RYSZARD KRAWCZUK

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 RYSZARD KRAWCZUK made his first aproachings to the improvising music stage in late 70's. He was graduated in Music College in Opole where he joined a jazz-rock band "Rebus". It was the group where their first steps of professional career made so recently well known polish musicians as Marek Raduli, Krzysztof "Puma" Piasecki, Stefan Machel.

After finishing Music Academy in Katowice, established his own band - Still Another Sextet - which won in 1984 the first prizes at Jazz Juniors Festival in Cracow and Jazz Festival in Karlovy Vary (Czech Rep.), also reaching the final at Jazz on Odra River Festival in Wrocław in 1985.

In late 80's, played in several polish big bands (Gorny Orchestra, Alex Band,Big Warsaw Band , Milan Swoboda Polish-Czech Big-band, W.Groborz Big-band, Jaszczury Big-band, Ellington Cracow Orchestra, Shakin'Dudi Orchestra). Cooperated with Zbigniew Lewandowski Septet and joined the smooth jazz Mr. Bobers Friends in 1990. In 1993 founded FdeN and later OH Group - contemporary jazz rock bands. Since 2005 co-leader of electric jazz band- Eastcom (www.east.com.pl )

Jazz sax educator at the Krakow Academy of Music as well as Krakow School Of Jazz.Since year 2007 he's endorsee of P.MAURIAT SAXOPHONES.

 

 



PERFORMED with the bands :
Funk de Nite (leader),Eastcom (co-leader),OH Group (leader),Big Band Malopolski (conductor),Mr.Bober's Friends, Piecestra ,Kwadrat, Irek Dudek Blues Band, J.Śmietana Group, Bluesmobile ,Zb.Lewandowski Septet, J.P.Wróblewski Nonet, Prońko Band, Pocos Locos, Playing Family, Kudyk-Groborz Quintet,Pavel's Ryba Mind The Step,Still Another Sextet and others.
PERFORMED with musicians:Jarek Śmietana,Marek Raduli,Krzysztof "Puma"Piasecki,Jacek Królik,Ryszard Styła,Krzysztof Barcik-guitar ; Krzysztof Ścierański,Piotr Żaczek,Paweł Mąciwoda,Tomasz Kupiec,Łukasz Adamczyk,Maciej Adamczak,Andrzej Cudzich,Marcin Pospieszalski-bass ; Adam Czerwinski,Adam Buczek,Zbigniew Lewandowski,Cezary Konrad-dr ; Jorgos Skolias,Marek Bałata,Marek Stryszowski,Lora Szafran-vocals ; J."Ptaszyn"Wróblewski,Zbigniew Namysłowski,Piotr Baron-saxes ; Piotr Wojtasik,Robert Majewski,Tomasz Kudyk,Adam Kawończyk--trumpet ; Bernard Maseli,Karol Szymanowski-vib . ;Zbigniew Jakubek,Seb Bernatowicz,Pawel Kaczmarczyk,Wojciech Konikiewicz,Piotr Wylezol,Wojciech Groborz-piano ; Marek Michalak-trombone ; and many other polish jazz musicians.

PERFORMED with forein musicians :
Chris Titz (D),Saskia Laroo(NL),Bryan Corbett(UK)-trumpet;Steve Logan (USA),Franky Moulet (Kongo),Rody Cereyon (Martynic),Pavel Ryba (CZ),Clive Govinden (Mauritius)-bass;Guy Bilong (Kamerun),Idris Muhammad(USA)-drums; Warren Byrd (USA,kbds), Achim Goettert (D),Friedemann Graff (D)-saxes;Stewlocks (Gujan),MC Vlash (Surinam),Firestorm(Gujan)-rap;Rhani Krija,Thomas Sanches (MEX),Moustapha Seck (Senegal)-perc. and others.

JAZZ FESTIVALS in Poland :
Jazz Jamboree (Warsaw);Lotos JF (Bielsko Biała);Zaduszki Jazzowe,Jazz Juniors,Pecusion Festival,Old and Young JF,Summer JF (Krakow);Jazz on Odra River (Wroclaw);Tennis JF (Szczecin);Podlasie JF (Biala Podlaska);Komeda JF (Slupsk);Swidnica Jazz Nights (Swidnica);Ladies JF (Gdynia);Jazz and Rock Meeting (Opole);Gold Washbourn (Warsaw,Ilawa);Olsztyn JF (Olsztyn);Mazurskie Noce Jazzowe (Szczytno,Gizycko);Mikołajki Jazzowe,Jazz Bez. (Przemysl);Zaduszki Jazzowe (Lancut) ;Silesia JF (Katowice) and others.

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALS :
Leverkusener JF (Leverkusen-D),Lepziger JF (Lepzig-D),Liburnia JF (Opatija-CR),Orleans JF (Orlean-FR),Jazz Bez (Lviv-UA);Jazz Rally (Stuttgart-D),Vilette JF (Paris-FR);Jazz And Blues Fest (Usti n.Labem-CZ),Gostenhofer Jazztage(Nurnberg-D).

RECORDINGS :

EASTCOM - "Teenlover"(Amadeus)2006
FUNK DE NITE - "J5"(Laroo Records) 2004
R. ŚWIERCZYŃSKA - "Live w Teatrze Groteska" (Wom Art Music) 2002
O.H.GROUP - "Fly" (Not Two) 2001
PIOTR KRUPA - "Deja vu" (Poetica) 1999
SHAKIN' DUDI ORCHESTRA - "Swing Revival" (Sell) 1999
ZB.LEWANDOWSKI - "Blues for Jarek"(Polonia Rec.) 1995
FUNK DE NITE - "Wheat! So What?" (Gowi Rec.) 1994
CHARMING BEAUTIES - "Womanizer" (Dworek) 1993
MR.BOBER'S FRIENDS - "Tracks of my mind" (Astoria) 1991