Jaromir Rusnak - Everlasting Suite - premiere on March 20, 2025 (SJRecords 084)
The album will be available on CD, streaming platforms, and as WAV Hi-Res 24-bit / 48kHz files for download, including artwork, starting March 20, 2025.
Jaromir Rusnak is a Polish double bassist, bassist, and composer from Kraków, currently based in Milan, Italy. A cum laude graduate of the Milan Conservatory, he blends jazz tradition and ethnic music with contemporary influences. He has released three albums: Piżmo (2020), Piżmo Live (2023), and Everlasting Suite (2025).
Beyond jazz, he has explored other genres, recording the album Azdava with the Balkan-inspired group Kriva Drina and collaborating with singer-songwriters such as Anna Castiglia, Daino, and Karol Ochodek.
In 2024, two of his ensembles were recognized at the IX edition of Premio del Conservatorio.
- Raffaele Fiengo – alto saxophone
- Riccardo Sala – tenor saxophone
- Pietro Vitali – trumpet
- Giuseppe Blanco – piano
- Jaromir Rusnak – double bass
- Andrea Lo Palo – drums
Everlasting Suite is a musical reflection of my early years living as an artist in Milan. It captures the challenges of language barriers, the loneliness of being in a new place, and the struggles of adaptation, but also the breakthroughs, growth, and newfound confidence that come with time. The compositions reflect not only my personal journey but also the people I have met along the way, those who have become my second family in Milan. I hope the different parts of the suite will take listeners through emotions and stories that, while deeply personal, are also universal experiences. Everlasting Suite is my musical narrative about transformation, doubt, adaptation, growth, and the constant search for belonging.
~Jaromir Rusnak
Concept of the Album
Everlasting Suite is structured as a three-part suite with an introduction, conclusion, and interludes. Each part contains distinctive motifs, and the entire composition is built around ostinato structures, providing cohesion and space for musical exploration.
The suite reflects my experience of life in Milan - it plays as a continuous performance without breaks, with all sections seamlessly interconnected. The recurring ostinato appears in various rhythmic forms, including 4/4, 6/8, 12/8, and more complex metric structures. Interaction between musicians is at the heart of this project. My compositions aim to create an open space where each musician can express themselves freely, allowing the ensemble to shape each performance into something unique and ever-evolving.
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