Nikola Kołodziejczyk

Nikola Kołodziejczyk (born 1986 in Krakow) is a Polish jazz pianist, composer, arranger and conductor.

Nikola Kołodziejczyk
Born (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986
OriginKrakow, Poland
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)piano
Years active2004–present
LabelsFor-tune (2014-2015)
Nowa Brama Pro Musica (2015–present)
Websitenikolakolodziejczyk.com chordnation.pl

Kołodziejczyk graduated from and is a former faculty member of the Academy of Music in Katowice.[1] His teachers have included Irena Rolanowska, Andrzej Jagodziński, Emilian Madey, Edward Anthony Partyka and Wojciech Niedziela.

He leads a jazz orchestra, the Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra. In 2014 they recorded and released their debut album entitled Chord Nation, which led to a Fryderyk award in 2015 for 'Best Jazz Debut' and three nominations. His second album entitled Barok Progresywny was awarded the Fryderyk 2016 for 'the Album of the Year'. He is co-leader of the jazz trio Stryjo which plays live-improvised music. Kołodziejczyk together with Michał Tomaszczyk co-founded the Warsaw-based Konglomerat Big Band, whose debut album Albo Inaczej was certified gold.

Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra
  • Benny Brown - lead trumpet
  • Erwin Żebro - trumpet
  • Oskar Torök - trumpet
  • Štěpánka Balcarová - trumpet
  • Paweł Niewiadomski - trombone
  • Marcin Wołowiec - trombone
  • Mateusz Łysoń - trombone
  • Mateusz Mendyka - bass trombone
  • Ewelina Serafin - flute
  • Szymon Kamykowski - soprano saxophone
  • Dawid Główczewski - alto saxophone
  • Mariusz Pędziałek - English horn
  • Przemysław Florczak - tenor saxophone
  • Marek Pospieszalski - tenor saxophone
  • Grzegorz Grzeszczyk - bass clarinet
  • Ala Sierpińska - violin
  • Leszek Dzierżęga - violin
  • Wojciech Witek - viola
  • Marta Sołek-Młynarczyk - cello
  • Marta Gabriela Nagawiecka - cello
  • Gabriela Rudawska - vocal
  • Bartek Pieszka - vibraphone
  • Jazz trio Stryjo:
    • Maciej Szczyciński - double bass
    • Michał Bryndal - drums
    • Nikola Kołodziejczyk - piano, conductor

Discography
  • 2014: Chord Nation (For-Tune)
  • 2015: Barok Progresywny

Awards and nominations
Year Category Nominated work Award Result Source
2015 Phonographic début of the year - jazz music Nikola Kołodziejczyk Orchestra Fryderyk 2015 Won [2]
'Artist of the Year Nikola Kołodziejczyk Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej Nominated [3]
2016 Album of the year - jazz music Barok Progresywny Fryderyk 2016 Won [4]
Artist of the year Nikola Kołodziejczyk Nominated [5]

References
  1. Biography
  2. Mariusz Wiatrak: Fryderyki 2015 rozdane.
  3. "Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej 2015 – nominacje". jazzforum.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. "Fryderyki 2016: zobacz listę zwycięzców". muzyka.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. "Fryderyki 2016: nominowani" (PDF). zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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