Marcin Oleś (born 4 January 1973) is a

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and

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player,

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and

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. He is the twin brother of Bartłomiej Oleś. WiKi MarcinOles20121019a

Biography

Oles was born on 4 January 1973 in

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Re ...

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. Since his first recording in 2000 he continuously (with his brother Bartłomiej) cooperated and performed with musicians such as

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, David Murray, William Parker,

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, Chris Speed,

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a.o. In 2003 Marcin Oles became a founding member of the Trio ''Oles Jörgensmann Oles'' with his brother Bartłomiej and German clarinet-player Theo Jörgensmann. The last album of this Trio, titled ''Directions'' was voted by internet jazz magazine "Diapazon" from

as "The Best Recording Of The Year 2005". He won the individual prize for bass player and drummer at The International Contest Jazz Juniors 99 in

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-Poland (1999). He also won the best double bass player of Jazz Nad Odra in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

-Poland (1999)

Discography

As leader

* ''Gray Days'' with

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(Not Two, 2001) * ''Mikro Muzik'' with Mikolaj Trzaska (Kilogram, 2002) * ''Plays Music of Bacewicz, Kisielewski, Komsta, Lutoslawski, Penderecki'' with Mahall, Tiberian, Oles (Not Two, 2002) * ''La Sketch Up'' with Mikolaj Trzaska (Kilogram, 2003) * ''Ornette On Bass'' (Not Two, 2003) * ''Miniatures'' with Theo Jorgensmann & Bartlomiej Oles (Not Two, 2003) * ''Abstract'' with Andrzej Przybielski & Bartlomiej Oles (Not Two, 2005) * ''Directions'' with Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2005) * ''Chamber Quintet'' with Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2005) * ''Walk Songs'' with Chris Speed,

Simon Nabatov Simon Nabatov (born 11 January 1959) is a Russian-American jazz pianist. Early life Nabatov was born in Moscow on 11 January 1959. His parents were Leon, a professional pianist and choir conductor who was a native of Belarus, and Regina. Nabatov ...

, Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2006) * ''Live in Poznan 2006'' with Theo Jorgensmann & Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2007) * ''Suite for Trio +'' with Mikolaj Trzaska & Jean-Luc Cappozzo (Fenommedia, 2005) * ''Other Voices Other Scenes'' with Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2010)

As sideman

* David Murray, ''Circles: Live in Cracow'' (Not Two, 2003) * Bartlomiej Oles & Werner, ''Shadows'' (Fenommedia, 2006) *

& Bartlomiej Oles, ''Live at Alchemia'' (Not Two, 2007) *

, ''Ideas'' (Not Two, 2005)

External links

Oles-Oles homepageall about jazz
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