Bartlomiej Oles

Bartlomiej Brat Oles (born 1973 in Sosnowiec, Poland) is a jazz and free improvisation drummer, composer and record producer. He is the twin brother of Marcin Oles and Art-director of the Polish independent Jazz Label Fenommedia.

Activities

Bartlomiej Brat Oles studied percussion and vibraphone at Music High School Łódź.

He played with, Kenny Werner, Theo Jorgensmann, David Murray, Erik Friedlander, Chris Speed, Christopher Dell, Herb Robertson, Ken Vandermark, Frank Gratkowski, Simon Nabatov, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Emmanuelle Somer, Andrzej Przybielski, Mircea Tiberian, Rudi Mahall, Marcin Oles, Mark Taylor, Anthony Coleman, Adam Pieronczyk, Stanley Jordan. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Trio "Oles Jörgensmann Oles". The Trio album "Directions" was voted by the Polish Internet jazz magazine "Diapazon" as the "Best Recording of the Year 2005" also album recorded with great American pianist Kenny Werner was voted as the "Best Recording of the Year 2006" by Polish Radio. In 2007 he start with brother unique project "OlesDUO" double bass & drums. He also compose music for theatre and movie.

Discography (selected)

* Theo Jorgensmann & Oles Brothers "Alchemia" (HatHut 2008)
* Herb Robertson Trio + Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś "Live at Alchemia" (NotTwo, 2007)
* Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś + Theo Jörgensmann "Live in Poznań 2006" (Fenommedia 2007)
* Bartłomiej Brat Oleś "Shadows" (Fenommedia, 2006)
* Marcin Oleś "Walk Songs" (Fenommedia, 2006)
* Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś "Chamber Quintet" with Friedlander, Rabinowitz, Somer (Fenommedia, 2005)
* Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś + Theo Jörgensmann – "Directions" (Fenommedia, 2005)
* Oleś / Trzaska / Oleś + Jean-Luc Cappozzo – "Suite for trio+" (Fenommedia, 2005)
* Ken Vandermark feat Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś – "Ideas" (NotTwo, 2005)
* Andrzej Przybielski feat Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś – "Abstract" (NotTwo, 2005)
* Bartłomiej Brat Oleś – "FreeDrum Suite" [drums solo] (NotTwo, 2004)
* David Murray feat Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś – "Circles – live in Cracow" (NotTwo, 2003)
* Marcin Oleś & Bartłomiej Brat Oleś + Theo Jörgensmann – "Miniatures" (NotTwo, 2003)
* Oleś / Trzaska / Oleś – "la SKETCH up" (1kg, 2003)
* Oleś / Mahall / Tiberian / Oleś – "Contemporary Quartet" (NotTwo, 2002)
* Oleś / Trzaska / Oleś – "Mikro Muzik" (1kg, 2002)
* Custom Trio – "Back Point" (Not Two, 2002)
* Oleś / Pieronczyk / Oleś – "Gray Days" (NotTwo, 2001)
* Custom Trio & Andrzej Przybielski – "Free Bop" (Polonia, 2000)
* Custom Trio – "Mr. Nobody" (WM Accord, 1999)

External links

* [http://www.oles-oles.com Oles-Oles homepage]
* [http://www.fenommedia.pl Fenommedia]