SIRKIS/BIALAS IQ - Spring Tour 2017, FEEDBACK FROM THE AUDIENCES!
Dear Friends,
To close our Spring Tour 2017, I`d love to share with you the precious feedback from our Audiences. It was very exciting to ask the listeners directly about their thoughts and reflections about our music. About 200 people of different age, from smaller and bigger towns, of different nationalities and music preferences kindly took some time to write what they think about our new material and here are their words (I`m going to use only their first names to respect everybody`s privacy):
“Absolutely amazing, a breath of fresh air, inspirational composition, performance and musicianship, please come back!”
“Haunting Vocals, mesmeric 6 string bass patterns, complex keyboard structure and a percussionist whose fear of polish bears drives him to rhythms of extraordinary pulse ☺...
Well done Arts Council!!!”
“Mesmerizing! Compelling”
“Great emotional dynamic: from delicate beauty to intense force! Excellent combination from all musicians throughout the evening!”
“Amazing! I think it`s an excellent choice to sing without words/in polish, it gives the whole experience a deeper, more real twist. Generally, I think the music is brilliant- transports one to different existence! Very wild and untamed!”
“Wonderful! Keep playing your hearts out!”
“It was a fantastic night of a lovely range of styles of music. Brilliant musicians and a brilliant singer Sylwia. I really enjoyed it!”
“Great Musicianship from the entire Quartet!
Very Enjoyable.”
“Really enjoyed the performance. I know little about Jazz but I am a new fan now because of hearing you!”
“1St class band! Highly recommended.”
“Brilliant! Lovely! Great!”
“An amazing performance!
Thank you for emotional drill!
Pleasure to see people that enjoy their own Oeuvre!”
“Brilliant! Wonderful”
“Thank you!
Incredible musicianship, loved the combination of sounds, aspecially voice.”
“I`m excited, very interested in creative Jazz! You have a great combo, it was marvellous, please come again!”
“The music was inspirational. It is VITAL for the music – musicians – pubs-communities-young people-old people- international relations – the future- the past – now- us.
Thank you!!!”
“We are so very lucky to be in Monmouth tonight! Monmouth is so very lucky to have you folks in town! What a beautiful cross-cultural mix! Crossing borders, inspiring everything we should be doing! Thank you so much Asaf, Sylwia, Frank and Kevin!”
“Brilliant Musicianship – inspiring / soul searching”
“Superb, Top Quality, Innovative +exciting Jazz! I love it!”
“Fab as always! Can we have some lyrics from Sylwia sometime?”
“Your music is original and rather mysterious, but mostly accessible. The voice used purely as an instrument takes a bit of getting used to. It`s growing on me! Brilliant percussion.”
“Wonderful live Jazz, much appreciated!”
“I`ve been looking forward to this gig for weeks – wasn`t disappointed!!! Sublime playing!”
“What a privilege to be able to hear such an inspiring new music in our small Devon Town! A fantastic gig!”
“Complex rhythms, intelligent + sublime – fabulous voice of Sylvie and those high held notes- impressive!”
“The workshop this afternoon was really inspiring and a new insight into rhythm and a different way of learning rhythm – a new (Konnakol) language. Sylwia`s vocal aids were brilliant! The concert was superb!!! Thank you !”
“Superb!”
“Thought I was going to hate it but I loved it!!! Wonderful combination of sound and I so enjoyed human vocal being used as a musical instrument as opposed to „singing“.”
“I`m so impressed! You are amazing!!! I`ll follow your way! Wish you the BEST! Very happy, Anna.”
“Such talented musicians! I love being surrounded by sound not just having it second hand on an electronic device.”
“Excellence - thanks to arts council for funding tours in small venues in small towns!”
“A superb Jazz combo. Fantastically talented musicians. Wonderful. They deserve an audience 20x bigger then are here. The drummer is totally brilliant. All great musicians and fabulous singer!”
“Took me to a higher plane – Superb!”
“Awesome performance - loved it!”
“Most contemporary Jazz I have heard (so far). A unique experience. A remarkable quartet! TAKING RISKS!”
“Very contemporary and unique sound. Great to hear LIVE and listen to mindful, clever combination of keyboard, bass, drums and the VOICE as an instrument. Shame this is not available more to many – it`s a sound that may not appeal to all at first but once you get into it- it`s AMAZING. Thank you!”
“GREAT!”
“Stunning performance!
Thank you!”
“Superb Technique
Amazing stage presence
Fascinating composition”
“Excellent
Loved Kevin`s bass playing
Love Fender rhodes
Loved NO UPRIGHT BASS!”
“Great Music
Interesting and very exciting range of pieces”
“Amazing sounds – life enhancing music – THANK YOU!”
“Loved the Indian vocalisation on Vortex !!! This kind of Jazz is new to me but the musicianship is amazing and Sylwia`s voice sounds incredible. Really enjoyed listening to it!”
“Amazing collaboration - thank you! What a WONDERFUL vocal „instrumentation“ but beautifully powerfully timbre with fabulous pianist, bass and percussion. A treat!”
“I is so great to hear talented musicians playing live original compositions. Thank you.”
“Great to see an adventurous original Jazz. Personally always delighted seeing electric bass ☺”
“Brilliant musicians and a stimulating mix of sound and musical influences. Good decision to come. Loved it all!”
“WOWZSER ! <3 <3 <3”
“Brilliant, innovative, vitruosic!
