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Wojtek Groborz
Jazz pianist, arranger, composer and educator Wojtek Groborz has been on the musical scene since 1975, when he opened Krakow's Jazz All-Saints' Day jazz festival leading his own big-band. He went on to gain further recognition playing in Jarosław Śmietana's Extra Ball, and subsequently has been travelling the globe with Jan Kudyk's Jazz Band Ball Orchestra for over 20 years now. However, he remains constantly active as a leader in his own right as well mainly of his Trio, whose concerts have been filling venues with listeners for over 8 years now.
He has performed and/or worked steadily with virtually the entire 'front line' of the Polish jazz scene, including the likes of Janusz Muniak, Jan 'Ptaszyn' Wróblewski, Henryk Majewski and ...
An alumnus of the Krakow Academy of Music, he has been present on the jazz scene for over 30 years now. Having studied under Barry Harris and Hal Galper, he is also a highly regarded teacher of jazz music, and is currently involved with the newly-established jazz studies department of his Alma Mater.
Groborz Trio
Wojtek Groborz pursues a wide range of paths in his musical work from the occasional solo gig, all the way to performances with his nonet; however, the Trio remains the primary format of his activity. The Groborz Trio presents an original BeBop style with elements of Afro-Cuban music in keeping with the late, great Jelly Roll Morton's statement that "... all good jazz had to have a Latin Tinge". Their carefully selected repertoire is comprised of more as well as lesser-known original jazz compositions (including many by Dizzy Gillespie), standards with new and fresh-sounding arrangements, and the leader's own compositions lyrical ballads and fiery, expressive Latin tunes.
Vitality, elegance, mastery, a rarely-encountered, uncompromising purity of style and swing-filled groove make each concert by the Trio an unforgettable musical experience.
The group has put out a CD titled Yet another BeBop Day (Not Two Records MW 713-2)
Among those who Wojtek Groborz invited to cooperate on the project with him are super time-keeper Wiesław Jamioł a drummer who also works with the JBBO and Tomasz Kupiec, who proved to be the first of a series of choice bassists to work with the Trio; his successors and alternates are Maciek Adamczak, Adam Kowalewski. and a representative of yet a younger generation Dominik Wywrocki. Outstanding drummer Łukasz Żyta can also be heard on the CD, as well as the occasional concert by the Trio.
Offer and contact details
Wojtek Groborz offers performances with his Trio, nonet, and as: an independent solo pianist, a member of the Jazz Band Ball Orchestra, producer of special projects, arranger, and as an instructor at jazz workshops and other educational events. He also offers private instruction.
All those interested in organizing performances by Wojtek Groborz's Trio and/or any other formation involving him are asked to contact:
Email: Send 
Telephone: (+48) 696 616 249 (Era)
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Upcoming concerts and other events
25.05, Jazz Club "U Muniaka", Kraków26.05, Jazz Club "U Muniaka", Kraków
27.05, Jazz Club "U Muniaka", Kraków
28.05, Jazz Club "U Muniaka", Kraków
The lineup for concerts at U Muniaka is most often: Groborz, Wywrocki, Jamioł and alto saxophonist Marcin 'Mateo' Ślusarczyk. Club address is: Florianska 3, right off the northeast corner of the Main Market Square, where is located St. Mary's Church (Germ. - Marienkirche). Music starts at 9:30 PM (everynite!)
German review
"Seinen großen Auftritt hatte Groborz als Pianist besonders bei "Sweet Georgia Brown", das einen reizvollen Spagat zwischen verschiedensten Jazzpiano - Stilarten - vom New - Orleans - Piano über den Chicago - Stil bis zu Oscar Peterson - schlug. Die samtig weiche Anschlagskultur, der geschulte Sinn für Timing, Klang, Pausen, flüssige Phrasierung und harmonische Raffinessen wirkten im ersten Moment zwar relativ unspektakulär, entfalteten jedoch mit zunehmender Dauer eine tiefgehende Wirkung."
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Left and bottom: The Trio at the 4 Roses Summer Arts Stage in Zielona Góra, Poland.
Above: The Trio after a concert in the cellar of Krakow's old Town Hall (Germ. - Krakauer Rathauskeller)