It was the final morning at the Jazzwerkstatt Peitz Festival in far
eastern Germany and following the 12 hours of back-to-back sets the day
before, it was going take something strong to get the blood flowing, and
it just so happens that the Janoušek-Wróblewski Quartet was that thing. Their mix of styles,
free playing and dramatic solo spots struck the perfect balance of
musical structure free flowing energy.
As the saying sort of goes, way back when I knew a whole lot more, I would go to a music festival preloaded with expectations about the sets. I'd plan which sets to go to and which ones I would miss and it was usually based on name recognition. Maybe I am still a little guilty of that but also, as I grow older and less sure of anything, I have let myself not try so hard. So, perhaps almost like another saying, you find things when you aren't really seeking them. I hadn't been looking for the JWQ, but I'm quite happy to have found them!
Here is a video of a relatively recent concert of theirs from Brno, Czech Republic:
Ponava, Brno, Feb 2024
The group is: Štěpán Janoušek on trombone; Michal Wróblewski on alto sax; Miloš Klápště on double bass and Jan Chalupa on drums. The group is from Prague and they've been playing Europe for the past ten years. In addition, Wróblewski runs the Ma Records label which has one recording from JWQ along with a selection of contemporary music from eastern Europe.
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