Auf „Imaginary Room“ vergisst man jedes Geigen-Stereotyp und wird Zeuge von Bałdychs beeindruckender Virtuosität, Expressivität und Variabilität. Nicht umsonst schrieb Ulrich Olshausen schließlich in der FAZ, Bałdych sei „zweifellos der größte lebende Geigentechniker des Jazz. Von ihm kann man alles erwarten.“ – Und was man alles erwarten kann, bezeugt er eindrucksvoll auf seinem ACT-Debüt!
After a much celebrated appearance by Adam Bałdych at the 2011 Berlin Jazzfest, critic Ulrich Olshausen raved in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper: "He has, without doubt, the greatest technique of any jazz violinist alive today. We can expect everything of him". High praise for a musician of just 26 years of age, and at the same time only fitting for a man who has been considered a prodigy in his native Poland for many years already. He discovered the violin at the age of 11, and jazz at 13; the music gave him the freedom of expression he was looking for, and at 16 he started his international career. After completing his jazz studies at the Katowice Academy with distinction, he was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since then, New York has served as his home base for his musical journey...
BesetzungAdam Bałdych / violin
Jacob Karlzon / piano
Lars Danielsson / bass, cello
Morten Lund / drums
Verneri Pohjola / trumpet
Marius Neset / saxophone
Nils Landgren / trombone (on 05 & 08)
Produced by Siggi Loch and Nils Landgren
Recorded by Arne Schumann, March 11-13, 2012 at Hansa Studio Berlin.
Assistant engineer: Conrad Hensel
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
