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Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970 in Warsaw) is a Polish musician and singer.
Anna has been known for some of the most influential and groundbreaking projects in popular Polish music. She is a classically trained pianist who graduated from Chopin's Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland who broadened her scope of musical influences after studying briefly at the Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Department.
Anna now embraces a number of musical influences from classical to jazz and from pop to folk. With 14 albums of her own, she has performed and recorded with many important Polish artists including numerous concerts and recordings with ECM-based artists - trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and saxophone player Tomasz Szukalski. During the Jazz Jamboree International Festival 40th Anniversary Gala she performed with one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of our times: Joe Lovano. In 2008 she performed with yet another all time hero of hers, Bobby Mc Ferrin. Cameo appearances live with Chris Botti soon followed.
In 2003 Anna was invited by the First Family to the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. A small recital was held in the Palace featuring a duet with Anna and the pop icon, former King Crimson front man, Gordon Haskell. Although she plays open air gigs for thousands of fans, Anna prefers an intimate setting to a huge concert hall and performs about 100 concerts each year, from Toronto to Vienna, London to Berlin.
The Universal recording artist is a classically trained pianist and graduated from Chopin's Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland. After briefly studying in Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Department Anna decided not to play Mozart concertos anymore and trade her beloved Ravel for Keith Jarrett. Philharmonic Hall for a small, smoky clubs and theatres.
"Please do not file my music under jazz" - Anna Maria Jopek says, though. "Nor under pop, folk...whatever. I embrace a lot of influences. Jazz is by far the most important in its freedom, its harmony and its sense of time, but I was brought up with the old Polish folk songs. So I'm kind of rooted here in all these Slavic landscapes and sounds".
With 10 albums of her own Anna Maria Jopek performed and recorded with all the important artists in Poland including numerous concerts and recordings with ECM-based artists - trumpeter Tomasz Stańko and saxophone player Tomasz Szukalski. During the Jazz Jamboree International Festival 40th Anniversary Gala in 1998 she performed with the one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time: Joe Lovano. In 2003 at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, invited by the First Family Anna gave a small recital broadcasted live and dueted with the pop icon, former King Crimson frontman, Gordon Haskell.
Although she plays open air gigs for 5,000 fans, as happened in Warsaw in June 2001 and 8,000 in Augustów in July 2003, Anna prefers an intimate setting to a huge concert hall and performs about 100 concerts each year, from Toronto to Vienna, London to Berlin. Yet her Carnegie Hall appearance on January 4, 2004, remains one of the most cherished and memorable thrills of her professional life.
Yes, she has been given awards, including Michel Legrand's Personal Award in Witebsk in 1994, not to mention literally all of the Polish prestigious awards and Gold and Platinum records. Nevertheless Anna Maria Jopek is known for saying: "Music itself is the highest award for me. And the greatest challenge. With so many questions remaining to be answered".
Let's leave the last word to Pat Metheny: "Anna is original, unique, different. She?s brave, she's modest, she's open. She's a great musician. What she's been doing all her life is just trying to play the best notes. Trying to sound good. In that particular sense she's a lot like me and that's why I decided to work with her. Because she just cares for the music".
"I couldn't think of anything more inspiring, motivating and ear opening than working with Pat. He's been my first and most important mentor for years, but to actually make music with him was the most thrilling experience in my life..." - Anna Maria Jopek commented on their project.
"Anna Maria Jopek and Friends with Pat Metheny: Upojenie" - the unique, one of the kind tribute to the master composer, guitarist, 15 time Grammy Award Winner became an instant classic, selling over 80,000 copies in thirty days.
