Anna Zaradny saxophone player, improviser, composer
Classicaly trained musician. She started her education in the age of 6 years old with piano and violins.
Later she started to play saxophone and she finished first and second level of instrumental education. She is also absolvent of Poznan's Music Academy (conducting and theory). Additionaly Zaradny studied culture management.
Togheter with clasical training process Anna was involved with undrground scene and from other contrast hand she was plaining in big bands. From begining in various music contexts were very inmportand for her music approach.
Zaradny started to play regular concerts with her own music in the age of 17.
In late 90' she joined experimental noise rock group StuckOnCeiling. With this band Zaradny togheter with Robert Piotrowicz they both focused on experiment and finaly on free improvisation.
She uses her studies on field of improvised and experimental music. The instrument is open, organic possibility, she searching for new sonic approaches. Zaradny works with extended techniques etc. And also electronics. Anna Zaradny choosed also the way of computer use for creating music. By this she easly deals with digital noise and new electronica as well with electoacoustic composition.
Last period of art activity Zaradny dedicated to cooperation with theatre groups, she composes and produces music for theatre.
Together with this artist works also on multimedia projects, sound instalations which are bassed on collaboration with photographers, architects etc. She was co-author of music to films.
Zaradny as improviser works usually with Robert Piotrowicz, especially focuses on trio formed together with Burkhard Stangl. She works/worked also with: Tony Buck, John Butcher, John Hegre, Jacek Majewski, Joe Williamson, Werner Dafeldecker etc Zaradny joined on stage such musician as: Otomo Yoshihide, Sophie Agnel, Martin Tetreault, Ingar Zach, Martin Siewert.
Anna Zaradny played in Europe (France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Czech, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Croatia) and USA.
Zaradny participated in such festival as: Audio Art Festiwal, Muzyka z Mózgu, In Beetwen Chicago, Jazz in E., Copenhagen Jazz Festiwal, Jazz en Gatineite, OKNO Festival, Art Rhytmic Depot.
Together with Robert Piotrowicz she runs record label Musica Genera, which organises International Festival of Improvised and Experimental Music Musica Genera Festival. The label organizes also concert series, cooperates with many art institutions, events and festivals. Musica Genera record label released till now 11 cds including the most known musicians for improvised and experimental music. The names as John Butcher, Otomo Yoshihide, Zbigniew Karkowski, ErikM, Lionel Marchetti, Chris Burn, Burkhard Stangl, Jerome Noetinger and lots of others cteate the music of today. Zaradny's label activity is absolutely unique on polish scene for experimental music, and it is one of most creative points in Europe for promoting experimental music.
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