Jam Session

ABOUT MUSICIANS:

Born in Warsaw, Poland. Started playing saxophone after finishing high school. Also graduated in international and European law in France. During his university studies in France

studied with French saxophone players Jean Francois Bonnel, Olivier Temime, Eric Barret and Lionel Belmondo. After his return to Poland studied music on his own and with the polish trumpet player, composer and jazz educator Piotr Wojtasik. Since 2002 a regular member of bands led by the legendary polish drummer, Kazimierz Jonkisz. He has also had the chance to share the stage, tour and record with: Billy Harper (DVD, “Billy Harper – Live in Poland, 2007”), Monty Waters Quintet (2002-2008), Isham “Rusty” Jones, Kevin Mahogany, Stephen McCraven Quartet, Rasul Siddik, John Scofield and John Medeski, Ronnie Cuber, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Janusz Muniak, Piotr Wojtasik , Janusz Skowron, Sławomir Kulpowicz, Kuba Stankiewicz, Artur Dutkiewicz, Janusz Szrom, AMC Trio, Joanna Gajda, Adama Kamissoko/Kuba Pogorzelski, Pavol Bodnar (album “ECCE”,2006), Big Band Konglomerat amongst others…

Co-founder of the Jazz club Szósta Po Poludniu in Warsaw. In june 2017 performed with the legendary polish alto player and composer Zbigniew Namyslowski, at the re-opening of the

„Akwarium Jazz Club” in Warsaw. Co-founder of Janczarski&McCraven Quintet – featuring Stephen McCraven (Archie Shepp Quartet).

Co-founder of Janczarski&McCraven Quintet – featuring Rasul Siddik (AACM).

Discography:

• Kazimierz Jonkisz, CD, “6 Hours with Ronnie”- For-tune, 2015;

• Big Band Konglomerat (CD, “Albo Inaczej”, Alkopoligamia 2015);

• Janczarski&McCraven Quintet, „Travelling East West” (CD,For-tune 2015);

• Janczarski&McCraven Quintet, „The Liberator” (CD premiere in march 2018, For Tune)
• Łukasz Korybalski „CMM” (CD, Allegro Records, 2017);

• Janczarski&Siddik4tet “CONTEMPLATION” (CD, For Tune,2020)

• « Whole Lotta Love » – by Bartek Kaczmarek (musician and actor);

Double bass player, born in 1976, Poland. Currently resides in Warsaw. Graduate of Warsaw’s Fryderyk Chopin Music School Jazz Studies Program and the Jazz and Popular Music Department of the Katowice Academy of Music. Competitions in which he has participated and won awards include Grand Prix at the Jazz on the Oder’96 Festival, Jazz Juniors Cracow’02 and the “Swinging Raven” Award at Hot Jazz Spring Czestochowa’03. He performed with many premiere jazz musicians: Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Terence Blanchard, Ronnie Cuber, Judy Bady, Mark Waggoner, Ed Cherry, Janusz Muniak, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Piotr Wojtasik, Piotr Baron, Bernard Maseli, Grazyna Auguscik, Artur Dutkiewicz, Eryk Kulm, Grzegorz Karnas, Michal Tokaj, Marek Dyjak among others. Mark Waggoner, jazz guitarist from Los Angeles, USA. Currently living Warsaw, Poland. Studied at the University of New Orleans and Berklee College of Music in Boston. Performed with: Jack McDuff, Buddy DeFranco, Bob Sheppard, Ron Stout, Carl Saunders, Don Menza, Mike Fahn among

Played with Eric „Kamau” Gravatt’s band for ten years. Toured with singers: Freda Payne, Helen Reddy, Glenn Yarbrough. Can be heard on recordings of various american musicians including Sam Most, Henry Franklin, the group Bopsicle, Kenny Horsta, Jay Young and Don Menza. Taught jazz at workshops, at St. Thomas Middle School in Los