Cuba Stankiewicz
Kuba Stankiewicz (born Jakub Lech on December 7, 1963 in Wrocław ) is a Polish jazz pianist .
Live and act
Stankiewicz first appeared at the side of Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski , before joining the Zbigniew Namysłowski quintet in 1985 , with whom he recorded the albums Open and Song of Innocence and toured North America. In 1987 he went to Berklee College of Music to study instrumental with Paul Schmeling and Ray Santisi , where he graduated in 1990.
After touring with Artie Shaw's orchestra , he returned to Poland, where he formed his own quartet. He also played with Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz , Piotr Baron , Piotr Wojtasik and Cezary Konrad in the Traveling Birds quintet , with whom he recorded two albums. He also performed with Art Farmer ( Art in Wrocław ), Scott Hamilton , Sheila Jordan and Harvie Swartz . He also worked with Janusz Muniak , Tomasz Szukalski and Anna Maria Jopek . With his wife, the singer Inga Lewandowska, he recorded the album Chopin Songbook (2003). On his tribute album Kilar (2013) he presents film and television music by the Polish composer Wojciech Kilar .
Stankiewicz teaches piano in the jazz department of the Zielona Góra University . In 2009 he received his doctorate from the Wrocław Music Academy.
Prizes and awards
Stankiewicz received the Oscar Peterson Award ; he also made it to the semifinals of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition . His album Northern Song was named the best Polish jazz album in 1993 by the readers of Jazz Forum magazine .
Discographic notes
- Northern Song (1993)
- Kilar (2013)
- Music of Victor Young (2014)
Web links
- Entry (Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians)
- Kuba Stankiewicz at Discogs (English)
- Kuba Stankiewicz at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stankiewicz, Cuba |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lech, Jakub |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th December 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |