Denny Christianson, Jan Jarczyk - Goin' Places (2000)

About Denny Christianson: Trumpet, flugelhorn, bandleader. Canadian trumpeter and bandleader, part of their current crop of hard bop, swing and big band players gaining some attention in America. His big band made two recordings featuring guest star Pepper Adams in late '80s. ~ Ron Wynn

About Jan Jarczyk: Pianist and composer Jan Jarczyk was born in Cracow, Poland in 1947. Naturalized American and Canadian, while retaining his Polish nationality. Jan Jarczyk was recognized as an eminent pedagogue to generations of jazzmen in North America. Jan Jarczyk first received classical training at the Music Academy in Cracow. Performing concerti as a soloist, he also obtained a master in composition . Pioneer of the jazz scene, he became a prominent figure and performed in festivals such as Jazz nad Odrą, Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw and Summer Jazz Festival in Krakow. He relocated to North America in 1977, first moving to Boston, where he was invited to join the faculty at the Berklee College of Music, becoming the first non-american to teach harmony and composition. After meeting his wife from Montreal, he settled in 1985 and became associate professor in the jazz area of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University up until the end of his life (august 3rd 2014).