MICHAŁ BARAŃSKI / BOBBY SPARKS II - OJF 28. BZJ

June 20 (Saturday), 7:00 PM – Bielskie Centrum Kultury im. Marii Koterbskiej
ZADYMKA IN BCK – OJF 28. BZJ

Evening programme:
– Michał Barański "No Return No Karma"
– Bobby Sparks II & Band

Michał Barański – double bassist, bass guitarist and composer, one of the most creative artists on the contemporary Polish jazz scene. His body of work includes dozens of albums recorded alongside leaders representing various areas of the music scene. "No Return, No Karma" is his second solo project, in which jazz meets Indian rhythmic mathematics, European sensibility and references to Polish folk music. The album was released in the prestigious Polish Jazz series.

Bobby Sparks II – musician and producer from Corsicana, Texas (born 1973), ten-time Grammy Award winner. He has recorded and performed with Prince, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Nelly Furtado, Marcus Miller, Kirk Franklin and St. Vincent. He is one of the key architects of the Snarky Puppy sound, with whom he has regularly collaborated since 2016. Previously, for many years (1992–2005) he served as musical director of Kirk Franklin's band, and later was a member of Roy Hargrove's RH Factor.

His debut album as a leader, "Schizophrenia: The Yang Project" (2019), and his latest release "Paranoia" combine cinematic textures with funky groove, improvisation and arrangements that transcend genre boundaries.