Maciej Obara released in 2017 an enthusiastically received
album "Unloved" under the prestigious German label ECM, run in
Munich by Manfred Eicher. Now the saxophonist has been nominated for the BMW
Welt Jazz Award 2019 and will perform in a special concert in Munich this
month.
The competition aims to popularize jazz music from around the world. In total,
six artists from Poland, Estonia, Germany, Norway, France and Great Britain
were nominated. The formula of the competition includes Sunday morning concerts
of the nominated bands at the headquarters of the car manufacturer, which is
BMW Welt Double Cone in Munich. Maciej Obara Quartet will perform at the
opening of the cycle on January 27, 2019 at 11:00. Concerts are free of charge,
but the number of seats in the auditorium is limited. Concerts will also be
listened by a 5 members of the jury, which will select the winner of the
competition. To the final concert on May 4, 2019 two bands will be selected and
compete for the prizes. In addition to the statuette specially designed by BMW
Design, the winner will receive 10,000 Euros and the second prize winner will
receive 5,000 Euros. In addition, an audience prize will be awarded, part of
which will be a special concert at the prestigious Schloss Elmau resort in the
Bavarian Alps.
Good luck to Maciej Obara and his quartet!
(photo: Anita Oblicka)