ALINA BZHEZINSKA
HARPIST
'ALTERA VITA' ALBUM
OUT ON BBE
'a powerful, moving, take-your-breath-away masterpiece'
***** - Downbeat Magazine
'Altera Vita' is the first studio album by World renowned multi-award winning artists Tony Kofi and Alina Bzhezhinska as a duo. The album is saxophone and harp in perfect harmony with Tony and Alina also providing the bulk of the percussion to accompany their recordings. Tony Kofi is widely recognized as one of the leading Jazz saxophonists in the UK and regularly lends his skills to legendary group Cymande for their live performances. Alina has been heralded as the "New Sound of Europe" and the duo’s innovative and refreshing approach to recording is apparent on this album. The namesake and inspiration for this album; ‘Altera Vita’ (2023) was named in Downbeat’s jazz albums of 2023, which is very rare for a single release.
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‘Encapsulating the interplay of West African and Eastern European sonic traditions, notably expressed through jazz, Tony Kofi and Alina Bzhezhinska become symbols of our shared human fabric -
a powerful reminder that our commonalities vastly overshadow our differences.’
Jazz In Europe