Adam Pierończyk


Leading Polish jazz saxophone player and one of the most important and creative artists of today's jazz scene in Poland. Born in Elbląg in 1970, he lives in Cracow now.

Adam Pieronczyk has cooperated with Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Bobby McFerrin, Tomasz Stanko, Ted Curson, Anthony Cox, Joey Calderazzo, Ed Schuller.

He has performed all over Europe (Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, England, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia),Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Morocco, Israel, Brazil and USA.

As a leader and member of numerous groups and projects Pieronczyk won the top position in the annual "Jazz Forum" magazine ranking as The New Hope Of Polish Jazz (1997), was nominated for the Polish music award "Fryderyk" as The Best Jazz Artist Of The Year (1997,1998), has been given the prize of the Musician Union in Poland as The Best Artist Of The Year (1999), was voted in the main Polish daily newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza" one of the most influential jazz musicians in Poland for the XXI century" (2000), has been given the jazzfestival prize of Bielsko-Biala Angel Of Jazz (2003), won the top position in the annual Jazz Forum magazine ranking as The Best Soprano Saxophonist Of The Year (from 2003 to 2008).

Pieronczyk's records have been also noticed as remarkable productions, among others Live In Sofia (Duo with Polish piano player Leszek Mozdzer) was voted in the "Jazz Forum" magazine ranking Album of The Year (1998") and so did album Digivooco" (Adam Pieronczyk Digivooco) (2001), and also several times his records was nominated for the Polish musyc award “Fryderyk” as The Bes Jazz CD Of The Year.