Radek Stawarz
Radek Stawarz (* 1973 in Myślenice near Kraków ) is a Polish jazz and improvisation musician ( violin and viola ) who lives in Cologne .
Live and act
Radek Stawarz comes from Galicia and, in addition to his classical violin training, played in jazz and rock bands, Polish folklore and Czech Sinti and Roma music groups. He first studied at the Silesian University of Classical Music in Katowice and has lived in Cologne since the early 2000s . He studied at the Cologne University of Music and had lessons with Michael Gustorff , Gorjan Kosuta , Bill Dobbins , John Taylor and Frank Gratkowski . In-depth studies followed a. with Paulo Álvares in the field of new music and free improvisation. In 2003 he won the university competition in Maastricht with the Five Spotz Quintet , and in the same year he won the Cologne Jazz Art 2003 competition with Simon Rummels Fantasmonika .
Stawarz works in the Cologne improvisation scene in various projects in the field of jazz and new music with orchestras, big bands , cabaret as well as for film and theater music, etc. a. with musicians from the WDR Big Band Cologne under the direction of Manfred Schoof and with Nicolas Simion . Stawarz has been a member of the James Choice Orchestra since 2004 , with whom he performed at the 2007 Moers festival . Stawarz was a violinist in several productions and galas of the Roncalli Circus .
Stawarz has been working as a stage musician at the Schauspielhaus Köln since 2005 ; since 2006 with Andreas Molino's band Charanga . In 2008 he formed a trio with Philip Zoubek and Matthias Muche . In 2010 he worked with the electro punk band Von Spar ; 2012 with Matthias Muche ( The Krzysztof Komeda Show ). He appears in a quartet with Stevko Busch , Tom Arthurs and Ingrid Laubrock . He also plays with DJs in house / techno discos. Since 2017 he has been a member of the radio orchestra Ehrenfeld in the television program Neo Magazin Royale .
Discographic notes
- Franz Kasper : Don't Forget to Say No, Baby (2004)
- James Choice Orchestra: Live at Moers (Moers Music, 2007)
- James Choice Orchestra: Live at the Music Triennale Köln (2008)
- Roman (2010), with Rupert Gillett, Axel Lindner , Benedikt Hölker , Jakob Bowkun , Jutta Klement , Francis Norman
- Scott Fields & Multiple Joyce Orchestra: Moersbow / Ozzo ( Clean Feed , 2011)
- Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra: Plays Slayer (Phonector, 2012)
Web links
- Radek Stawarz at Allmusic (English)
- Radek Stawarz at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait at ExitART ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Concert announcement Hub & Zub
- ↑ Biographical portrait at Trio Paprika
- ↑ The Krzysztof Komeda Show ( Memento from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information on Stevko Busch
- ^ Sunship String Quartet on MySpace
- ↑ Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld discography. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stawarz, Radek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish jazz and improvisation musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Myślenice |