Szymon Mika - One Of The Young Players to Listen To!

**EllenGtrGrl** · 11-27-2019, 11:28 PM

This is Szymon Mika. I found him purely by accident, while I was just wasting some time on YouTube (I'm on vacation from work today). Oh, if I had the chops he has, when I was his age! And, he follows one of my playing credos - play for the song, don't go on an ego trip! Killer songs to boot!

Ellen

**ccroft** · 11-28-2019, 02:22 AM

Never heard him before, and I like his playing. Thanks for posting this!

**citizenk74** · 11-29-2019, 08:45 PM

"[P]lay for the song...." Hear, hear!

**pingu** · 11-30-2019, 08:56 PM

great band .... Really great
Esp ... love the Hammond player ... Wonderful

thanks for that

**Melodic Dreamer** · 12-01-2019, 12:56 AM

I love this duet.

**gggomez** · 12-01-2019, 01:23 AM

Yeah now we are talking.

Today's guitarists are where it's at.

**AndyV** · 12-03-2019, 02:54 PM

Nice! Reminds me of a pinch of Hall and a smidge of Zoller with his own ideas. I envy his relaxed flow.

**Bbmaj7#5#9** · 12-03-2019, 06:01 PM

Szymon Mika’s trio album ”Unseen” is great. It’s one of my favorite contemporary jazz albums.

**EllenGtrGrl** · 12-03-2019, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Melodic Dreamer

I love this duet.

Oooh! Noice!

**Jazzism** · 12-04-2019, 10:49 AM

yes very mature. I don’t know why more players don’t use that play/rest approach. It really gives the listener time to digest a players ideas, rather than what mostly seems the case, endless noodling and changing from one idea to another so quickly, that you leave listeners behind. Good stuff!