mICLhs
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