Mariusz Smolinski Trio played jazz concerts in: Vyborg (5 July) and St. Petersburg (6 July, Jazz Philharmonic).

Programme:
"My Funny Valentine"
"Recordame"
"Bye Bye Blackbird"
"Walk Tall"
"Blues for Wood"
"You and the Night and the Music"
"Voyage"
"Nearness of You"
"Bilies Bounce"
"All Blues"
"I mean You"
"Beautiful Love"
"Antropology"
"There will never be another You"
"Well You needn't"



Mariusz Smolinski

Mariusz Smolinski is a pianist from the Jazz society of Gorzow and Zielona Gora. Student at the Music Academy in Wroclaw, co-founder of the Conception group which received a number of awards at jazz festivals and competitions:

• 1st award at the 9th National Review of Young Jazz and Blues Bands (Gdynia 2006).
• 1st award at the 2nd Fryderyk Chopin Students’ Instrumental Competition (Zielona Gora 2006).
• Winner of the "Key to the career" ["Klucz do Kariery"] at the 32nd Jazz Autumn (Gorzow Wielkopolski 2006).
• 2nd Award at the 30th Jazz Juniors Festivals (Krakow 2006).
• Best Band Award at the 2nd International Bucharest Jazz Competition (2008).
• Honorable Mention at the Novum Jazz Festival – New Hope of Jazz (Lomza 2008).

Currently Mariusz Smolinski also performs with his trio (Mariusz Smolinski Trio) along with Pawel Czarka (bass) and Karol Gola (saxophone).

The concert was a part of the Polish Season in Russia 2008 "Poland-Russia. Dialogue of Cultures".