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ARTUR LESICKI
Artur Lesicki - guitarist, composer, involved with the Wroclawian musical environment for the past 10 years. Thanks to his wide musical interests he is well acquainted with various musical genres such as blues, jazz, fusion, rock and even pop. Nowadays, however, he concentrates on mostly mainstream jazz. His career as a professional guitarist started in 1992 with the concerts of the Hand Made duo (with Marek Napiórkowski). He took part in almost all Polish jazz festivals eg. Jazz Jamboree, Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Jazz Over Odra River and others. He has also frequently given performances abroad (in France, Italy, Germany, Holland etc.). Artur Lesicki is a laureate of: International Jazz Bands Competition Jazz Juniors'92 in Krakow (a prize for the Hand Made duo), International Poznan Jazz Fair Festival'94 (1st and 2nd prize for respectively Funky Groove and Salted Peanuts), Academic Culture Forum in Krakow (1st prize with Funky Groove), The Key To a Career on The Pomeranian Jazz Autumn (with Salted Peanuts). In 1995-98 Artur Lesicki worked with Krystyna Pronko in her band Supersession II. The musician is also one of the frontmen of Funky Groove. The readers of Jazz Forum magazine have recognized them in their annual, prestigious poll, as the best electric jazz group of 2003. The guitarist is also credited for co-operation with many top Polish jazz stars eg. Zbigniew Namyslowski, Wojciech Karolak, Zbigniew Lewandowski, Tomasz Szukalski, Piotr Baron. Artur also works as a sessions musician recording music for the theatre, cinema and pop stars. The newest project of the guitarist is a jazz group Artur Lesicki Acoustic Harmony. Is is comprised of known and recognized musicians (not only in Wroclaw): bassist Robert Szydło, drummer Michał Czwojda and accordionist and pianist Piotr Dziubek. As the name suggests, the musicians use only natural, acoustic instruments. The concert premiere of the new band took place in the November of 2002 on the II Wroclawian Jazz Festival. Artur Lesicki Acoustic Harmony was very warmly received by both the listeners and musical critics. The band was also nominated for the prestigious Wroclawian media prize (the Lower Silesian Diamond) in the Debut Of the Year category. The premiere of the band's first record, An Unbelievable Silence, which was released on Universal music label, took place on the 19th of May in year 2004. Traditionally, the record was recognized as Record Of the Year 2004 in the "Gitara i Bas" ["Guitar and Bass"] magazine. What's more, Artur is continuing his 10-year-long academic career (he lectures at the biggest and most prestigious Polish musicians' workshops in Pulawy and Boleslawiec), and a current job in the Wroclawian School of Jazz and Pop Music.
Artur Lesicki Acoustic
Harmony
Funky Groove
Katarzyna Groniec
Salted Peanuts
Krystyna Prońko
Krystyna Prońko
Adam Wendt Trio
Artur Lesicki's Composition
Artist's official homepage:
www.arturlesicki.of.pl |
