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.
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