Magda Piskorczyk

"Mahalia"

Premiere concert: 26 october 2011, Warsaw, Poland, Palladium Theatre

CD Release: November 2011

Magda Piskorczyk has prepared CD "Mahalia" in Honor of Mahalia Jackson to celebrate the 100th Birthday Anniversary of the Queen of Gospel (October 26, 2011). Come on Children, Let's Sing", "Lord, Search My Heart", "I'm Goin' to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song", "Keep Your Hand on the Plow" or "Go Tell It on the Mountain" are only a few examples from a very long list of the songs, which became worldwide known and close to millions people due to Mahalia. These songs enchanted Magda Piskorczyk too.

The album presents 15 songs produced and arranged by Magda on the old and beautiful tradition, in which joy and energy interlace with the passion of worship and deep reflection. She often blends genres and in this CD one can find: Afro-American gospel, swing, blues, rock, country, retro pop or soul...

Magda Piskorczyk's band includes Aleksandra Siemieniuk on electric, barritone, dobro and acoustic guitars, Max Ziobro on drums, Roman Ziobro on double bass, Stanislaw Witta on piano and Hammond. In four songs Magda is accompanied by Gospel Band Choir (Magdalena Supeł - choir arrangement, alt; Małgorzata Stepien - sopran; Joanna Mews - mezzosopran; Mariusz Odwarzny - tenor; Michał Mielczarek - tenor). Jacek Namysłowski plays trombone in one song.

Magda has performed gospel and spiritual songs many times in Poland, Germany, Sweden, Hungary and France. In 2008 she gave a series of concerts with her band at the City Sings Gospel Festival in Liverpool. There she performed also at the Hope Street Festival and during the final concert in the Metropolitan Cathedral, broadcast by the BBC Radio.

Production and music production: Magda Piskorczyk

Record label: Artgraff
Release: November 2011

Recorded by Paweł Pękalski in Studio OKO (Ochota Culture Center), Warsaw, 2011
Mixed by Paweł Pękalski & Magda Piskorczyk
Mastered by: Jarosław Regulski
Cover and booklet design: Magda Piskorczyk and Ireneusz Graff
Cover graphics: Ireneusz Graff

Concerts of Magda Piskorczyk in Honor of Mahalia Jackson:
26.10 - Warsaw, Palladium Theatre - Premiere and CD release !!!
06.11 - Cracow, Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University
08.11 - Gdansk, The Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic

> more info about concerts and Mahalia Jackson's biography

ORDERS:
CD can be ordered in Magda Piskorczk CD store (also with her autograph):
www.magdapiskorczyk.com/store

and in a few other Internet stores, such as: CD Baby :: Band Village :: Amazon

more info, reviews, mp3 and other multimedia
plus biography of Mahalia Jackson:
www.magdapiskorczyk.com/mahalia/eng

Magda Piskorczyk

"Afro Groove"

feat. Billy Gibson

World release: November 2011

In this double CD album Magda Piskorczyk invites the listeners to a musical journey through her closest sounds, cultures and traditions. She presents multicolour, dynamic and very personal collage, blending the music with the Afro-American roots (blues, soul, funk, jazz) and the ethnic rhythms or melodies, especially from the Western Africa.

Magda sings primarily in English, although some pieces include vocals in Tamashek, Bambara and Polish. She plays acoustic and bass guitar and regularly involves the audience in creating music, especially the rhythm, together and in spontaneous amusement. Magda is accompanied by her band: Aleksandra Siemieniuk - dobro and electric guitar, Marcin Jahr - drums, Adam Rozenman - percussion plus a special guest from the USA. Billy Gibson is a harp virtuoso, energetic frontman and vocalist from Memphis where he got the title: "The Prince of Beale Street". He is 2009 winner of the very prestigious distinction for bluesmen (former W.C. Handy Award) Blues Music Award Instrumentalist Of The Year - Harmonica.

Billy Gibson and Magda Piskorczyk met for the first time during Magda's visit in Memphis. In 2010 they gave 22 concerts in one month - throughout Poland, Germany and Czech Republic.

The first CD of "Afro Groove" album presents almost 67 minutes of the concert recorded in Poland during this tour at the XI Satyblues Festival. In the second CD there are 3 bonus songs. "Rzezb Mnie" is a ballad composed by Magda with a text of a famous Polish poet. The cover cartoons were made by Dariusz Pietrzak. "Afro Groove" is Magda's forth music album.

Production and music production: Magda Piskorczyk

Record label: Artgraff
Release: November 2011

Format: digipack, 2 audio CDs
Record Label: Artgraff
Release: October / November 2011
Videoclip - "Cler Achel" - can be watched at Magda's website

VIDEO - "CLER ACHEL" (format HD)

http://youtube.com/piskorczyk

"Cler Achel" is a song of form Mali, composed by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - a leader of touareg band Tinariwen. Magda Piskorczyk sings this song in oryginal African language tamaszek and plays bass guitar. She is accompanied by her band: Aleksandra Siemieniuk - dobro and electric guitar, Marcin Jahr - drums, Adam Rozenman - percussion plus a special guest from the USA.: Billy Gibson.
Filmed by Adam Kliś at the XI Satyrblues 2010, Festival - produced by Ewa & Victor Czura.
Videoclip edited by Irek Graff, Artgraff.

