LECHOECHOPLEXITA
Concerto for Flute, Saksophone, and Captive Sounds
CD info
The music that the listener receives is a sui generis melting pot of different musical influences, where ingredients like jazz, ethno, electronica and finally contemporary music are agreeably put together. This is the painstakingly woven spectacle of sounds starring flute and saxophone Although the flute and sax virtuoso experiment with different aesthetical arenas they are often risky,
still the whole story remains homogonous. As far as inimitable sound and general concept is concerned it is probably the only such record in the world.
*Leszek Hefi Wiśniowski-alto flute, flute, bansuri, tenor & soprano saksophones, percussion.
*Giridhar Udupa - ghatam, kanjira, konnakol (on tracks 2,3,9) http://www.ghatamudupa.com/
*Dominik Bieńczycki-violin (on tracks 10, 11)
*Anna Malacina- vocal (on tracks 14)
Leszek Wiśniowski's first CD that plunges into ethnical-jazz climates is really worth listening. The pieces that sound the most interesting are these which, on one hand correspond with world music and on the other hand, are not burdened with conservative jazz legacy. Technically impressing flute’s parties interweave with tranquil passages that resemble, by its atmosphere, Jan Garbarek’s music.
Tymon Tymanski, CD review in Dziennik, Sep.23th.2006
http://www.tymanski.com/
Leszek Hefi Wiśniowski is the flutist and saxophonist for specjal tasks, hi is my favorite session musician, irreplaceable when comlex soundtracks are concerned.
Krzesimir Debski
http://www.kdebski.pl/
„(...) The sound of the flute by Leszek Wisniowski is sometimes full of dynamism sometimes vibrated. It can also sound movingly and lyrically. The leader confirms that virtuosity does not have to be in discord with imagination and spontaneity.”
(...)This CD is by far, worth listening to."
Tomasz Janas, Gazeta Wyborcza 6.11.2006
“( … ) Leszek Wisniowski is an excellent guide into the land of the musical stories (…)”
Sebastian Gorski Hi-Fi and Music 1/2007
BIO
Leszek Hefi Wiśniowski - the flutist, saxophone player and the composer is a graduate from Music Academy of Jazz in Katowice, the flute faculty. He is a laureate of numerous awards and honors in such a prestigious events like: “Jazz Juniors”- International Competition of Young and Debut Jazz Ensembles (1993), Siedlce Jazz Competition (1996), The Ministry of Culture Award (1998), “New Tradition”- Folk Music Competition, Warsaw (2001). Leszek Wiśniowski used it to bring a consistency to his jazz-oriented style that reached easily across genre boundaries. The distinctive sound as well as his technique allows him to play with the best musicians and composers who represent different musical genres: Anna Jurksztowicz, Joanna Slowinska, Zygmunt Konieczny, Krzesimir Dębski, Wojtek Mrozek, what is more, he plays with such ensembles like Indialucia, HeFi Quartet, 4People, Viva Flamenco. Leszek Wiśniowski also played as a soloist with symphony orchestras. As a flutist and saxophone player he is the performer of soundtrack to Stara Baśń (The Old Tale) (dir. Jerzy Hofman)and Magiczne drzewo (The Magic Tree) (dir. Andrzej Maleszka) Ranczo dir. Wojciech Adamczak)
The stage version of Lechoechoplexita consists mainly of those pieces that are recorded on the CD. It includes elements of improvisation and inimitability that are a result of interrelation of the man with electronic devices. The music that is created during concerts –“captive sounds”, is being created in real time, before listeners’ eyes and ears.
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