Stefan Gasieniec

2009 - Stefan received a Special Prize of the Minister of Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski for the invaluable contribution to the development of Polish culture. Award for lifetime achievement.

PIANO PLAYER :

2004 – The Winner of the Grand Prix at the 28th “Jazz Juniors International Festival of Young and Debiuting Jazz Groups” in Cracow, Poland;

2004 – Nominated to “Diamond of Lowersilesia 2004”;

2005 – Stefan Gasieniec recorded CD LIVE with his Jazz Trio;

2005 – He has received a Grant from the Culture Senat in Wroclaw for promotion Lowersilesia region;

2005 – Nomination at the “ Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition” in Switzerland;

2005 – Received special prizes for composition at the 40th International Festival “Jazz nad Odra” in Wroclaw, Poland;

2005 – Received special prizes at the 3rd “International Piano Jazz Festival” in Warsaw, Poland;

2006 – Concerts with Stefan Gasieniec Trio at the one of the most popular festivals in Poland;

2006 - Stefan Gasieniec trio represent Lower Silesia Region on the concerts in the France;

2007 – Received spezial prizes at the 13rd „International Komeda Jazz Festival“ in Slupsk, Poland ;

2008 - Stefan Gasieniec Quartet represent Lower Silesia Region on the concerts in Graz, Austria;

2008 - Piano Solo recital - Praha, Czech Republic;
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COMPOSE & ARRANGEMENTS :

2002 – Graduated Composition at The Music Academy in Wroclaw, Poland;

2006 – Work Out Music & Music Direction of “The Tiger Lillies” Group – Theater Show on the “PPA - Review of The Actor Song” in Wroclaw, Poland ;

2006 – Work Out Music of songs & Music Direction on the “John Paul II Day” in Warsaw, Poland; TVP I.

2007/09 - Work Out Music & Music Direction in the “George & Ira Gershwin” – Theater Show in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland;

2008/09 - Stanislaw Soyka invites Stefan Gasieniec to arrange a Soyka music for the grand occasion of the jubilee 30 - years of artistic work of Stanislaw Soyka.

2009 - Stefan Gasieniec composes music for a great concert devoted patron of Wroclaw. To order the City of Wroclaw created Cantata for bl Czeslaw http://kantataczeslaw.pl .

2009 - Stefan Gasieniec creates a new arrangements of greatest hits of "Cabaret Elita" for special jubilee concert celebrating 40th anniversary of "Cabaret Elita".

2010 - Creates a new arrangements for string orchestra of greatest hits for Stanisław Soyka for special concert of Stanislaw Soyka in National Filharmony in Warsaw

2011 - Creation of a string section arranged to "Passion of Szczecin" composed by Stanisław Soyka. Premiere - April 18, 2011 - Szczecin

2011 - Creation music to Oratorio "Carmina Caritatis", together with Roman Kołakowski, based on the fourteenth Encyclicals of John Paul II. Premiere - May 10, 2011 - Wroclaw
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STEFAN GASIENIEC worked with most popular polish musician : Ewa Bem, Stanislaw Soyka, Ryszard Rynkowski, Grzegorz Markowski, Krzysztof Cugowski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Katarzyna Groniec, Olga Bończyk, Mietek Szczesniak, Justyna Steczkowska, Michal Bajor, Piotr Rogucki, Maciej Miecznikowski, Wojciech Machnicki, Lucyna Malec and many others.

Worked with film/theatre/TV director : Waldemar Krzystek, Jan Szurmiej, Jerzy Bielunas, Bolesław Pawica, Konrad Smuga, Roman Kołakowski.

Toured the world jazz stars such as:
Siggy Davis (USA), Kenny Martin (USA), FuasiAbdul Khaliq (USA), Stan Michalak and many others.