Michal Martyniuk, Nothing to Prove Review

Michal Martyniuk is a Polish born composer, pianist and keyboardist that is now based in New Zealand.  He has created a jazz sound that is fresh and has elements of both Americans jazz and European jazz (with influences of classical music). Martyniuk has released a debut album titled, Nothing To Prove. The album was recorded at Poland’s Cavatina Studios and features: Jakub Skowronski on saxophones, Kuba Mizeracki on guitar, Bartek Chojnacki on double bass and Kuba Gubz on drums. Special guest include: ex Grover Washington/Patti Labelle percussionist Miguel Fuentes and vocalist Tama Waipara. The album contains eight tracks, which are all Martyniuk originals. His compositional style embodies the evolution of the music genre, both the written material and the improvised playing is stirring and reflects the passion and technical abilities of the next generation of jazz musicians. That’s the short of it!