Wierba and schmidt quintet – maya cd jazz forum records – 048 wierba & schmidt was piotr schmidt’s first highly regarded and multi-award-winning project. Established in 2005, its way to recognition was paved with all the most prestigious jazz competitions and festivals in poland and abroad. Maya in october 2009 wierba & schmidt quintet’s first album was published by the jazz forum magazine. The album had been recorded in december 2008 at the tokarnia studio with the participation of piotr schmidt, michał wierba, marcin kaletka, andrzej święs and krzysztof gradziuk. In november 2009 to promote the album the band gave a concert at the agnieszka osiecka studio in warsaw, broadcast live by polish radio’s program iii and enthusiastically reviewed by the nestor of polish jazz jan ptaszyn wróblewski, who since frequently plugged the band in his seminal radio show trzy kwadranse jazzu (forty-five minutes of jazz): a sensation of the young jazz scene: maya, the debut album from the two leaders, trumpeter piotr schmidt and pianist michał wierba. Expressive hard-bop. A classic quintet with trumpet, tenor, and rhythm section. A real treat for lovers of good jazz. Jan ptaszyn wróblewski label: jazz forum records – 048 format: cd, album, digipak country: poland released: 2009 genre: jazz style: hard bop, bop tracklist 1 maya 2 eighty one 3 like the fall 4 q d h 5 song of kabir 6 bolivia companies, etc. Recorded at – studio tokarnia credits cover – tomek olszewski double bass – andrzej święs drums – krzysztof gradziuk piano – michał wierba producer, trumpet – piotr schmidt recorded by, mixed by, mastered by – jan smoczyński tenor saxophone – marcin kaletka notes recorded 8, 9 december 2008 in studio tokarnia in nieporęt/poland