TAQ
Featuring Marcin Masecki,
Garth Stevenson and Ziv Ravitz

Show Description

"[The trio] communicates and plays together so well that they seem to trust each other blindly ... Listening to the trio's CD (which is like a journey through the land of creativity) you will witness breathtaking technique, perfect timing, and great melodic richness; experimental techniques are utilized to build a perfectly- formed arc whose climax exhibits vivid expression and strength."
- Jarek Polit, Jazzi Magazine"



TAQ was founded in Boston during the summer of 2002 by pianist Marcin Masecki (Poland), bassist Garth Stevenson (Canada) and drummer Ziv Ravitz (Israel). Their first meeting as a trio was in a recording studio at the Berklee College of Music. During the six-hour session of original compositions and improvisations, Marcin, Garth and Ziv experienced a chemistry and magic like no other, and forged a lifelong bond and band. They began performing in Boston and New York and in March 2003 made their first trip to Poland. Audiences were immediately captured by the energy, connectivity, telepathy, and honesty of the music. Over the next four years TAQ continued touring in Eastern and Western Europe at major jazz festivals, piano festivals, clubs, and concert halls. In 2005 TAQ recorded their second album "TAQ Live in Minsk Mazowiecki." Collectively they have performed with jazz greats Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Tomasz Stanko, George Garzone, Ben Monder, Dave Samuels, Avishai Cohen, David Tronzo, Joshua Redman, Reggie Workman, Jon Faddis, Michael Camilo, Mick Goodrick and Hal Crook.

This event is presented in association with The Polish Cultural Institute