Member Since: 12/13/2007
Band Website: groborz.com
Band Members: Groborz Trio.Wojtek Groborz pursues a wide range of paths in his musical work from the occasional solo gig, all the way to performances with his nonet; however, the Trio remains the primary format of his activity. The Groborz Trio presents an original BeBop style with elements of Afro-Cuban music in keeping with the late, great Jelly Roll Morton's statement that "... all good jazz had to have a Latin Tinge". Their carefully selected repertoire is comprised of more as well as lesser-known original jazz compositions (including many by Dizzy Gillespie), standards with new and fresh-sounding arrangements, and the leader's own compositions lyrical ballads and fiery, expressive Latin tunes.
Vitality, elegance, mastery, a rarely-encountered, uncompromising purity of style and swing-filled groove make each concert by the Trio an unforgettable musical experience.
The group has put out a CD titled Yet another BeBop Day (Not Two Records MW 713-2)
Among those who Wojtek Groborz invited to cooperate on the project with him are super time-keeper Wieslaw Jamiol a drummer who also works with the JBBO and Tomasz Kupiec, who proved to be the first of a series of choice bassists to work with the Trio; his successors and alternates are Maciek Adamczak, Adam Kowalewski. and a representative of yet a younger generation Dominik Wywrocki. Outstanding drummer Lukasz Zyta can also be heard on the CD, as well as the occasional concert by the Trio.
Influences: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Elmo Hope - just whole BeBop Generation....
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None