15.11.2024 Events, Music

Jakub Klimiuk Quintet @ Jazz Cafe POSK (Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival) 

Jakub Klimiuk Quintet is a London-based ensemble that fuses influences from the Scandinavian improvised scene and contemporary New York jazz, creating a sound full of exciting tension. The band’s recent album ”(un)balanced”, featuring one of the UK’s modern jazz pioneers, the saxophonist Mark Lockheart.

15th November, Bar 7 pm / music 8 pm, Jazz Cafe POSK

Tickets £15 on the door and Eventbrite: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jakub-klimiuk-quintet-efg-london-jazz-festival-2024-tickets-1027237132917

This concert included in the official programme of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2024!

Jakub Klimiuk Quintet is a London-based ensemble that fuses influences from the Scandinavian improvised scene and contemporary New York jazz, creating a sound full of exciting tension. The resultant repertoire is a combination of scripted forms and improvised sections, constantly entwining melodic compositions and experimental sonic escapades. 

The band’s recent album ”(un)balanced”, featuring one of the UK’s modern jazz pioneers, the saxophonist Mark Lockheart, tells the story of seeking balance in today’s reality, manoeuvring through the overwhelming deluge of information and striving to discover inspiration in everyday routine. 

The quintet has performed at major UK jazz venues, including Vortex Jazz Club, PizzaExpress Live, 606 Club, receiving favourable reviews from European press outlets such as UK Jazz News and Jazz Forum.

For this very special EFG London Jazz Festival performance, the band will perform music from their latest album as well as completely new material.

Line-up:

Jakub Klimiuk – guitar

Simeon May – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

Cody Moss – piano

Kinzan – double bass

Adam Merrell – drums

”His sound (…) gorgeous, fluid and shot through with an almost epic quality. Like all genuine virtuosos, Jakub never allows his technical skill to overwhelm the musicality…” – UK Jazz News

“Jakub’s original compositions, his own playing and that of this fabulous band were also appropriately full of optimism and the promise of good days to come. Nights like this reassure us that the future of jazz is in safe hands” – UK Jazz News

This is an impressive debut” – Jazz Views 

He is not only an excellent guitarist (…) but also an accomplished composer” – Jazz Forum

More about Jakub Klimiuk: www.jakubklimiuk.com

Video 1 (“Sceptical” feat, Mark Lockheart”): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPH2LEN4wPo

Video 2 (“Illusion”): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_5l53iFg3g

Tickets £15 on the door and Eventbrite: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jakub-klimiuk-quintet-efg-london-jazz-festival-2024-tickets-1027237132917

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