Mateusz Smoczyński
North Street Cabaret 610 North St., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
press release: Mateusz Smoczyński - Polish jazz violin player will perform at North Street Cabaret on June 19, 2018 - Tuesday from 7-8 PM solo set and then will be joining local jazz musicians - New Breed Jazz for a jam starting at 8:30 PM.
The cost is only $5.00.
Mateusz Smoczyński is probably the most interesting and accomplished jazz violinists on Polish music scene today. He has been performing and recording for over ten years with multiple groups in Poland and abroad.
He finally released his first solo CD called "Metamorphoses" last year. Mateusz describes his solo set as a crossover music - between jazz, classical and little bit of bluegrass.
He uses loops to add a violin rhythm part during his live performances (see a 3rd UT link below)
Prior to that, he has recorded three CDs with his own jazz group - Mateusz Smoczyński Quintet, two CDs with New Trio (founded with his brother - Jan), as well as five CDs with Atom String Quartet - first ever Polish jazz string group which he co-founded in 2009. He also performed and released CDs with USA's Turtle Island Quartet from the West Coast in early 2000s.