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| jmTrio North American Tour Leading Polish jazz pianist Joachim Mencel, following his critically acclaimed album "Interludium", arrives to the USA next month where he will perform series of live concerts with his JmTrio (Joachim Mencel - piano, Willem von Hombracht - bass, Kevin Giannino - drums) About Joachim Mencel: born in 1966, a graduate of Katowice Academy of Music - Jazz Department, is one of the most subtle, rich sounding and creative young pianists on the Polish Jazz scene. The winner of International Competitions: Jazz Improvisation-Katowice '86, Jazz Pianists-Kalisz '91, he was also among the Thelonious Monk Competition finalists in Washington, D.C. '89 and participated in many important Jazz festivals. He performed as soloist at the famous clubs in England, Hungary, Germany and Denmark and has collaborated with such Jazzmen as Zbigniew Namyslowski, Janusz Muniak, Jarek Smietana, Dave Friedman, Charlie Mariano and Deborah Brown. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |