Grazyna na Valentine Day

marxx To o czym wspomina Efedra 19.02.05, 17:43

Singer closing in on a big-time leap
Grazyna Auguscik succeeds with strong band, new spirit

By Howard Reich
Tribune arts critic
Published February 18, 2005

Many artists dream of achieving a breakthrough--a moment when years of hard
work produce an aesthetic revelation.

The Chicago jazz singer Grazyna Auguscik appears to be close to such a
transformation. And with a little more self-assurance and daring, she just
might get there.

Performing Wednesday night at HotHouse, Auguscik reminded listeners of the
unusual and thoroughly appealing nature of her music and her biography.

Born in Poland, trained at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and based in
Chicago, Auguscik has long since merged the serene lyricism of Polish music
with the swing rhythms and improvisational techniques of American jazz.

Her artistic gestation has not been hasty or superficial. She has spent years
collaborating with all manner of jazz musicians. From straight-ahead players to
bona fide iconoclasts, from hard-core jazz instrumentalists to freewheeling
world-music experts, many of this city's best improvisers have helped hone
Auguscik's art.

No doubt these musicians have been intrigued by the singer's exotic musical
pedigree, as well as the disarming quality of her voice. The purity of her
tone, the fluidity of her phrasings and the spare, unadorned beauty of her
melodic lines certainly address the ear gently.

Yet Auguscik in the past has been tentative on stage, barely asserting herself
while shying away from the technical feats that listeners tend to expect from
the best jazz singers. As a result, she has been overshadowed by any number of
Chicago jazz vocalists.

At HotHouse, however, she turned in one of her stronger performances in recent
memory.

Though she still has a way to go in seizing the listener's attention, she has
made significant strides in that direction.

For starters, Auguscik has assembled a dream band. With the brilliant John
McLean on electric guitar and the formidable Zach Brock on violin, Auguscik
surrounded herself with ample virtuosity. Add to the mix Eric Hochberg's bop-to-
funk bass, Ernie Adams crisp but evocative drums, Dave Onderdonk's supremely
understated acoustic guitar and Ben Lewis' soulful keyboard, and you have an
all-star band capable of producing previously unheard sounds.

Yet this band proved so effective that it sometimes overwhelmed its leader.
With so many superb musicians at work, Auguscik's generally soft-spoken vocals
sometimes disappeared into the background.

When she stepped to the forefront, however, her silken vocal lines dovetailed
exquisitely with the musicmaking around her.

In Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," Auguscik produced a plaintive cry that cut
to the core of this music. And at two junctures, she offered the kind of hard-
hitting scat singing that put her technique to a test, which she passed.

But it's the concept that she has hit upon--placing her spare vocal lines in a
plugged-in, contemporary, partly synthesized setting--that suggests Auguscik
may be on the brink of innovation (as does her new CD, "Light").

If she dares to develop this idea, while taking charge of the band she has
created, she could make a difference in jazz today.

Link gdyby ktos wolal czytac z orginalnej strony:

www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0502180047feb18,1,81297.story?ctrack=2&cset=true

Bez watpienia jest to najlepsza polska wspolczesna wokalistka jazzowa, a
dodatkowo naprawde cudowna osoba!

m

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smiechy.w.ciemnosci Re: Grazyna na Valentine Day 28.01.05, 16:22

Wiemy, wiemy:)
ps. wybierasz sie?
- marxx Re: Grazyna na Valentine Day 28.01.05, 18:17
  
  TAK!
  - smiechy.w.ciemnosci Re: Grazyna na Valentine Day 28.01.05, 20:37
    
    a ja bede w pracy!:((((((((((((
    - marxx Re: Grazyna na Valentine Day 09.02.05, 23:25
      
      biore to wyzej bo moze ktos jeszcze pojdzie!
      
      m
      
      (bedzie na pewno sympatycznie!!!)
      
      m
littlewing Re: Grazyna na Valentine Day 10.02.05, 10:19

Marxx
marxx Grazyba Auguscik 16 luty "Hot House" 13.02.05, 19:07

Grazyna Auguscik 16 luty sroda godzina 8pm

"Hot House"
31 E. Balbo, miedzy State & Wabash
Chicago, IL 60605

bilety 12$

to nie jest knajpa !
www.hothouse.net/
m

wedensday > february > 16 > 2005 > @ > 8:00 p.m.

