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NEW ALBUM 'PRIMAL' OUT NOW
6th April 2018 is the release day of PRIMAL - the concept album by a jazz trio Confusion Project. This is the band's third album after the debut "How to Steal a Piano?" and the second album "The Future Starts Now". The record is released by the label SOLITON.
PRIMAL is a suite divided into parts describing the journey of a lonely man who finds his true nature and primality by his contact with nature. It is a story about a man who has the courage to give vent to his dreams and instincts, and go into the unknown. Escaping from civilization, struggling with the hardships of a lonely journey, he experiences a great adventure that helps him find his nature, his original sensitivity, which he lost long ago. PRIMAL is one illustrative piece divided into chapters. It is a monologue of the main character, described by the band in their music. You can hear all the bustling forests, rustling streams, fresh mountain wind and arduous climb, rewarded by beautiful landscapes. When creating the album, the band hoped that the listeners would be able to empathize with the main character of the PRIMAL suite and would live this journey in their own unique way. |
Confusion Project is a jazz trio established in 2013 in Gdańsk, Poland and since then has gained a wide recognition in Poland as well as abroad. According to critics, Confusion Project's music is considered to be emotional, communicative and neo-romantic. The band's ambition is to play jazz-fusion music in a fresh, delicate style and to strike a balance between humor and lyricism.
ince forming Confusion Project has played over 100 concerts in Poland, Italy, Holland, Russia and Kazachstan performing in clubs, philharmonies, radio stations, television shows and festivals. The group was innited to performe at several jazz festivals, such as: Komeda Jazz Festival 2013, Ladies Jazz Festival 2014, Gdanskie Noce Jazzowe 2014, Experyment 2015, Jazz nad Odrą 2016, Jazz w Lesie 2016, Jazz w Ruinach 2016, Jazz in Philharmony 2016 (Kaliningrad, Russia), Kartuzy Jazz Bass Day 2017, Slavonic Jazz Meetings 2017, Baikal Waves Jazz Festival 2017 (Irkutsk, Russia). In 2017 Confusion Project was touring in Russia and Kazachstan. Band played 16 concerts in 20 days.
ince forming Confusion Project has played over 100 concerts in Poland, Italy, Holland, Russia and Kazachstan performing in clubs, philharmonies, radio stations, television shows and festivals. The group was innited to performe at several jazz festivals, such as: Komeda Jazz Festival 2013, Ladies Jazz Festival 2014, Gdanskie Noce Jazzowe 2014, Experyment 2015, Jazz nad Odrą 2016, Jazz w Lesie 2016, Jazz w Ruinach 2016, Jazz in Philharmony 2016 (Kaliningrad, Russia), Kartuzy Jazz Bass Day 2017, Slavonic Jazz Meetings 2017, Baikal Waves Jazz Festival 2017 (Irkutsk, Russia). In 2017 Confusion Project was touring in Russia and Kazachstan. Band played 16 concerts in 20 days.
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Confusion Project has gained awards at several jazz competitions in Poland and also became one of the four finalists of the prestigious European Jazz Contest in 2014. In 2016 the trio performed at international jazz competition “Big Sky” in Moscow – Michał Ciesielski earned 2nd prize in “the best instrumentalist” category. After being awarded an artistic scholarship by the city of Gdańsk in 2014 Confusion Project released its debut album consisting mostly of its original compositions. The album, named „How to Steal a Piano?” In 2015 Confusion Project was also awarded an artisitc scholarship by the Pomorskie voivodeship and released it’s second album “The Future Starts Now” in October 2015. Both CD’s were enthusiastically received by the critics. Trio released their 3rd CD, concept album - "PRIMAL" in 2018 |
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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"Ladies and gentlemen, a new brilliant band and a great composer appeared on the Polish stage." "Na naszej scenie pojawił się nowy świetny zespół i znakomity kompozytor." -Mariusz Bogdanowicz, Jazz Forum
"This artist (about Michał Ciesielski) has a rich, intriguing harmonic language and a unique sense of music composition"-Leszek Możdżer
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"The band consists of very talented, young musicians, still developing
their playing in this ensemble. They can easily focus attention of their
listeners with their high quality performances and brilliant
arrangements of their compositions." -Włodzimierz Nahorny
"One incredible piano trio" -Mike Chadwick, soulandjazz.com
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"Original harmonic structures, inexhaustible creativity, and impeccable
technique of each musician result in the fact, that "The Future Starts
Now" sounds very compellingly." -Robert Ratajczak
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"Confusion Project's second album was a pleasant surprise for me. Three
young men from Gdańsk provide a decent dose of energetic music" -Wojciech Sobczak-Wojeński, JazzPress
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