rhythmaning | Ooops... I missed one! Edinburgh Jazz Festival: Konrad Wiszniewski Quartet

I missed out a set! Konrad Wiszniewski, one of Scotland’s growing number of young jazz musicians, played a quartet gig ahead of the disappointing Brian Kellock trio set.

I had seen Wiszniewski play in other bands, but I have not seen him lead his own band before. All four players (sorry, I forgot to write down their names, and there isn’t a list on Konrad’s website) were – well, young was the first thing I noticed; they were also very good, and passionate about their music. But I think they have a bit of a way to go before they really mature and grow into the music.

Wiszniewski himself played his tenor with a fervour – it was exciting to listen to, but at times it was like he was running through the tenor sax phrase book: a little Coltrane here, a bit of Rollins there.

So whilst I really enjoyed the set, and I thought the musicians were excellent, I also think that when they find their own voices, they’ll be superb.

I hope I’ll get to a lot more of their gigs to check on their progress…