___________________
- anyaw73 Re: Grazyba Auguscik 16 luty "Hot House" 14.02.05, 00:33
  
  Marksiu jak to nie knajpa.....!
  Knajpa tylko ze taka inna, bo mozna dobrzej muzyki po sluchac, po tanczyc sa
  nawt wieczorki poetyckie ale bar jest i drynki tez sa!!!!!
  Dla tych co nie byli super miejsce!!!!!!! POlecam.
  - efedra Re: Grazyba Auguscik 16 luty "Hot House" 19.02.05, 13:31
    
    anyaw73 napisała:
    
    > Marksiu jak to nie knajpa.....!
    > Knajpa tylko ze taka inna, bo mozna dobrzej muzyki po sluchac, po tanczyc sa
    > nawt wieczorki poetyckie ale bar jest i drynki tez sa!!!!!
    > Dla tych co nie byli super miejsce!!!!!!! POlecam.
    
    A to czytal we wczorajszej Chicago Tribune swietna recenzje Howarda Reicha z
    koncertu Grazyny w HotHouse?
    - marxx To o czym wspomina Efedra 19.02.05, 17:43
      
      Singer closing in on a big-time leap
      Grazyna Auguscik succeeds with strong band, new spirit
      
      By Howard Reich
      Tribune arts critic
      Published February 18, 2005
      
      Many artists dream of achieving a breakthrough--a moment when years of hard
      work produce an aesthetic revelation.
      
      The Chicago jazz singer Grazyna Auguscik appears to be close to such a
      transformation. And with a little more self-assurance and daring, she just
      might get there.
      
      Performing Wednesday night at HotHouse, Auguscik reminded listeners of the
      unusual and thoroughly appealing nature of her music and her biography.
      
      Born in Poland, trained at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and based in
      Chicago, Auguscik has long since merged the serene lyricism of Polish music
      with the swing rhythms and improvisational techniques of American jazz.
      
      Her artistic gestation has not been hasty or superficial. She has spent years
      collaborating with all manner of jazz musicians. From straight-ahead players to
      bona fide iconoclasts, from hard-core jazz instrumentalists to freewheeling
      world-music experts, many of this city's best improvisers have helped hone
      Auguscik's art.
      
      No doubt these musicians have been intrigued by the singer's exotic musical
      pedigree, as well as the disarming quality of her voice. The purity of her
      tone, the fluidity of her phrasings and the spare, unadorned beauty of her
      melodic lines certainly address the ear gently.
      
      Yet Auguscik in the past has been tentative on stage, barely asserting herself
      while shying away from the technical feats that listeners tend to expect from
      the best jazz singers. As a result, she has been overshadowed by any number of
      Chicago jazz vocalists.
      
      At HotHouse, however, she turned in one of her stronger performances in recent
      memory.
      
      Though she still has a way to go in seizing the listener's attention, she has
      made significant strides in that direction.
      
      For starters, Auguscik has assembled a dream band. With the brilliant John
      McLean on electric guitar and the formidable Zach Brock on violin, Auguscik
      surrounded herself with ample virtuosity. Add to the mix Eric Hochberg's bop-to-
      funk bass, Ernie Adams crisp but evocative drums, Dave Onderdonk's supremely
      understated acoustic guitar and Ben Lewis' soulful keyboard, and you have an
      all-star band capable of producing previously unheard sounds.
      
      Yet this band proved so effective that it sometimes overwhelmed its leader.
      With so many superb musicians at work, Auguscik's generally soft-spoken vocals
      sometimes disappeared into the background.
      
      When she stepped to the forefront, however, her silken vocal lines dovetailed
      exquisitely with the musicmaking around her.
      
      In Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," Auguscik produced a plaintive cry that cut
      to the core of this music. And at two junctures, she offered the kind of hard-
      hitting scat singing that put her technique to a test, which she passed.
      
      But it's the concept that she has hit upon--placing her spare vocal lines in a
      plugged-in, contemporary, partly synthesized setting--that suggests Auguscik
      may be on the brink of innovation (as does her new CD, "Light").
      
      If she dares to develop this idea, while taking charge of the band she has
      created, she could make a difference in jazz today.
      
      Link gdyby ktos wolal czytac z orginalnej strony:
      
      www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0502180047feb18,1,81297.story?ctrack=2&cset=true
      
      Bez watpienia jest to najlepsza polska wspolczesna wokalistka jazzowa, a
      dodatkowo naprawde cudowna osoba!
      
      m
      - efedra Jak juz mowimy o naszych... 19.02.05, 23:11
        
        ...to warto wspomniec, ze zdjecia z koncertu robil dla Tribune ich swietny
        fotoreporter, Zbyszek Bzdak.

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