Question Janusz Muniak

Najponk's music comes directly from the roots of jazz, i.e. the blues and a swinging rhythm. His playing is a distinctive rendition of classic jazz withou any needless avant-garde experiments. It is rich in inventiveness, virtuosity and enthusiasm. With his poetic musical expression, along with fine keystrokes and perfect jazz timing, he belongs among the "storytellers", which is the higest achievement in the world of music. His own compositions greatly reflect the development of the jazz tradition within its original rules. Najponk (Jan Knop) playing the piano since she was nine years old and about since then is quite obsessed with jazz. In 1990 he founded his trio and quartet later Najponk Q. He won first place in the international jazz piano competition in Ostrava in 1995 and was invited to the project of the Czech Radio Tribute to Thelonious Monk.

Janusz Wawrowski’s new album Hidden Violin tells an amazing story. The Stradivarius violin (1685) he plays is the first Strad in post-war Poland and its sound and story are unique. This first ever recording featuring the instrument includes masterpieces by Polish composers such as Wieniawski, Bacewicz, Paderewski, Różycki, Karłowicz, Szymanowski and Lutosławski.