Urodzony w Polsce perkusista, kompozytor i bandleader Bodek Janke to artysta wymykający się wszelkim zaszufladkowaniom.
Muzyk współpracuje z takimi artystami jak Yo-Yo Ma, Lars Danielsson, Bill Evans, Bobo Stenson, Gjertrud Lunde, czy Leszek Możdżer i zespół Atom String Quartet.
Jest cenionym sidemanem, którego grę usłyszymy na ponad 200 albumach rozmaitych artystów, ale też liderem własnych projektów i inicjatorem wielu autorskich projektów. Jednym z nich jest "Song", przedsięwzięcie przenoszące światowe przeboje pop na język muzyki jazzowej.
Połączenie prostej formy piosenek ze złożoną formą improwizacji jazzowej ukazuje zupełnie nowe perspektywy stylistyczne.
20 marca to data światowej premiery kolejnej osłony projektu jaką jest album "Song2".
Płyta nagrana została w kwartecie tworzonym przez lidera z Shishani Vranckx (wokal, gitara), Kristjanem Randau (fortepian) i Philem Donkinem (kontrabas) oraz zespołem Atom String Quartet i gronem zaproszonych do poszczególnych nagrań znakomitych muzyków: Bill Evans (saksofony), Gilad Hekselman (gitara) i Sebastian Studnitzky (trąbka).
W programie albumu znajdziemy takie utwory jak m.in. "Take On Me" (z repertuaru grupy A-ha), "What is Love” (Haddaway), "Rhythm is a Dancer” (Snap!), czy "Dancing In The Dark" (Bruce Springsteen).
Robert Ratajczak
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Bodek Janke: Song2
CD 2019, Dreyer Gaido 21121
program:
1. Take On Me
2. Minority
3. What Is Love
4. Lost
5. Make Me Out
6. I Fall In Love Too Easily
7. Rhythm Is A Dancer
8. Leidenschaft
9. Lay In The Sun
10. Dancing In The Dark
personel:
Shishani Vranckx - wokal, gitara
Kristjan Randau - fortepian
Phil Donkin - kontrabas
Bodek Janke - perkusja, instr.perkusyjne
Atom String Quartet
-David Lubowicz, Mateusz Smoczyński - skrzypce
-Michał Zaborski - altówka
-Krzysztof Lenczowski - wiolonczela
oraz:
Bill Evans - saksofony
Gilad Hekselman - gitara
Sebastian Studnitzky - trąbka
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materiały prasowe:
“The Universal Language - music - is made up of many dialects. Bodek Janke is a master of more musical dialects than anyone I can think of (...) Bodek tells a joyous music story by combining the world's musics in a personal and sophisticated way. Enjoy the journey”.
John Riley — The Village Vanguard Orchestra, New York City
SONG IN BODEK’S DIALECT
The internationally acclaimed drummer and composer Bodek Janke has launched a cross-genre experiment with his new project SONG.
SONG has an organic form and is a modern and acoustic 21st century response to the world of singer-songwriters, pop culture and its repertoire. How can cover versions of number one hits from the 90s like “What is Love” (Haddaway) or "Rhythm is a Dancer" (Snap!) still be interesting to audiences today, in a concert hall or jazz club?
Bodek Janke proves that it can be and he proves it loud! He skilfully rewrites and arranges some of the greatest hits, using his own musical language with a vast vocabulary, playfully juggling with a variety of dialects. At this point each newly arranged song becomes its own complex and interesting story with new rhythmical, melodic and harmonic structures based on Bodek's own culturally diverse background.
COVER IN DISGUISE?
The inglorious word "cover", a turn-off for many, is not something Bodek tries to avoid. On the contrary, he rises to the challenge of redefining it. SONG surprises the listener and proves that a so called cover can be something very different to what might be expected, far beyond the cliché of a corporate function band, leaving plenty of creative space for interpretation.
Bodek proves that combining the simple form of songs with the complex elements of jazz improvisation really works in his musical realm and, most of all, it is easily accessible to the listener. Ultimately, SONG needs no stylistic definition... Is it cover? Is it jazz? Is it pop? Just take it as it is: Music simply to be appreciated and enjoyed, and maybe even danced to!
BODEK JANKE - BIO
Bodek Janke is one of today’s most sought after drummers and percussionists of the international jazz and world music scenes. His unique and outstanding way of playing the drums, Indian tabla and various percussion instruments has given him opportunities to collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma, Lars Danielsson, Bill Evans, Bobo Stenson, Leszek Moz˙dz˙er, Gilad Hekselman, Nuria Rial, the WDR, NDR & HR Radio Bigbands, Jasper van’t Hof, Kinan Azmeh, Kristjan Randalu, Petros Klampanis, Tarek Yamani, the Turtle Island & Atom String Quartets, and many others.
Dubbed as "a master of many dialects” by New York’s drum legend John Riley, Bodek’s distinctive sound was recorded on more than 200 albums as a sideman. He has also recorded 10 albums under his own name.
