First, introducting moments of our concert in Hipnoza Jazz Club in Katowice. A free improv with Piotr Toruński

One of the highlights of the Joe Zawinul & Michael Brecker Tribute Days apart of the great workshop with Jim Beard was our tribute concert. In this video we improvise on the topic of Joe Zawinul, involving themes from Elegant People by Wayne Shorter, fragments of interviews, a Waldorf Blofeld synth, some controllers, a drumset and two laptop computers. I am planning on developing a project that further integrates live electronics into my musical workflow.  read more »

Forest of gadgets  by  Nikola Kołodziejczyk


It's 5 AM and today I finished working on parts for the 25 piece band - Composer's Ensemble. It's time to play something to reset myself and concentrate on next assignments.

Recorded during Stryjo concert in Hipnoza in Katowice. Featuring Piotr Toruński on bass clarinet.

I was confronted with four adorable female cello players saying - "You need to write something for us as quickly as possible - unless You want to hear us playing Pink Panther again". You know that there are such particular situations when a man cannot say "No". Luckily the piece had to be 1'30'' long so it took me an hour to write, and after copying the parts by hand (like using flint to make fire) we started rehearsing. The band is called the Cello Girls.

My spontaneus invention during a rehearsal of Bartek Pieszka Quartet. Rhythm section followed my music invitation.
Kind of a joke, really.

Live in Gorzów Theather by Storyboard with small string orchestra and my electronics.
First solo and credits by Adam Bałdych.

Blue Bossa by Stryjo, a description

A totally improvised set played while talking to friends about what piece I'm going to compose on top of this programming for the Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra, and triggering and evolving the macros.
It's more a proof of concept that I can control MIDI sequences that solely affect parameters of effects applied to a sound by recording and looping dummy midi clips that i can trigger afterwards in a desirable place in a piece that is being developed in real time. The dummy midi clips then act as a kind of organic arpeggiator input that i can control very closely live.
More musical material is expected to be based on this bare track as i will add acoudtic drums, soprano saxophone, bass, flute, bass clarinet and vibraphone to this and a little of composition.

Performed during Montreux Jazz Festival 2007 Bosendorfer Solo Piano Competition.
Original version of this tune was composed by Richie Beirach.
Recorded by NAGRA, recording engineers: Matthiew Latour, Jean Coquel

This is what happens when You join forces of Tunisian and European feel. A new rendition of the M'Raihi's song this time with my arrangement with added string quartet and piano.

My arrangement to a song originally sung by Kayah. Performed on Asia's Master of Arts degree.