JAN KOPINSKI saxes STEVE ILIFFE piano ANIKO TOTH voice JANINA KOPINSKA viola STEFAN KOPINSKI bass MARK HOLUB drums JOY OF BOX live projections (aka Jim Boxall)

"VIDEO ARTIST JIM BOXALL AND SAXOPHONIST JAN KOPINSKI MANIPULATE AND WEAVE AN INTRIGUING AND ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE. THE MIXTURE OF SCORED AND IMPROVISED MUSIC SET TO VIDEO PROJECTIONS IS A PERFORMANCE OF ELOQUENCE AND INTENSITY" Jazzwise:Jan 2007

Jan was been commissioned by Opera North Projects to develop MIRRORS, with the shimmering voice of Aniko Toth, Steve Iliffe's glowering piano and Kopinski's characteristic volatile saxophone. REFLEKTOR are intensely intuitive and personal - his daughter Janina's viola playing has depth and experience, (from Boulez to pop multi media sensation Gorrilaz}. Stefan Kopinski, long time member of Pinski Zoo and Reflektor, is also a digital artist. Mark Holub is an exciting drummer seen recently in Derby with Led Bib. Jan's composing style is shaped by visual elements, using jazz and improvisation to create a highly personal reflection upon a world of dislocation, memory and transition. The music also explores impressions of folk, religious and contemporary music that so beguiled modern Polish composers such as Szymanowski.

Jan's music from Mirrors was recorded March 2009 and will soon be released on the Jazz Services label. 

One of the UK’s most original jazz voices, Nottingham’s Jan Kopinski attracted the interest of Ornette Coleman and played New York’s legendary “Knitting Factory”. He has been leading exciting and innovative projects for more than thirty years. He’s also been involved with Derby Jazz for most of those years and Pinski Zoo’s 2006 Double CD "After Image" featured tracks recorded at Derby Jazz gigs.

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