ID - NEW ALBUM IN POLAND

We would like to inform that Anna Maria Jopek's brand new album (called ‘ID’) will be released on 11th May only in Poland. For collaboration Anna Maria Jopek and her husband Marcin Kydrynski invited such world famous musicians like Mino Cinelu, Manu Katche, Christian McBride, Richard Bona, Tord Gustavsen, Oscar Castro-Neves, Branford Marsalis, Dhafer Youssef, Arve Henriksen, AMJ’s friends from Poland: Kayah (vocal), Leszek Mozdzer (piano), Marek Napiorkowski (guitar), Pawel Zarecki (keyboards) and Krzysztof Herdzin. It is highly probably that new Anna’s album will be released in autumn abroad Poland. As far as we know the track list will be different . In our gallery we have published new photos from REAL WORLD STUDIOS, where new album was mixed. Photos...

ANNA MARIA JOPEK SUPPORTED KAYAH IN MTV UNPLUGGED

AMJ was a special guest of Kayah’s concert which was recorded for Polish section of MTV. Ladies sang together one song (“Kiedy Mówisz”) from Kayah’s album “YakaYaKayah” (international version of “JakaJaKayah”).

MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing only acoustic instruments. Since from the very beginning Unplugged has stuck to its original idea of being raw, simple and fresh, bringing artists into an intimate studio atmosphere to perform for a small live audience. It is worth saying that it is the first time that such event has taken place in Middle Europe. This performance will be released on DVD in spring 2007 (watch show on MTV Polska, 21st December 2006, 9pm).

AMJ ON SOUNDTRACK “LA CALIFORNIE”

The new album with Mino Cinelu’s music has been released recently. This time it is a soundtrack from Jacques Fieschi’s film “La Californie”. On this album AMJ performed in two songs: “La Lettre de Stephan” and “La Guerre”.More information on www.universalmusic.fr.

“La Californie” is available on Amazon.

VELVET NIGHT IN MONACHIUM

On Friday, 20 October 2006, Anna Maria Jopek was a special guest on Robert Wolf’s concert, which took place in Monachium. Robert Wolf is the guitarist of a formation called Quadro Nuevo. On his new album “Velvet night”, which was released in march 2006, AMJ performed in three songs. The Friday’s performance promoted this album and our artist was asked to sing two songs from “Velvet night”: “Nocturne (Ode mnie)” and “Nuit Blanche”. She also sang “Biel” (from “Upojenie”) and Mozart’s “Adagio” (from “Niebo”).

BMW JAZZ CLUB: AMJ & Oscar Castro-Neves!

On Thursday evening (21.09.2006) in Collegium Nobilium Theatre in Warsaw our vocalist performed in a chamber concert with a special guest- Oscar Castro-Neves- a precursor of bossa nova and a close friend of Antonio Carlos Jobim. This concert has inaugurated activity of BMW Jazz Club in Poland.
On a stage we could also greet well-known percussionist Mino Cinelu and other AMJ friends as: Robert Majewski on flugenhorn, Krzysztof Herdzin on piano (also a conductor of a string quartet), Henryk Miśkiewicz on saxophone and Robert Kubiszyn on bass.
Although that bossa nova was the main theme of the concert, AMJ presented her first-night song: "Samej Cię nie zostawię" ("I won't leave you alone") from her newest album which is going to be released in April 2007. Oscar Castro-Neves appeared to be very kind person and we could also hear his singing (in polish!) in songs like: "Naanahnae" and "Możliwe". To the end AMJ &Friends executed well-known Jobim's composition "Agua de Beber (Water to drink)" and as an encore they played "Samba przed rozstaniem (known also as a "Apelo" composed by Baden Powell)". It is worth to add that each song was preceded with Marcin Kydryński comment, who also encouraged Oscar to say few words about bossa nova and his friendship with Jobim. Photos from this event...

Anna Maria Jopek with Christian McBride

One of the greatest contrabassist ever Christian McBride (who was performing with Pat Metheny Trio, Diana Krall, Sting, Natalie Cole, Paul Simon, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Michael Franks, Michael Buble and many others) wrote in his diary on his official website (www.christianmcbride.com):
"I also did a recording with the great polish singer/songwriter, Anna Maria Jopek. Many Metheny fans are familiar with her. I believe in her native country, she’s considered a pop star, but the music wasn’t pop at all. It was musical!" (may 2006)

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Branford Marsalis and Richard Bona on Anna Maria Jopek new release!

