THANKS JIMI FESTIVAL 2009 - Wroclaw, Poland

Deep Purple’s Steve Morse joins Poland’s “Thanks Jimi Festival” to help set New World Record for Most Guitar Players Playing Together.

Founded in 2003 by Polish guitarist Leszek Cichonski in tribute to Jimi Hendrix, and an annual event since, the "Thanks Jimi Festival" takes place in the Rynek (Old Town Square) of the beautiful medieval city of Wroclaw, Poland.

2009 marks the 7th annual “Thanks Jimi Festival”, a worldwide movment to establish May 1st as “World Guitar Day”. Each year the festival attracts guitar players from around the world who gather to celebrate the legacy and inspiration of Jimi Hendrix. It is a free, open-air event featuring top Polish music stars and notable international guests. The climax of the event is an attempt to set Guinness World Record for “Largest Guitar Ensemble”. 2008 saw 1,951 guitar players (electric, acoustic and bass) playing ”Hey Joe” and while “Hey Joe” will be on the song list again this year, with the participation of Steve Morse, the iconic guitar tune “Smoke on the Water” is being added to the repertoire.

Let us create "The worlds greatest IT-Rockband"

more:
Leszek Cichonski
Myspace, Thanks Jimi Festival
Video of the 2008 event
Participating group in the US
Thanks Jimi Festival in Sweden, Nybro
Leszek Cichonski-Guitar Emotions
http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004790.html

GREEN ECHO FROM LONDON

Leslie Kot lives in Orebro, Sweden. He is a passionate, dedicated musician and writer. He is also my friend.

On this, his new album, he has put together a superbly tight group of musicians to play music that demonstrates their combined experience of the Blues, Jazz, Rock and Funk. The lyrics are written by Leslie in English, and express - in an often surreal way - observations on life as he sees and feels it.

These are not songs that you will find yourself singing, they are Leslie's and his alone, the voice wheezing and snarling, croaking and caressing the words - sometimes spoken, sometimes sung.

This guy and his band are unique and "Green Colour" gets better with each playing.

Listen and make up your own minds. Enjoy!

Lew Lewis

London, England

GREEN COLOUR - NEW CD ALBUM 2008

Leslie Kot
Romuald Frey - Jacek Krzaklewski - Mietek Jurecki

KFKoo7, BIEM,n©b, STIM, All Rights Reserved
© Copyright 2008 MAF Records/Leslie Kot/Romuald Frey/Jacek Krzaklewski


1. Expectations
2. Green Colour
3. 67 Years In Showbiz
4. Space Warning
5. Ceasar`s Light
6. Front Page
7. Blue Heaven
8. Jailer
9. Grandson Robert
10. Ride A Horse
11. Life Of Luxury
12. Good Things

Music composed, arranged and produced by
Leslie Kot, Romuald Frey and Jacek Krzaklewski
Lyrics by Leslie Kot

Musicians:
Leslie Kot - vocal, harmonica, flute, guitars (3, 10)
Romuald Frey - ac.& el. guitars, keybords, lead guitar (12)
Jacek Krzaklewski - lead guitar, dobro, ac. & el. guitars, mandolin, keybords, add. vocal
Mietek Jurecki - bass guitar

Featuring:
Clas Olofsson - lead guitar (2,3)
Janusz Konefal - lead guitar (5)
Lennart "Lelle" Persson - slide ac. guitar (8)
Jerzy "Wilk" Kaczmarek - piano, strings, organ (11)
Juliusz Mazur - piano, organ (6)
Gregory Ostrowski - trumpet, trombone (11)
John Crawford - drums, percussions
Linda Karlstedt - add. vocal (4)
Pincushion, Bub`N Gwaye, The Future - add. vocal (10)

Recorded at:
BLUESAW studio - Wroclaw, Poland; ROMEK studio - Lund, Sweden,
JM studio - Lublin, Poland and MAF studio - Örebro, Sweden

Mixed and mastered by Jacek Krzaklewski
Design by Stracy & Peter Källman
Photos by Per Knutsson/NA, Willy Schläfer, Agnieszka Galczynska, Keiko Majima
Zielona Galazka, Tomasz Krzaklewski, Per Lindström

KFK 007 MAF RECORDS - SWEDEN

THANKS JIMI FESTIVAL 2008-Wroclaw, Poland

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New CD coming soon

New CD album "GREEN COLOUR" contains 12 brand new tracks with music by Kot-Frey-Krzaklewski and Leslie Kot`s lyrics (Mietek Jurecki on bass guitar) is almost ready and coming out soon. We`ll keep U posted


On the picture: Jacek Krzaklewski, Leslie Kot, Romuald Frey, Mietek Jurecki
(Wroclaw, 1st of May 2007).

VINTAGE-new CD

VINTAGE: Krzysztof Walecki, Mietek Jurecki
(bassman on "GREEN COLOUR") and Pawel Szafraniec

LESLIE KOT - SHARP DRESSED MAN

Nerikes Allehanda has elected Leslie Kot the Best Dressed Man in Örebro County, Sweden. Leslie, congratulations!
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Photo: Agnieszka Galczynska

SUMMER GIGS ON ÖLAND

A couple of days in July 2007, Lennart "Lelle" Persson & I played at "Blue Valvet" in Köpingsvik on Öland.
We had a really good time there, met a lot of great people & became good friends with many of them.
On July the 11th august we are playing there again. This time with one more guitarist & singer-Timmy Kallunki.

Romuald & Lelle att "Blue Valvet" Photo: Cina Persson



Romuald & Lelle on Öland
Photo: Cina Persson









Lukas & Timmy att "Blue Valvet"
Photo: Romuald Frey

NEW CD

Currently I´m working on a CD album with Leslie Kot (Örebro, Sweden) and Jacek Krzaklewski Wroclaw, Poland). The album contains 12 new songs with music by KOT-FREY-KRZAKLEWSKI and Leslie`s lyrics. Featuring:
Clas Olofson (USER)-guitar, Lennart Persson-slide Dobro, Juliusz Mazur & Jerzy Kaczmarek-piano, Hammond, Mietek Jurecki-bass...and friends.

On the picture: Romuald Frey, Leslie Kot & Jacek Krzaklewski

1,881 GUITARISTS-NEW WORLD RECORD 2007

I was there!
It was an incredible experience for me standing on stage and playing "Hey Joe” with my old friends at the Thanks Jimi Festival in my hometown Wroclaw in Poland on May 1st, 2007.
Together with 1,881 guitarists, who gathered on the Old Town Square, we broke Wroclaw’s own Guinness World Record as the greatest rock orchestra in the world.
Guitarists from Lund in Sweden joined this event through Internet as well. About 26 musicians played “Hey Joe” in the Tuna School’s assembly hall. Although there were some Internet problems they made it! I would like to thank all of you for the fantastic work you did. Participants, parents and especially the following team, who made this project possible:
Axel Lagerquist (student)
Viktor Fabri (student)
Thomas Lindvall (teacher)
Henrik Foung (teacher)
Thomas Tomaszek (Tuna School’s IT-Guru)

Nybro joined the event too. Lennart “Lelle” Persson with his guitar-students from Kulturskolan did a great job! Check out Lelle Persson's website with Nybro guitar-record videolink.
Thanks Leszek Cichonski for this exciting international music meeting in Wroclaw Guitar CITY