🎸 Adam Palma and Jose Torres 🥁

Описание: At the concert, you will experience Palma's unique interpretations of Frederic Chopin's music, jazz standards, his own original pieces, and classic Polish songs.

00:00 Waltz in B minor, op. 69
01:46 Donna Lee
03:55 Polish Song
05:32 Mercy, mercy, mercy
07:05 Positively Mad

Recorded at Piwnica Pod Baranami, Krakow, PL 17.07.2024

ADAM PALMA
Adam is an acoustic guitar player, professor of musical arts at The Music Academy in Gdansk in Poland, and lecturer at the University of Salford in Manchester, UK. Over many years, Adam has enjoyed a spectacular career as a solo instrumentalist. His status is recognised by world-famous musicians such as Al Di Meola, Tommy Emmanuel, and Biréli Lagrène – who invite him to participate in joint concerts. He also performs with renowned Polish classical/jazz music artists: Ewa Bem, Janusz Olejniczak, Leszek Możdżer, and Krzesimir Dębski. His album, ‘Adam Palma Meets Chopin’ (2019), was the first album to present Chopin’s pieces in arrangements for the acoustic guitar. When the album was released, Adam became the first Polish guitarist to be featured on the covers of renowned guitar magazines in Germany (Akustik Gitarre), Italy (Chitarra Acustica). The Chicago Tribune recognised Adam’s excellence and placed his album among the 10 most important jazz albums of the first half of 2020. Adam was awarded the Bronze ‘Gloria Artis’ for his contributions to Polish culture and a professorship by the president of Poland. ‘Second Life’ (2022) is the first-ever entire album feat. acoustic guitar & string orchestra. Adam is accompanied by one of the greatest chamber orchestras of our times, The Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio Amadeus, led by famous conductor, Agnieszka Duczmal.
www.adampalma.co.uk

JOSE TORRES
Cuban percussion virtuoso living in Poland. Founder of the salsa orchestra - Jose Torres y Salsa Tropical. For years, he has been a winner in the percussion instruments category of the Jazz Forum Polska magazine. He collaborated with the most outstanding Polish jazz musicians, such as Stańko and Namysłowski, and recorded many film soundtracks, including: "Blood and Wine" with Jack Nicholson.