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„The Last of the Mohicans” from new album „Brooklyn Eye” (Origin Records)

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BROOKLYN EYE Front Cover!

Here is the cover of the new author’s album. The album BROOKLYN EYE will be released by the American publishing house Origin Records. The premiere of the album – September 18.

Joachim Mencel – piano and hurdy-gurdy,
Steve Cardenas – guitar,
Scott Colley – bass,
Rudy Royston – drums

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New album release – 18th September 2020!

Great news! My new album BROOKLYN EYE will be released on the American label Origin Records. Album release date – September 18.

Joachim Mencel – piano and hurdy-gurdy,
Steve Cardenas – guitar,
Scott Colley – bass,
Rudy Royston – drums.

photo: Anna Yatskevich

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Recording contract with Origin Records

I have very good news. I just signed a recording contract with the legendary American record label Origin Records based in Seattle.

Among the great artists that recorded for them are Hal Galper, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade and the vocal group New York Voices. I am pleased to announce that my new album will be released by Origin Records this year. More news soon. 🙂

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Wola Piano JAZZ Festival vol. 2

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Artisena at the ‘Prom Kultury’ festival. Thank you!

Many thanks to the audience and to Agnieszka Sobczyńska for the poster!

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New album ARTISENA by Joachim Mencel Quintet

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Album “Contemplation”

In November 2015. The album of the legend of Polish jazz has been published. Janusz Muniak still has a moment to enjoy it. 31.01.2016 died in a hospital in Cracow. It is always in our memory.

The new album presents a mature, collaborative project of great musicians. Joachim Mencel – a romantic piano, one of the most versatile Polish pianists, Willem von Hombracht – an outstanding double bassist from Saint Louis, and Harry Tanschek, a very active and experienced drummer from Vienna, play with Janusz Muniak.
Although the album is labeled with four names, it is undoubtedly the central figure and person who had the greatest influence on the selection of works is Janusz Muniak – a legend of Polish jazz, a great musician, winner of the Golden Frisbee for the whole of activity (2015). There will be standards and one composition by Janusz Muniak.

The material was prepared in Krakow, recorded in July 2012 in Katowice Radio Studio and mixed in studio them. Agnieszka Osiecka PR in Warsaw. Wojtek Przybylski, the great sound engineer who created the sound of many cult albums, recorded and mixed. In “Contemplation” for classical jazz sound, he used the studio recording technique used in the 1960s.