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Adam Pierończyk in Munich
Seifert Night
Adam Pierończyk's international band and Leszek Żądła's Polish-German trio of jazz artists performed during the 70th anniversary of the Polish section of Radio Free Europe in Munich, as part of the "Focus auf Polen" program organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. The concert took place on May 3 at the Münchner Künstlerhaus.
Munich
ADAM PIEROŃCZYK TRIO:
Adam Pierończyk - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Philipp Schiepek - guitar
Henning Sieverts - double bass, cello
On May 3, 1952, Radio Free Europe broadcast the first Polish program from its new radio headquarters in Munich. Today it houses the faculty of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Munich. Radio Free Europe was an American effort to counter the repressive policies of communist regimes in countries dependent on the USSR. It was initiated by the Committee for a Free Europe, established in 1949 - a private organization working with the US government. The first radio stations, which had the character of substitute radio, calculated to satisfy the expectations of their audiences, began operation in New York in the summer of 1950. From the spring of 1952, broadcasts were prepared in Munich, which has since become RWE's headquarters. For more than 40 years of its existence, the Polish RWE broadcaster was a tool for fighting propaganda, straightening out falsehoods, showing historical truth and providing full information about what was happening in Poland and the world. The organization of the anniversary in cooperation with the University is an excellent opportunity to recall the history of the existence of the Broadcasting Station and to bring closer a place of iconic status - the headquarters of the editorial office - seen as a bastion of reliable journalism.
As part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Polish Radio Free Europe Broadcasting Station, May 2-9 in Munich included a photo exhibition, a film screening, and a jazz concert featuring the music of Zbigniew Seifert. The heroes of this musical evening were two outstanding Polish saxophonists, Leszek Żądło and Adam Pierończyk.
Adam Pieronczyk - saxophonist, composer and leader, appeared on stage with his international band, which in the opinion of the international press is one of the most interesting and creative European musicians, as well as one of the greatest innovators in Polish jazz. He has released more than 20 albums under his own name, for which he has won many awards and honors (including 18 nominations and 2 major Fryderyk awards). In 2005-2006, he was artistic director of the Jazz aux Oudayas and Jazz Au Chellah festivals in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, as well as the Sopot Jazz Festival in 2011-2015. Giving concerts almost all over the world, he has collaborated with such stars as Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Miroslav Vitous, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Tomasz Stanko.
During the concert in Munich, Pierończyk turned to the music of Zbigniew Seifert for the first time. In the premiere project, he was accompanied by two German artists: guitarist Philipp Schiepek and double bassist and cello virtuoso Henning Sieverts.
Organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in cooperation with the Zbigniew Seifert Foundation, the concert was dedicated to the figure of the outstanding Polish violinist and internationally acclaimed jazz artist Zbigniew Seifert. In the '70s, after emigrating from the country, Seifert settled in Munich, and it was in this city that he created and gave concerts. His music, especially at a time when official art was supposed to implement the ideas of real socialism, became synonymous with freedom and spontaneity.