CD ORDERS:
CD can be ordered in Magda Piskorczk CD store (also with her autograph):
www.magdapiskorczyk.com/store

and in a few other Internet stores, such as: CD Baby :: Band Village :: Amazon

This CD is sold in Japan by BSMF Records

more info, reviews, mp3 and other multimedia:
www.magdapiskorczyk.com/afrogroove/eng

Magda Piskorczyk & Slidin' Slim

"Live at Satyrblues"

International release date: September 11, 2010

Polish vocalist Magda Piskorczyk and Swedish musician Slidin' Slim performed together at the Satyrblues Festival in Tarnobrzeg, Poland in September 2009. It was their first joint performance, preceded only with a short sound check. Magda and Slim met the evening before at the airport. In the beginning they were supposed to play only for a quarter and in duo. However...

As it was stated in "Gitarzysta" 2010/01 magazine: "Their joint concert was so much liked by the audience that planned 15 minutes turned into 45 and the encore only seemed to intensify hunger for more." The album presents 7 songs. Magda and Slim sing by turns. They both play guitars: Magda - acoustic and Slim - dobro. They are accompanied by two musicians from Magda's band: Aleksandra Siemieniuk on electric guitar and Grzegorz Zawiliński on limited percussion set containing instruments such as a washboard and spoons. In the CD there is a flash video presentation of all the concert too.

SLIDIN' SLIM
Slidin' Slim is a master of a metal guitar called dobro. He is fond of blues and rock'n'roll tradition. However he admits that punk and music of Ramones, The Clash or Dead Kennedys are also important for him. Slim is a talented songwriter and singer with a strong "American" vocal. He belongs to the most popular Swedish bluesmen, regular invited to Scandinavian festivals. Playing his resophonic guitar he is able to enchant the audience with the spirit of old blues masters such as Son House or Bukka White. But he is not afraid of experiments with loops and other trance electronic. In 2007 in the USA he released "One Man Riot" - album which blends modern sounds with classic blues. The concert with Magda is his seventh CD recorded solo, in duos or with his band the Soulbastards. But Slim is not only a musician. Soon his different work will be published: the first novel!

MAGDA PISKORCZYK I SLIDIN' SLIM
Magda Piskorczyk & Slidin' Slim performed twice in September 2009: at the Satyrblues Festival and in Tygmont jazz club in Warsaw. Both concerts, pretty improvised, met enthusiastic reaction of the audience. Slim wrote on his website about the gig in Tygmont: "How should I describe this evening? Perfect must be the word. This was one of the Top-5 best nights since I started playing music on a pro-level! To begin the evening with listening to Magda and her band made me realize (even more!) what a great artist she is. She worked the audience in a way you seldom see among artists today and sang on an amazing level with great backing from Ola's stinging guitar and Greg's solid drumming. To join them and play the night away for the enthusiastic audience in the crowded club was, yeah you’re right; just PERFECT! (We even made it into Spanish television but that's another wonderful story!!!)"
In May 2010 they met on the stage of the Dusty Road Blues Festival in Sweden. The next joint performances... are in plans!

Record Label: Artgraff, www.artgraff.pl

More info: www.magdapiskorczyk.com

Slidin' Slim
www.myspace.com/slidinslim
www.slidinslim.com

ORDERS:
CD can be ordered in Magda Piskorczk CD store (also with her autograph):
www.magdapiskorczyk.com/store

USA - CD Baby :: Band Village :: CD Connection :: Amazon

SWEDEN - www.smokestackblues.com

Magda Piskorczyk

"Magda Live"

Release date:: March 10, 2008

CD "Magda Live" was recorded at RGstudio Radio Gdansk by Magda and her band with very active participation of the audience which was regularly involved in collective singing, clapping hands or stamping their feet, emotional shouting. The album contains 13 acoustic songs full of music with great energy and true emotions, seasoned with two reflective ballads. Magda serves her own tasty arrangements and personal interpretations of a few standards taken from various genres, for example: jazz ("All of Me"), blues ("Walking Blues"), gospel ("Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"), as well as modern compositions of the authors such as: Tracy Chapman ("Crossroads") or Paul Rodgers ("Muddy Water Blues").

A very unique element of the album is a jazzy version of Jacquesa Brel's song with English text titled "Hearts". The CD contains also multimedia with 15 minutes video fimed at the presented concert.

"I do not know how it was possible to transmit on this lifeless disc vibrations, that were served with music to the audience and returned back with double power. It is success to catch emotions!" Sławek Turkowski, "Feelin' The Blues", Jazz Radio

Format: CD Extra (audio plus multimedia), digipack with booklet
Production: Magda Piskorczyk & Ireneusz Graff
Record label: Artgraff www.artgraff.pl

Special website about this CD with multimedia: www.magdapiskorczyk.com/magdalive

Magda Piskorczyk in the Internet:
www.magdapiskorczyk.com
www.youtube.com/piskorczyk
myspace.com/magdapiskorczyk