SBB – SBB(1978 Poland Prog Rock, Jazz-Rock, Symphonic Rock

The band was formed in 1971 as Silesian Blues Band. Then, the musicians played for 2 years with Czesław Niemen in his group Niemen, to finally return as SBB in 1974. By 1980, Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos and Jerzy Piotrowski had recorded dozens of albums in Poland and abroad, they played hundreds of concerts all around Europe, sharing stages with Bob Marley (Roskilde Festival ’78), Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Charles Mingus Dynasty, Jack Bruce Group, Thin Lizzy, Canned Heat, Omega and Klaus Schulze. In the early 90s they returned in an extended line-up after an almost 10-year break to play a series of concerts in USA. SBB started as a blues band but, fascinated with Mahavishnu Orchestra, soon began to search for new means of expression. Gradually, their music became more and more lyrical and the band started to combine wild, Hendrix-like energy with peaceful, gentle, calm moments. The band soon came up with their own idea of prog-rock, skillfully mixing elements of classical music and jazz-rock instrumental frenzy. The albums that followed showed the band's great evolution, featuring grand and marvelous music. “SBB - Anthology 1974-2004” box and “Lost Tapes, Vol. 1”, “Lost Tapes, Vol.2” constituted a certain summary of their career up to that point. The 2004 releases, especially the anthology, were received with real enthusiasm. It was the final “pro” for recording a new album “New Century” and for organizing a worldwide tour. In March 2006, SBB headlined Baja Prog Festival, one of the most important progressive festivals in the world. In late August 2007, Metal Mind Productions released a 20-CD box with Skrzek’s complete solo discography. The anthology includes electro-rock songs, film music etc. The year 2007 saw the release of SBB’s new album “The Rock”. Soon after that, SBB released “Four Decades” DVD. In January 2009, the band returned with a new fantastic album “Iron Curtain”. The band promoted the release on several gigs in Poland. Wołanie O Brzęk Szkła = Touha Po Zvonění Střepů 00:00 Odejście = Odchod 18:22 Drums [Bicí Souprava], Percussion – Jerzy Piotrowski Guitar, Bouzouki – Apostolis Antymos Synthesizer [Moog, String Syntezátor Concert Spectrum], Clavinet [D 6], Electric Piano, Harmonica, Vocals [Zpěv], Written-By – Józef Skrzek