Marcin Oles (born 1973 in Sosnowiec,

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) is a

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

and

free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician(s) involved. The term can refer to both a technique (employed by any musician in any genre) and as a recognizable genre in its ...

bass player, composer and

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. He is the twin brother of

Bartlomiej Oles Bartlomiej Brat Oles (born 1973 in Sosnowiec, Poland) is a jazz and free improvisation drummer, composer and record producer. He is the twin brother of Marcin Oles and Art-director of the Polish independent Jazz Label Fenommedia. Career Bartlom ...

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

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, David Murray, William Parker,

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, Hamid Drake,

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a.o. In 2003 Marcin Oles became a founding member of the Trio ''Oles Jörgensmann Oles'' with his brother Bartlomiej 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 Krakow-Poland (1999). He also won the best double bass player of Jazz Nad Odra in Wroclaw-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 &

(Not Two, 2003) * ''Abstract'' with

Andrzej Przybielski Andrzej Grzegorz Przybielski (August 9, 1944 – February 9, 2011) was a Polish jazz trumpeter associated with the avant-garde jazz and free jazz scenes. Career Having graduated from the Technic School of Bydgoszcz, Andrzej Przybielski star ...

& Bartlomiej Oles (Not Two, 2005) * ''Directions'' with Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2005) * ''Chamber Quintet'' with Bartlomiej Oles (Fenommedia, 2005) * ''Walk Songs'' with

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) *

& 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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