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Maciej Obara is a renowned Polish alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, widely recognised on the international jazz scene. He is the founder of a Polish-Norwegian quartet, with which he released three albums on the For Tune label: Komeda, Live at Manggha, and Live in Mińsk Mazowiecki.
Since 2017, he has been affiliated with the prestigious ECM Records, for which he recorded the critically acclaimed albums Unloved, Three Crowns (2019), and Frozen Silence (2022). These releases have solidified his position within the European improvised music scene.
Obara collaborated with the legendary Tomasz Stańko and has participated in numerous acclaimed international projects, including two albums with Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra (If You Listen Carefully, the Music Is Yours, Odin Records; Family, We Jazz Records), Koma Saxo – Post Koma by Petter Eldh (2023, We Jazz Records), as well as a collaboration with the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, for which he composed a concerto for saxophone, piano, and orchestra.
He continues to lead his highly regarded quartet, featuring Dominik Wania (piano), Ole Morten Vågan (double bass), and Gard Nilssen (drums). The past two years have also seen him increasingly active as a sideman, including a recording session with “QuartSky” Kullhammar/Obara/Vågan/Mjåset Johansen, held at the legendary Atlantis Studio in Stockholm. The album is set for release in 2027.
Obara also collaborates with the Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra – Polish Radio Jazz Orchestra.
He is the creator and leader of a special tribute project to Tomasz Stańko titled “Bluish Landscapes”, featuring Sissel Vera Pettersen (vocals), Even Sigurdsen Røstad (electronics), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Audun Kleive (drums), Dominik Wania (piano), as well as a group of young, talented Polish musicians: Amalia Umeda (violin), Anna Szmatola (cello), and Adam Jędrysik (guitar).
The Musicians
Maciej Obara – saxophone
Mathias Eick – trumpet
Dominik Wania – piano
Ole Morten Vågan – double bass
Gard Nilssen – drums
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Venue Information - The Triskel Arts Centre
Triskel Arts Centre is a vibrant cultural HUB in the heart of Cork City and we celebrated 40 years in 2018. Our main auditorium Triskel Christchurch is a multidisciplinary space housed in a fully refurbished neoclassical Georgian Church.
This state of the art venue, which launched in 2011, is programmed with a rich bill of live music, with a focus on Classical and Jazz concerts, cultural cinema, visual art exhibitions and literary events. Triskel also runs a contemporary art room Triskel Gallery Space. Unique in Ireland, Theatre Development Centre is the only fulltime operation dedicated to the development of theatre, this is managed by Corcadorca Theatre Company.
