小简介
Adam Makowicz 是波兰爵士真正的天才之一。他辉煌的音乐生涯横跨数十年,直到今天,他的艺术鉴赏力和摇摆感觉总是让爵士乐迷感到惊喜。AsJim Fuselli 曾经在华尔街日报上这样写他:“Adam Makowicz受到Benny Goodman 的称赞,拿他跟 Art Tatum、Erroll Garner 和 Teddy Wilson相比,爵士出版物和整个欧洲都称他为天才。Makowicz先生热烈的风格、坚实的和弦进行,以及快速的、Tatum式的右手乐句,让他完全应该受到更多的赞扬。”
Adam Makowicz made a strong impression when he first came to the U.S. and at the time, he was often compared to Art Tatum. Although his technique is nearly on Tatum's level, Makowicz has long had his own style, mixing together different aspects of jazz, ranging from swing to hard bop. He started playing jazz in the late '50s and with Tomasz Stanko formed one of the first European free jazz groups, the Jazz Darings. He led his own groups in Warsaw from 1965 on and in 1970 played electric piano in Michal Urbaniak's band. Makowicz also worked with Urszula Dudziak and recorded several albums in Poland before coming to the United States in 1977. Although the initial publicity (when he was championed by John Hammond) has long since died down, Makowicz has, if anything, continued to improve as a pianist. He has recorded many records as a leader for such labels as Columbia, Stash, Choice, Sheffield Lab, Novus, and Concord.