Szymon W��jci��ski Pianist, improviser, composer, arranger, moving in the extensive stylistic spectrum, incessantly exploring music from classical music, through the jazz to a contemporary improvised music. He attended music schools, also improved his skills on numerous musical workshops (among others in Chodzie?, International Jazz of Platforms in ?��d?).

Participant in numerous musical events in Poland and Europe (among others along with the Emergency group at the Nordischerklang festival, concerts with Sylwia Bia?as and H-P Salentin as European Jazz Ensemble). The initiator, the leader and the participant in many musical projects (among others Emergency). At present he is preparing to record an album with own, solo material and developing new group: W��jci��ski/Szma��da Quartet (with his brothers, Ksawery and Maurycy, and Krzysztof Szma��da as a drummer). The first album of this band is supposed to be released on spring 2016. Cooperation (among others): Ksawery W��jci��ski, Maurycy W��jci��ski, Krzysztof Szma��da, Pawe? Postaremczak, Wac?aw Zimpel, Robert Rasz. Sylwia Bia?as, Halina Zimmermann, Marek K?dziela, Hans-Peter Salentin, Jaros?aw Bothur.

Awards

As a member of Emergency band: - finalist of Jazz Juniors Festival (Krak��w 2002), Bielsko-Bia?a Jazz Blizzard (2003). As a member of Jaros?aw Bothur Quartet: - laureate of the FAMA Festival (2005), European Musical Integrations in ?yrard��w (2005), As a soloist: - finalist of the Instant Composer Competition during the Transatlantic Festival in Poznan (2014, 2015). - laureate of FAMA Festival (2015) - III prize winner on "Gramy nad Prosn?" Festival (Kalisz, 2015)

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