DOMINIK BUKOWSKI GROUP
During the summer of 2013 we will be able to listen to the premiere of Dominik Bukowski`s newest project created together with Sri Harunag, a talented and successful pianist from Indonesia. Thanks to him, the quartet`s music sounds a bit differently, enriched with Asian tones. This, merged together with other musicians` experience, gives an interesting and deep mixture of sounds.
The repertoire is made of each musician`s pieces, but these compositions are just an excuse to a joint musical creation on stage. The priority of the quartet is constant interaction with one another, which results in creating specific `musical tissue`.
The quartet`s new album will appear in 2013.
SRI HARUNAGA – born in 1985 in Jakarta, Indonesia; he started his musical education at the age of 15. His first teacher was Indra Lesman, an outstanding Indian pianist. During those years, Sri Harunaga won 1st place at JGTC Competition and took part in the international “Java Jazz Festival”. When he was 19, he began studying at Amsterdam Conservatory and one year later he won 1st individual prize at East of Eastern Jazz Festival in Nijmegen. In 2009 he got 2nd place at YPF Jazz Piano Competition and in 2011 he received „The Indonesian Young Talent Award” and won „The European Keep an Eye Jazz Award 2011” (“Best Band” category). He has performed in many European countries and – as the only pianist – has been invited to Indonesian TV programme with Herbie Hancock.
PIOTR LEMAŃCZYK – a double bass/guitar bass player and a composer, who has won many awards at jazz contests and festivals. He cooperates with various top Polish jazz ensembles and is the only European member of the American band Beatlejazz. He also works with many jazz stars, such as: JERRY BERGONZI (USA) , TIM HAGANS (USA), GARY NOVAK (USA), DAVE KIKOSKI (USA), SEAMUS BLAKE (USA), BRIAN MELVIN (USA), AVISHAI COHEN (USA), Jakob Dinesen (Denmark), Raivo Taffenau (Estonia), Pere Blanchard (France), Tyler Horny (Canada), Kent Sangster (Canada), Gus Dahlberg (Sweden), Jonatan Rautio (Finland).
Piort Lemańczyk has released four albums (Follow The Soul, FREEP, Village Time and NAHA PEOPLE with Tim Hagans), all of which have had very positive reviews, and he has taken part in recording of nearly twenty albums with various outstanding Polish jazz musicians.
www.piotrlemanczyk.com
PRZEMYSŁAW JAROSZ – born in 1979. From 1997 to 1999 he was taking part in Jazz Workshops organized by Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri in the USA and from 1999 to 2001 he was a student at Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. Both during his studies and afterwards, he has won many awards – individually and with different ensembles (O.K.E.J. Band, Quake quartet, Aleksander Mazur Big Band).
Przemysław Jarosz cooperates with various bands and has performed in many prestigious venues in Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Slovakia, France and Belgium. Since 2007 he has been playing with Piotr Baron's ensemble and he has also worked with Nicolas Simion, Piotr Wojtasik, Grzegorz Nagórski, Jacek Meira, Joachim Mencel, Cezary Paciorek, Dante Luciani, Maciej Sikała, Ryszard Styła, Tomasz Grabowy, Paweł Wlosok, Big Band Zielonogórski, Jan „Ptaszyn” Wróblewski, Andrzej Dąbrowski and Natalia Niemen.

English translation: Magdalena Zaremba