Grzech Piotrowski

Grzegorz Piotrowski is an outstanding young Polish saxophonist, appreciated composer, arranger and music producer. He graduated from Music Academy in Katowice (the elite jazz and light music faculty). He collaborated among the others with David Friesen, Gary Versace, Wojciech Karolak and Wieslaw Peregorolka. Abroad, he is also renown as the leader of the Alchemik group which was classified as 'one of the top 10 Polish jazz events of the last decade' (Zycie of 03.08.2001). He is also a creator and the leader of other jazz groups such as Oxen, Freedom Nation, Head up and the project Dekonstrukcja Jazzu (Jazz Deconstruction). Grzech Piotrowski is considered one of the best and most comprehensive musicians of the young Polish jazz generation. His style is compared to Jan Garbarek's which Piotrowski finds really flattering. He is ready to experiment with adjusting saxophone sound with electronic modulations or playing without a mouthpiece. Discography: 1998 - Alchemik - 'Acoustic Jazz Sextet' (Studio Alchemik) 2000 - Freedom Nation - 'Free At Last' (EMI Pomaton) 2001 - Alchemik - 'Sfera Szeptow' (Studio Alchemik) 2002 - Oxen - 'Nexo' (Studio Alchemik) 2003 - "Powiedz to Gabi" ('Say it, Gabi') Soundtrack (Studio Alchemik) 2004 - Alchemik - 'Dracula in Bucharest' (Studio Alchemik) 2005 - Dekalog Hip Hop (Studio Alchemik) 2005 - Grzech Piotrowski - 'Sin' (ARMS Records) Note: samples of the tracks from Grzech's latest release are available on his website: www.grzechpiotrowski.pl Prizes: * Jazz nad Odra Festival 1997: first prize for Alchemik and the title of the 'new face of the Polish jazz' for Piotrowski as the best soloist. * Jazz Juniors '97 in Cracow: second prize and individual mention. * Pomorska Jesien Jazzowa 1998 (Pomeranian Jazz Fall) in Gorzów: first prize. * Jazz Hoeilaart (Belgium) 1998: first prize for Alchemik in the most prestigious international jazz contest in Europe. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.