The Jazz Organ Scene

Poland

Krzysztof Herdzin Krzysztof (* 1970 in Bydgoszcz) attended secondary music school in Bydgoszcz. On graduating from the Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego in the piano masterclass of J. Sulikowski and K. Popowa – Zydron (Class of 1993) he became a faculty member of the Academy and has taught there for three following years, coming again to teach in 2010. He recorded chamber music pieces for the Bayerischer Rundfunk in München/Germany, performed classical music with clarinettist Wojciech Mrozek, violinist Vadim Brodsky and Mariusz Patyra, saxophonist Paweł Gusnar and famous Polish flutists Jadwiga Kotnowska and Agata Igras, collaborated with Yehudi Menuhin's "Live Music Now" fund based in Germany. Krzysztof is also composer of jazz and fusion music, pop songs and also film and classical pieces – not avant-garde.   The pianist is one of very few artists in Poland who successfully combine exploring classical, jazz and popular music fields – the latter exemplified by collaboration with many Polish pop stars, such as: Kayah, E. Gorniak, A. Piasek Piaseczny, R. Rynkowski, R. Janowski, A. M. Jopek, K. Groniec, H. Frackowiak, E. Geppert, K. Groniec, L. Prus, I. Santor, E. Bem, A. Serafinska; cooperated with jazz stars: Maria Schneider, Gregoire Maret, Vinnie Colaiuta, Rick Margitza, Branford Marsalis, Matt Dusk, Gil Goldstein, Richard Bona, Oscar Castro Neves, Mino Cinelu, Gary Husband, Dhafer Youssef, Eddie Henderson.   Krzysztof recorded 25 CD as a leader, and as a pianist, conductor, composer and arranger took part in recording of over 200 albums. As a producer and arranger recevied 19 Gold Records and 5 Platinum Records. He has taken part in many television productions for both public and private television stations in Poland. He has been a staff member and lecturer at numerous music workshops and held the function of artistic director of prestigious concerts.   He orchestrated and arranged music by the famous Polish composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, on the movie "Finding Neverland", which won an OSCAR 2005.   Spotted by jazz talent scouts Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Janusz Muniak, Kazimierz Jonkisz and a "legend" of Polish jazz Zbigniew Namysłowski (1996–2002) he has learned the practical aspects of performing in their ensembles.   Krzysztof is a highly valued composer, arranger and conductor, his work especially consisting of orchestral and big band pieces. He cooperated with: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Orchestre National de Belgique, Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra, over 40 orchestras in Poland (Polish Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, NOSPR, Sinfonia Iuventus, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Capella Gedanensis, Sinfonia Viva, Capella Bydgostiensis, Concerto Avenna, Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, Katowice Chamber Orchestra)   He performed in USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, Monaco, England, Ireland, Sweden, Netherland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.   from Krzysztof's web site

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