Aleksandra Kryńska Quintet something holy?

“The chaos from which music is created is everything that its writing tells us about ourselves.

He wants to describe reality and surpass it.

We try to see ourselves reflected in our music in a way that pleases us. Perhaps there's something sacred in this search?"

- Szymon Strzelczyk

Aleksandra Kryńska's debut album, "Something Holy?", explores the concept of chaos as a catalyst for creating music. "Something Holy?" is not grounded in religious themes. The music seeks to articulate experiences and emotions and symbolizes the search for acceptance of reality.

The intuitive relationship between the musicians is one of the most important elements of the quintet. The diverse musical sensibilities of all five artists shape the band's unique sound. In her compositions, Aleksandra Kryńska draws inspiration from 20th-century classical music and jazz, combining contrast, expression, and improvisation.

Setlist:

1. tenderness experiment

2. I wrote a bad poem

3. a wallflower moment

4. dissolving portraits

5. crashed birds' submarine

6. Part 1: something holy?

7. Part 2: fireflies song

Composition: Aleksandra Kryńska

Performed by: Aleksandra Kryńska on violin, Piotr Damasiewicz on trumpet, Szymon Mika on guitar, Michał Aftyka on double bass, Bartosz Szablowski on drums

Edited by: Michał Aftyka

Mix: Jeremy Loucas

Mastering: Tadeusz Mieczkowski

Graphics: Mat Kubaj