Brand new studio album from Marek Pospieszalski Octet featuring Zoh Amba.

Brand new studio album from Marek Pospieszalski Octet featuring Zoh Amba.

This band turned our to be an effective working unit from day one,’ Pospieszalski admits. Its musical concepts leave a lot of space for creative playing and that’s why I decided to use the Octet as a platform open for outside participation. One of the musicians I considered for this purpose was Zoh who is well recognized for her direct and limitless approach to music. And this opportunity came on the occasion of our concert at NOSPR concert hall in Katowice. The next day we visited Emil Berliner Studios where the album was recorded,’ he explains.

For most of the music recorded here, sheet music is treated only as a guideline, a rough entry point, and it’s only thanks to collective improvisation that ‘NOW!’ sounds as good and coherent as an album. ‘And that’s one of the reasons wh