The work of this iconic artist and, more broadly, musician of the western Radom region, is one of Pospieszalski’s musical favourites, and he has been exploring it for more than a dozen years. He has just completed work on arrangements of works by prominent violinists: Adam Tarnowski and again Gaca. He explains:
While listening to violinists from that region (also Józef Kędzierski or Józef Zarasio), it reminds me of Zbigniew Seifert’s music and way of playing. It’s the same passion, trance, even similar bowing. Hence I combined the Coltrane-Tyner idiom with themes by Tarnowski and Gaca. The Mazurkas appear here in all their twisted beauty: quartet melodies, asymmetrical phrases, rhythmic shifts of accents - this blends well with the backing of the quartet chords, the Coltrane trance note.
Pospieszalski invited violinist Mateusz Smoczyński, pianist Jan Smoczyński and percussionist Frank Parker to work on pieces from the western Radom region; he played bass himself. The quartet’s recordings will be released by the Independent Music Foundation.
Activities across multiple genres, not always the most high-profile and media-savvy, were recognised in 2022 when Pospieszalski was nominated for the Public Media Award. Surrounded by sounds at work and at home, he doesn’t even try to detach himself from his profession. ‘Music plays in my head all the time, both for me and my wife, Lidka. Because it is not just a profession for us, but a passion that gives us the strength to overcome everyday difficulties.’