Bartosz Hadala Group featuring Polish guitarist, Piotr Olszewski will present original compositions rooted in American & European jazz tradition. Mr. Olszewski, jazz professor at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music located in the city of Bydgoszcz (Poland), is a veteran on Polish jazz scene with a career spanning over 4 decades. His two sons, Antoni & Maks are sought after jazz musicians in Poland. The group will be completed by extraordinary talents of Mike Downes & Mark Kelso.
BARTOSZ HADALA’S fascination with music began at a young age in his native Poland when he began listening to his father’s collection of Dixieland records. He was playing the piano at age six.
From 1984 through 1992 while receiving formal musical training at the local music school Bartosz actively participated in festivals, competitions and jazz workshops. At 16, Bartosz became the youngest finalist in the Mieczyslaw Kosz International Jazz Piano Competition (Kalisz, Poland), and also received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA).
In 1996 he studied with Anatoliy Kardashov at Odessa State A.V. Nezhdanova Musical Academy (Ukraine), and in 1998 received a full scholarship to Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI), where he completed his jazz studies. While at WMU Bartosz received an “Outstanding Performance” award from “Down Beat” magazine. Also in 2004 he presented the “Bartosz Hadala Group” at the IAJE Conference in Toronto (Canada).
Personnel:
Bartosz Hadala-piano
Mark Kelso-drums
Ross McIntyre-bass
Piotr Olszewski-guitar
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