MARCIN OLEŚ TRIO (Poland)

Marcin Oleś, together with his brother Bartolmiej, are among the most creative artists on the Polish jazz scene. We can safely say that they are an authentic national treasure. A double bass player and drummer, both with cosmic imagination and unparalleled musical flair. Their creative work often goes beyond jazz and is characterized by pioneering the discovery of new musical territories.

 
Marcin Oleś comes from a musical family and is a fourth-generation musician. His father was a double bass player and conductor. Many albums from his discography have been recognized as the best jazz albums of the year, including his award-winning solo album Ornette on Bass.
 
Since his first recording in 2000, he has continuously collaborated and performed with musicians such as Theo Jörgensmann, David Murray, William Parker, Herb Robertson, Ken Vandermark, Hamid Drake, Chris Speed, Erik Friedlander and others.
In 2003, Marcin Oles became a founding member of the Oles Jörgensmann Oles Trio with his brother Bartłomiej and German clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann.
He won the individual prize for bassist and drummer at the International Jazz Juniors 99 Competition in Kraków, Poland (1999). He also won the prize for best double bass player at the Jazz nad Odrą Competition in Wrocław, Poland (1999).
 
PROJECT Oleś Brothers & Dominik Strycharski – Koptycus
 
The Oleś brothers invited Dominik Strycharski, a prominent figure in the Polish improvised music scene, a flutist, singer and composer, to participate in the KOPTYCUS project. Strycharski is one of the few who has managed to successfully incorporate the recorder into jazz and engage in musical experiments. His interesting vocal style does not shy away from balanced electronic elements. The source of inspiration and the main point of reference for this trio of extraordinary artists was the music of the Copts - one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Thanks to centuries of isolation and relative aloofness, they developed and to this day preserve their original musical language, originating from pre-Christian times, assimilating Greek, Jewish and, a little later, Muslim accents. By searching and exploring the musical codes of the first Christians and translating them into the language and aesthetics of modern times, the artists created an outstanding work. A colorful, multi-threaded story about the world of the ancient Eastern churches, read through the prism of the broadly defined territory of Coptic music. An extraordinary story was created, which in places uses narrative patterns universal in our culture and typical of ancient Greece, but speaks to us in a modern, often innovative musical language.
 
Lineup
Marcin Oleś (double bass)
Bartolomej Oleš (percussion)
Dominik Strycharski (flute and elektronics)