Polish newspapers have written recently about Anna’s collaboration with two world-famous musicians. On Anna Maria Jopek new release will appear Branford Marsalis on saxophone and bassist-vocalist Richard Bona. Marcin Kydryński, who is producing new album, promised to give us more details soon.

AMJ & CHRIS BOTTI

Anna Maria Jopek was a special guest on Chris Botti’s concert in Warsaw, which took place in “Stodoła club” yesterday (13.07.2006). Chris and Anna performed together with “My Funny Valentine” and they were supported by Billy Childs on piano and Mark Whitfield on guitar.

Today (14.07.2006) AMJ is performing in San Javier (Spain) on Auditorio Festival de Jazz de San Javier.

ANNA MARIA JOPEK & ROBERT WOLF

Anna Maria Jopek has appeared on Robert Wolf’s new album. This well known German guitarists (a member of QUADRO NUEVO) has just released his new solo album called “Velvet Night”. Our vocalists joined three songs there: “Nocturne” (music -Anna Maria Jopek, lyric - Marcin Kydrynski), “Luna De Miel” (music - Robert Wolf, lyric - Anna Maria Jopek) and “Nuit Blanche” (music - Robert Wolf, lyric - Anna Maria Jopek). Some samples of this music are avaible on www.robertolobo.de.

CONCERTS IN EUROPE

Polish Tour which promoted "Niebo" (Heaven) album was really succeed. AMJ TRIO (AMJ- vocal, Marek Napiórkowski - guitars, Robert Kubiszyn - double bass) with Mino Cinelu (well-known percussionist who collaborated with Sting, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny) gave seven special and unforgettable concerts. After hard working in her homeland she is visiting United Kingdom in April, Germany and Austria in May, where she is going to promote her first English spoken album called "Secret". Our artist will perform with her full band which consist of Henryk Miśkiewicz (sax), Marek Napiórkowski (guitars), Robert Kubiszyn (double bass), Paweł Zarecki (piano), Paweł Dobrowolski (drums). our concert schedule...

POLISH TOUR – AMJ with MINO CINELU!

Our vocalists will give seven special concerts in Poland together with well known percussionists Mino Cinelu. ANNA MARIA JOPEK TRIO (Marek Napiórkowski – guitar, Robert Kubiszyn – double bass) & Mino Cinelu is a special project created for promoting NIEBO (Heaven) album, which was released in October 2005 in Poland.

20.03.2006 Wrocław (PL), Impart
21.03.2006 ŁódĽ (PL), klub Fanaberia
23.03.2006 Warszawa (PL), Fabryka Trzciny
25.03.2006 Kraków (PL), klub Studio
28.03.2006 Gdańsk (PL), klub Parlament
29.03.2006 Słupsk (PL), Filharmonia Sinfonia Baltica
31.03.2006 Poznań (PL), klub Blue Note

Bosa becomes international

The 4th of March 2002 was a very important date in Universal Music Poland history. On that same day an international premieres of two genius jazz Albums: Barefoot Anna Maria Jopek and “Soul of Things” Tomasz Stańko have taken place.

Both Albums were enthusiastically accepted by critics and common auditors. Anna’s Album premiere was surrounded by press conference organized in Harenda Club and a mini performance ( 3 formations accompanied by a band) “Barefoot” is an international version of jazz album “Bosa” released in 2000. The special guest of the premiere was Suzannah Reast International Marketing Manager from Universal Music International. Tomasz Stańko signed his Album in Empik Pub on the same day, two days later the “Master” performed in concert with musicians: Marcin Wasilewski (piano). Sławomir Kurkiewicz (double-bass) and Michał Miśkiewicz (percussion) – the same crew he was working with on recording. The hall of the Ujazdowski Palace was bulging at the seas, and the event was added splendour by legendary Manfred Eicher himself, the founder and the boss of music producers ECM, who is the Tomasz Stańko Album producer as well.

Manfred was a guest of honor, accompanied by a strong and wide group of Universal’s representatives from different countries and jazz journalist from magazines like: The Guardian, Jazz magazine.

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