Musicians giving 200%”
“Tonight’s Sirkis/Bialas IQ gig at the Xposed Club was fantastic. Thanks to Stuart Wilding for organising and I look forward to future events. Thanks of course to Asaf Sirkis & Sylwia Bialas for their amazing musical contributions tonight and great to chat with them too. It was a great little EppyFest 5 reunion, what with Ed Wilkins & Cynthia Maher Spencer also being present. And the new material the quartet played tonight was absolutely mind-blowing! And in the waterphone I may have found my new favourite musical instrument! Really looking forward to the new Sirkis/Bialas IQ album, even more so now that I’ve heard the quality of the new tracks that were played tonight. And a final thanks to Kate Gordon for bringing tonight’s gig to my attention in the first place - I might have missed it otherwise.”
“It was pretty damn fine.
I was impressed with everyone’s work. The pianist, so good. The bassist, had my attention much of the evening (including his 6-string instr). And of course Asaf and Sylvia. Rarely have I encountered 2 artists who bring such different things to the table but who complement each other so incredibly well.
All in all, superb!”
“Wonderful band. So in tune with each other – a rare talent.”
“EXTRAORDINARY!!! Incredibly talented and skilled musicians! Thank you for coming to Taunton!”
“Brilliant night and what fantastic musicians.....top class performance. Regards Rob.”
“Great to see you again and looking forward to the next album when it comes out!”
“Excellent concert! Creative and adventurous.”
“Amazing gig- innovative, exciting and really enjoyable – Loved it!”
“Imaginative, Original, just brilliant!”
“Completely Original – that`s good!”
“Her voice is enchanting. Being used to words and lyrics, I stil did although not there... They all play so wonderfully together!
Thank you for a “free“ gig!”
“Lovely gig, unusual & interesting.”
“Thank you so much. A privilege to hear such band at a small venue in Sheffield
A fabulous experience, thank you!”
“Amazing talent in one band! Have heard Sirkis in big venues but not in such intimate surroundings.”
“A brilliant fresh sound , lovely interplay between instruments and voice. Good luck with future recordings!”
“A beautiful blend of soaring vocals, „exciting rhythms“ and melodies. Throughout enjoyable”
“Very talented musicians. A variety of innovative songs, interesting instrumentation and challenging sounds. I particularly liked the vocal percussive effects that introduced „vortex“. A privilege to enjoy this music in such an intimate venue...”
“Great musicians”
“Exciting, unique sound. The waterphone was transfixing. Musicians individually great + ensemble”
“A feast for the soul and senses. That was amazing, thank you so much for an uplifting evening!”
“BRILLIANT!!!”
“Amazing vocals! Loved the Indian singing too!”
“Really enjoyed the music this evening + the new music is great! ☺”
“The whole evening was tremendous, with complex rhythms and chords.
I enjoyed the new work!”
“I have a preference for classical music and classical Jazz, yet the performance was very good. The first piece sounded „interstellar“.I really liked Chiaroscuro,”
“Perfect show!
Roaming in the different world.”
“New music live is always worth listening to.”
“A real ear stretching hour. I like all forms of music – this was especially challenging at times but also VERY MOVING.
Well done!!!”
“Quite Stirring. <3 <3 <3
Thank you for being real! MORE ! MORE !”
“You are all very talented musicians. Love Frank Harrison on the piano and keyboards. Sylwia feels the music in her heart and has truly beautiful voice. Asaf owns the drums and plays them with all his techniques just like Sylwia. Plays with body and soul! Very original and spezial.”
“Thank you for playing at LSE, Super Quartet! Loved the polish ballad especially!!!”
“Delightful compositions, expertly played and vocalized! Thank you.”
“Wonderful sound- great chemistry on stage.
Inspirational!”
“Lovely music – and all new stuff – keep it up!Looking forward to the organ stuff, Asaf!”
“It was really soothing and beautifully performed.”
“Beautiful music to think to. I aspecially enjoyed Asaf`s composition dedicated to his father.”
“Such good cross cultural music making deserves support from the Arts Council! Aspecially in troubling times!”
“Totally brilliant, loved the gig, took me back to „Return To Forever“ with Flora Purim on vocals. Electric piano - best thing ever!”
“Thanks for coming to Sheffield to perform live for us – very stimulating performance!”
“A very stimulating, exciting performance. The waterphone was a revelation! Loved the Southindian vocal percussion!”
“Loved the piano solos + themes...Mere some glorious moments”
“Very musical+original – certainly not „straight ahead“ Jazz. Interesting use of voice as an instrument and an indian percussive effects!”
“Very original sound – love the VOCALS – clearly high standard of musicianship.”
“Innovative great Jazz, a breath of fresh air.”
“Unexpected and very inventive, aspecially the waterharp and the vocal percussion.”
“Extraordinary music. Original, transcendent, international + influenced by different cultures, enlightening and inspiring”
“Beautiful music, great sound and relationship between musicians.”
“What an original and refreshingly different blend from 4 excellent musicians! Exceptional evening ☺ Thank you!”
“Very inventive - good to hear something different. THANKS!”
“Interesting melodic interplay between each instrument & voice. We have seen a bear in Tatra Mountains! At a distance!”
“Fantastic! What about Tablas (Indian Drums)? I think you had some spezial mushrooms in the polish woods!!!”
“Stunning, mesmerising sound – spinetingling vocals from Bialas. Virtuoso musicians.”
“What a great Quality! Really enjoyed our evening at Broomhill. Would come again if opportunity exists.”
MANY BIG THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE COMMENTS AND FOR ATTENDING TO LIVE GIGS AND SUPPORTING MUSIC, MUSICIANS AND ANY FORM OF ART. MUCH LOVE TO ALL OF YOU,
SYLWIA, ASAF AND THE SIRKIS/BIALAS IQ!
P.S. SEE YOU SOON AGAIN!!!
