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Off-Quar-Tet

OFF-QUAR-TET [OQT] is an international music band, which arise during the study in Carl Nielsen Academy in Denmark.
Leader of the group is its guitar player and composer Marek Kadziela.

OQT music is an incredible mix of contemporary, ad hoc music connected with modern acoustic jazz, advanced in harmonic and rhythmic form but, given in understandable way even for the beginner.

Musicians are well-known at the Danish and Polish music market, because of many artistic awards, distinctions and cooperation with leading artists from both coutries.

In 2009 OQT was touring around Poland, Denmark and Ukraine, like for instance: Tygmont and Jazzownia Liberalna i Warsaw, Ucho in Gdynia, OdNowa in Toruniu, Jazz Club Dexter. OQT also participated in many festivals, for example: Krokus Jazz Festival in Jelenia Gora, Jazz Koło in Kiev, JazzBez in Lwiv and Sevastopol.

In november Off Quar Tet recorded material for the first album. In december we also recordem DVD concert in Kiev on Jazz Kolo Festival.
information, photo from: http://www.myspace.com/offquartet

Albums:

ShockolaD, Off-Quar-Tet. Jazz:Kolo:Bez. Live. (DVD).

One can already see from the very name: this concert became a joint project of Lviv festival "Jazz Bez" and the Kyiv series of mini-festivals "Jazz-Kolo". However, two concerts took place on that evening in actual fact – and those performances were so different that almost no temptation even arises to compare them with each other.

Domestic price: 89.64UAH, International price: $19.92USD

ShockolaD, Off-Quar-Tet. Jazz:Kolo:Bez. live. (2CD). /digi-pack/

..two concerts took place on that evening in actual fact – and those performances were so different that almost no temptation even arises to compare them with each other. But another thing is always the main one: whether the musicians succeed in revealing themselves in music – and, thus, revealing the audience with the music. And here, presumably, there will be no objections: all of that – happened!

Domestic price: 116.64UAH, International price: $25.92USD