... (Kołakowski) has accumulated and been blessed with the wisdom to use his harmonic
knowledge to achieve believable jazz ends. - Doug Ramsey, Jazz Times

"Liebman is one of the most important saxophonists in contemporary music...a leader and artist
of integrity and independent direction." -  Downbeat Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, 7:30 PM

Jazz Standard
116 East 27th St (btw Park Ave South and Lexington Ave)
New York, NY 10016
Tickets: $20, at 212.576.2232 or online

The Polish Cultural Institute and Jazz Standard join forces to present a special duo performance by veteran saxo­phonist Dave Liebman and Polish jazz piano prodigy Mateusz Kolakowski. Liebman will need no introduction, having established his impeccable creative credentials both as a leader/recording artist and as a key sideman with the bands of Miles Davis and Elvin Jones. A working musician since the age of thirteen, in 2007 Mateusz Kolakowski (now 21) released the astounding solo piano album, Ad Libitum - 1st Warsaw Jazz Concert. “He uses his classical technique to soar through wild improvisations without orbiting away from the jazz values that were apparent when he was barely into his teens,” wrote the venerable jazz critic Doug Ramsey. “…If Kolakowski’s development con­tinues at the pace and depth of the past few years, he is on his way to becoming a major pianist.”

>>> MORE ABOUT MATEUSZ KOLAKOWSKI
>>> MORE ABOUT DAVE LIEBMAN