"UPOJENIE"
PAT METHENY & ANNA MARIA JOPEK
Nonesuch Records; released 2008 (re-edition on US market)
"ID"
ANNA MARIA JOPEK MUSIC / EMARCY; released 2008
"NIEBO"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 2005 & 2006 (reedition)
"SECRET"
EMARCY; released 2005
"FARAT"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 2003
"UPOJENIE"
WARNER MUSIC; released 2002
Polish release
"NIENASYCENIE"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 2002
"BAREFOOT"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 2002
"BOSA"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 2000
"DZISIAJ Z BETLEYEM"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 1999
"JASNOSŁYSZENIE"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 1999
"SZEPTEM"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 1998
"ALE JESTEM"
UNIVERSAL MUSIC; released 1997
Special editions:
Z pamięci (special edition of Farat) (2003)
"Niebo" Special edition (2006)
Spoza (special edition of ID and Jo & Co) (2008)
Singles
"Przed rozstaniem" (1998)
"Na dłoni" (2002)
"A gdybyśmy nigdy się nie spotkali" (2006)
"Teraz i tu" (2007)
"Zrób, co możesz" (2007)
"Skłamałabym" (2007)
The Wind
Anna Maria Jopek Lyrics
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The leaf hangs in mid air
An open window lets in the cold
Time stands like a century (I feel you)
There's nothing left but everything remains
To remind me I miss you
And everything I see and touch is tainted
Who plays your voice to me
Who strings it on the breeze
If I could just believe
But it's nothing just the wind
If I put it in a hidden place
An image in my mind
The window may close some more each day
And then time might keep on moving
Who plays your voice to me
Who strings it on the breeze
If I could just believe
But it's nothing just the wind
Who plays your voice to me
Who strings it on the breeze
If I could just believe
But it's nothing just the wind
Who steals these falling tears
Who heals the aching years
I thought I heard you speak
It's nothing just the wind
Who steals these falling tears
Who heals the aching years
I thought I heard you speak
It's nothing just the wind
The Wind by Anna Maria Jopek begins with an imagery of a world that is desolate and dreary. The sky is grey and turns darker, the leaves are suspended in the air, and a chill blows in from an open window. Everything around her reminds her of the one she misses. Time feels like it has stopped, and every moment without her loved one seems like an eternity. She clings to her memories of him, but even the things that she sees and touches become darkened by the absence of her loved one.
The song's chorus repeats the same lines, "Who plays your voice to me, who strings it on the breeze?" as the singer wonders where the voice of her loved one is coming from. The wind whispers to her, seemingly as a response to her inquiries, but she wants to believe that it is him speaking to her. She toys with the idea of finding a place to hide her memories to help move on from her loved one, but as the chorus suggests, everything falls short of his memory.
The second stanza of the song is a repetition of the first, with the singer asking again where her loved one's voice is coming from, questioning the wind for the falling tears and the aching years. In the end, she admits to herself that she was wrong, and it is just the wind. It is a hauntingly beautiful song with a raw emotional depth that resonates with anyone who has ever lost a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky turns grey and fades to dark
The bright and vibrant sky slowly turns dull and loses its color, eventually turning dark.
The leaf hangs in mid air
A fallen leaf, caught in the wind, lingers in the air as if suspended mid-flight.
An open window lets in the cold
An open window allows the frigid air to blow into the room, chilling everything in its path.
Time stands like a century (I feel you)
Every moment feels like an eternity as the singer reminisces about the person they miss.
There's nothing left but everything remains
There is nothing physically present, yet everything seems to hold lingering memories of the person who is gone.
To remind me I miss you
The mere presence of all that surrounds the singer forces them to remember and acknowledge their feelings of longing for the person they miss.
And everything I see and touch is tainted
Every visual or tactile experience is jaded and colored by the absence and yearning for the missing person.
And it turns to dust
Despite its once significant meaning or purpose, everything now seems empty and devoid of worth.
Who plays your voice to me
In moments of nostalgia, the singer can hear the absent person's voice echoing in their mind.
Who strings it on the breeze
The wind serves as a conduit for the missing person's voice and memories to reach the singer.
If I could just believe
The singer longs to able to trust that the voices and memories are real and not just figments of their imagination.
But it's nothing just the wind
However, the singer realizes that it is just the wind, and the voices and memories are merely illusions created by their mind.
If I put it in a hidden place
The singer contemplates the idea of hiding away memories of the person they miss in an attempt to lessen the pain of their absence.
An image in my mind
The memories and emotions associated with the absent person remain vividly imprinted within the singer's mind, like a mental image.
The window may close some more each day
Over time, the singer may eventually be able to close the window through which the cold wind once blew, symbolizing the gradual process of moving on from loss and darkness.
And then time might keep on moving
As time passes, the singer hopes to move forward and continue on despite the loss that they experienced.
Who steals these falling tears
The singer wonders who or what is responsible for draining their reserves of emotion and causing them to cry.
Who heals the aching years
Amid the chaos of loss and heartache, the singer ponders the possibility of finding solace and healing in the future.
I thought I heard you speak
The singer experiences a moment of thought where they believe they hear both an audible and inner voice of the person they miss.
It's nothing just the wind
However, the moment passes, and the singer realizes that it was only the sound of the wind and their imagination playing tricks on them.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Yusuf Islam
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there's nothing left but everything remains to remind me I miss you and everything I see and touch is tainted and it turns to dust