MIRRORS by Jan Kopinski

."a consistently affecting but powerful album from one of the UK's most distinctive composing musicians"- LondonJazz."

a consistently affecting but powerful album from one of the UK's most distinctive composing musicians"- LondonJazzJan Kopinski was commissioned by Opera North Projects to develop Mirrors, a mixed-media project combining music and visual imagery, with his collective outfit Reflektor.using visual footage that Kopinski has collected over 20 yrs of visiting Poland, Mirrors uses jazz and improvisation to create a highly personal reflection on themes of displacement, loss, identity, belonging and diffused memory. The darkly atmospheric suite-like piece is inspired by folk, religious, jazz and contemporary Polish music.
Jan Kopinski saxes, Steve Iliffe piano, Melanie Pappenheim voice, Janina Kopinska viola, Stefan Kopinski bass, Pat Illingworth drums.

Tenor saxophonist Jan Kopinski follows a very personal musical path. He leads several outfits playing cross genre, improvised jazz and contemporary music. From award winning groups such as Pinski Zoo and his multi media performance Mirrors, music to silent film, duets and solo collaborations both in UK and Poland