The Filip Wojciechowski Trio has been honoured with many awards not only in its native Poland where it received 1st prize at the Jazz Juniors Competition in Krakow, but also at the 9th Jazz Competiton in Leverkusen and the Europen Jazz Contest in Hoeilart-Belgium.

The Trio has appeared at renowned music festivals including the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad in Switzerland, 10th Europen International Festival in Athens, 14th Music Festival OldenburgerPromenade and the 60th International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój. Filip Wojciechowski Trio has been distinguished for its performances of the classical repertoire in a jazz style. This has resulted in his records, such as "Classic Jazz" for German company with his own adaptations of classical works, and "Romantic Meets Jazz" for polish company Dux with Robert Majewski as guest trumpeter. In the year 2010 Polish Radio released new recording of Filip Wojciechowski Trio "Chopin". Filip Wojciechowski also performed in Gary Guthman Quartet, Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet and also with Richard Galliano and Krzesimir Dębski.

 

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reviews

Review by
Rich Van-Matre, Director of the University of Cincinnati Jazz Department:

"The trio's recording was delightful. I liked the disc by the Filip Wojciechowski Trio very much, who showed a superb technique, highly creative improvisation and unique adaptation of Chopin."

From a review of a CD:
» "Romantic meets jazz"


I most respect such arrangements which give the impression of the composer's own themes inspired by popular melodies. It is no easy task , however, to render that source of inspiration to the listener. Nonetheless, F.W. takes it in his stride. He begins his first composition with the original excerption of Bach's prelude only to follow it with his own theme whose introductory motive is clearly borrowed from Bach. The whole composition adopts the traditional Jazz form of 'rhythm changes' with Wojciechowski's truly excellent theme and splendid coda.

The rearrangement of the theme of Chopin ninth etude is also perfect. All of them sond like the original jazz themes and the form introduced by team is splendidly fitted for improvisation. Of course, the greatest contribution of this is the pianist who is the author of all elaborations, but one ought to underline the excellent understanding of the theme through the rest of musicians.

Orginally it seems to me that the idea of using Chopin's Nocturne as his own coda for the whole, when after less than two minutes of the orginal (piano solo) reaches the whole team and gentle wins only one chord. Chopin becomes only a pretext to the end of the concert.


Ryszard Borowski
"The European Jazz Magazine"
"Jazz Forum"


From a concert at the
Blue Note in Poznan:

"...they felt splendid in a lyrical mainstream Chopin etude as well as a swinging Mazurka. And they uncovered so much jazz dynamism in Bach. All of this made the atmosphere of that evening unique, and the public long refused to part with the musicians..."

"Gazeta Poznańska"

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Chopin

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Moments

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