Adam Baldych - Imaginary Room (CD)

Release Date: 05/22/12“A player the jazz world should watch.” JazzwiseAdam Bałdych has, without doubt, the greatest technique of any jazz violinist alive today. We can expect everything of him (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper). On 'Imaginary Room' Bałdych is now taking on new challenges and has gathered a top-class studio band around him: the Baltic Gang, with the world-class Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson, the Danish drummer Morten Lund (who normally performs his magic with Paolo Fresu and Stefano Bollani), and the Swedish pianist Jacob Karlzon (best known for his collaboration with Viktoria Tolstoy), forming the musical backbone. Two of the biggest talents on the Scandinavian jazz scene - the Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and the Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset make up the brass section. On 'Imaginary Room' this all-star ensemble dedicates itself to Bałdych's latest compositions, which leave ample room for improvisation, breath-taking solos and the inspirations of