Jazz Chokers 2026

LEMAŃCZYK GOLICKI SARNECKI TRIO FT. JACQUES CUBA SEGUIN

Jacques Kuba Seguin - trumpet Rafał Sarnecki - guitar Piotr Lemańczyk - double bass Adam Golicki - drums

Sarnecki, Lemańczyk, Golicki are a collective trio that has been performing in the current line-up since 2022. In such a short time, the band has already played several tours with such renowned artists as Randy Brecker, Mike & Leni Stern, or Grażyna Auguścik. The trio does not have a distinguished leader, all members of the band are equally involved in the process of composition and arrangement.

An important element of the tour is the collaboration with Canadian trumpeter Jacques Kuba Séguin, who brings new energy to the sound of the band. “I feel a little at home, because I am of Polish origin. “This is such a musical community,” the artist said. As he emphasized, the combination of Canadian experience with Polish sensitivity gives interesting results. The trio's musicians have no doubt that this collaboration works extremely well. — We play with each other as if we have always known each other. There is this chemistry. ardzo sparks between us — emphasized drummer Adam Golicki.

The album “NYC Session”, as the name suggests, was recorded in New York. The footage was recorded at Spin Studios, which is located in the Queens neighborhood. The recordings were made by legendary sound engineer Roy Hendrickson, known for his collaborations with artists such as B.B. King and Pat Metheny. Hendrickson's unique experience recording guitar virtuosos was crucial here. For the guitar trio, it was especially important that the guitar sound was full and harmonized well with the bass and drum frequencies. The album contains seven songs. Six of them are original compositions of the members of the team. In addition to them, the album also included an arrangement of the popular standard “Green Dolphin Street”. The presence of this piece on the album is symbolic, as its author is Bronisław Kaper — a composer from Poland, who wrote many jazz standards and made a career in Hollywood. The music on the album is diverse. On it you can find the spatial atmospheric ballad “Waltz for A”, or the calm previously mentioned “Green Dolphin Street”. There are also very energetic compositions such as “Blue Chick”, which features Mike Stern's signature blues solo. There are also songs with complex harmony, for example, “Untitled Story”. Despite the limited instrumental composition, the album is distinguished by a wealth of colors and sounds. Two tracks featured special guests — Mike and Leni Stern. Mike is one of the most recognized guitarists in the history of jazz music. Several generations of guitarists have learned to play the instrument by analyzing Mike Stern's transcriptions. He was a member of Miles Davis's famous electric band in the 1980s. His wife Leni Stern, in addition to performing guitar parts, also played the African instrument ngoni, which gave the song “Bucht” a magical ethnic color. It is also worth mentioning that Mike and Leni Stern played 14 concerts with the Polish trio during two tours. Their participation in the recordings was by no means accidental. During such numerous performances, the musicians had the opportunity to bond well musically as well as get to know each other on a personal level. Piotr Lemańczyk is considered one of the most outstanding European jazz bassists. He performs and records with names of world jazz such as: Mike Stern, Walter Smith III, Jerry Bergonzi, Seamus Blake, Dave Kikoski, Tim Hagans, Brian Melvin, Gary Novak, Avishai Cohen - tp, Leni Stern, Soweto Kinch, Leszek Możdżer, Krzesimir Dëbski, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Dominik Wania, MAP, Maciej Sikała and others. He has recorded eight original albums that have received excellent reviews in magazines such as Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazz Forum, JazzPress, The Guardian. He is a laureate of jazz competitions: Jazz Juniors '95 and '96 in Cracow, where he was awarded for individuality, compositions and as the best instrumentalist. Jazz nad Odra '96 — award for compositions and Pomeranian Jazz Autumn '96, where he received the “Golden Key to Career”. He is a member of many leading Polish jazz bands and the only European member of the American Beatlejazz band. In addition, he participated in the recording of more than sixty albums with the top artists of the Polish jazz scene. In the Jazz Top 2020 Jazz Forum poll, with the votes of the Critics, he ranks third in the category “double bass” and fourth as “Musician of the Year”. As a leader, he performs in the following bands: Piotr Lemańczyk Electric Band, Piotr Lemańczyk Acoustic trio. Adam Golicki — A graduate of Jazz and Stage Music at the University of Zielona Góra in the percussion class of Marcin Jahr and a graduate of the Jazz department at the Instrumental Faculty of the Academy of Music in Wrocław in the class of Dr. Dariusz Kaliszuk. Currently, he works mainly as a session musician and collaborates with various musical groups of different styles. Winner of 1st place at the National Percussion Competition in Wrocław (2003); with Paul Band he won 1st place and the award for best instrumentalist at the National Festival of Jazz and Blues Bands in Gdynia (2005). In April 2017 he had the opportunity to perform with the Indonesian pianist and his project Dwiki Dharmawan & His Polish Friends at one of the largest jazz festivals in the world Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia. Adam Golicki has two original albums in his discography, which have received excellent reviews from critics. The third album is in the process of being released. He collaborates with such musicians as: Maciej Sikała, Cezary Paciorek, Maciej Grzywacz, Piotr Lemańczyk, Przemek Dyakowski, Dominik Bukowski, Kuba Stankiewicz, Inga Lewandowska, Grzegorz Nagórski, Zdzisław Babiarski, Jan Konop Big Band, BIG Band of the University of Zielona Góra. Rafał Sarnecki — jazz guitarist, composer, arranger. As one of the few Polish musicians, he found himself in the United States, where he lived and created for more than a decade. He studied music at New School University and Queens College in New York. He has performed with artists such as Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Ron Blake and Joe Magnarelli. From 2009 to 2019, he was a member of the acclaimed Lucas Pino No-Net Nonet group in the USA. As the leader of his own musical projects, he has made 15 tours in Asia. He has also toured in North and South America and many European countries. He has recorded five original albums, of which three (“Song From a New Place” (2008), “Cat's Dream” (2014) and “A View From The Treetop” (2022) were nominated for the Fryderyk Award. The second album The Madman Rambles Again (2011) was recognized by the prestigious American editorial “All About Jazz” as one of the 12 most interesting albums of the year. He currently teaches at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and at the Academy of Music in Łódź, teaching guitar, composition and arrangement classes.