Imagination Quartet’s Success in China

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Thu, 10/16/2014 - 02:00 - Sun, 10/19/2014 - 02:00

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Imagination Quartet played three concerts in south China as part of the project "JAZZ PO POLSKU". The band performed at one of China's biggest jazz festivals – OCT-LOFT International Jazz Festival in Shenzhen. They also gave concerts at two local festivals Zhongshan and Guangzhou.

Imagination Quartet performed in three Chinese cities: on 16th October, 2014 the they played at Sun Live House in Zhongshan, on 17th October at the Fei Live House in Guangzhou and on 18th October the band gave concert at the 4th OCT-LOFT International Jazz Festival in Shenzhen. Moreover, Michał Sołtan, the leader of the band, took part in a discussion on the contemporary Polish jazz, broadcasted by the local Internet radio. The concerts were promoting the quartet’s debut album, released in 2011 under the label of Anaconda Productions, but also announcing a new album, released by the end of 2014.

"JAZZ PO POLSKU", as part of which the Imagination Quartet's China tour was organized, is a music project that presents a wide spectrum of young Polish musicians from the jazz/avantgarde scene. It helps in establishing international cultural cooperation and integrates artists from many countries.

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OCT-LOFT International Jazz Festival is one of the largest jazz festivals in China. In 2014 it was held from 8th to 30th October. Among the invited artists were Stefan Micus (Germany), Eddie Gomez Quartet (USA) and Samuel Blaser & Pierre Favre (Switzerland). The Imagination Quartet’s performance was the first Polish accent at this festival. The event takes place in a reconstructed post-industrial factory, located in the financial district of the city.

Imagination Quartet is an expressive music project launched in 2009 in Warsaw. Though it clearly relies on classic jazz esthetics, it does not let itself be trapped in music standards and common expectations. Drawing extensively on improvised, experimental music, IQ plays energetic, passionate, direct jazz, which will also surprise the listener with humorous taunts. Just as the name of the band says, it is a music full of imagination, rich, unlimited, sitting where the line between harmony and frantic expression gets blurred. Imagination Quartet has already played over 60 concerts, among others the finals of Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Jazz po polsku Festival, Krokus Jazz Festival, Jazz Juniors and Dreszer Jazz Festival. In June 2010 they performed during the opening event of World Press Photo.

Lineup:

Michał Sołtan (guitar)
Damian Pińkowski (sax)
Dariusz Świtalski (bass)
Maciej Dziedzic (drums)

Organizer: OCT-LOFT International Jazz Festival

Partners: Culture.pl, Fundacja Plateaux, Wspieram Kulturę, Anaconda Productions

Honorary Patronage: Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing