Drummer, composer, arranger, educated M. D. Raised in
Szczecin, Poland, currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Master in Jazz
Performance and Composition at Danish National Academy of Music in Odense,
Denmark, Rhytmic Music Department. Leader of different projects from trio,
quartet to large ensemble. Active member of collective bands, mostly
Danish-Polish, like Entrails United, Entropy, The Beat Freaks among others.
Grand Prix Winner of 49. International Jazz Nad Odrą Festival in Wrocław,
Poland (2013). Receiver of Entrepreneurship Prize from the Danish Musicians’
Union (2016). The previous records have been critically acclaimed in Europe as
well as the US. The upcoming release Atlantic (MultiKulti Project) features the
guitar wizard Gilad Hekselman and focuses on finding a common ground for
various inspirations.
Radek took up piano at the age of 6 and classical percussion
at the age of 11. Even tough music was an important part of his upbringing it
was not until late teenage years when he developed an interest for the drums
and started pursuing various styles of music. After graduating from med school
in Poland he moved to Denmark to leave everything behind and investigate jazz
and improvised music on a deeper level. He is currently pursuing an Advanced
Postgraduate Diploma specialising in combining contemporary music with modern
jazz drumming. He has toured, recorded and performed in Poland, Denmark,
Germany, USA, Canada, UK, Norway, Ghana, Benin, Kenya and Tanzania. Some of the
highlights of his collaborations include the legendary Polish trumpeter Tomasz
Stańko, as well as guitarists Gilad Hekselman and Lionel Loueke. He is also
active on both Danish and Polish scenes, playing with who’s who from various
musical genres.
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