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GENRE: Jazz / Composer
COMPOSER: Wlodek Pawlik

Łukasz Pawlik was born into a family with a rich musical tradition. Both of his parents are successful concert pianists. His father Włodek Pawlik is one of the most celebrated jazz musicians in Poland, the first Polish jazz musician who won a Grammy (on SUMMIT). Growing up in such circumstances, he was exposed to classical music as well as jazz from an early age and started his musical education as a child.

Łukasz has had an opportunity to play in some renowned German orchestras, such as Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal. He was also a prize-winner of many cello competitions, including the first prize at the K. Wiłkomirski Cello Competition in Poznań, enabling him to study in the USA, which proved to be a milestone on his musical path. It was during the time of his studies at Western Michigan University, when he became keenly interested in jazz. Five semesters spent studying the intricacies of different kinds of music, composition and counterpoint, creative interactions with other students spurred him to start to develop his own musical language, a musical language that is ever-so apparent and APPEALING on this recording.

The first, important platform for his compositional attempts was the international jazz-group Kattorna, a band that was formed to celebrate the music of Krzysztof Komeda, whose works Łukasz strived to popularize internationally. However, as the time passed, the group's repertoire started to gravitate towards Łukasz's musical visions, in the meantime, gaining top honors at many jazz competitions.

The music here creates space both to the extensive use of modern technology, but also to the individual expression of each musician featured on the record. It is the very first album, on which Łukasz appears as a performer, composer and a producer.

LISTEN! Catchy, Intricate, Melodic, Tasty compositions - Incredibly well-played with world-class musicianship!

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• For fans of engaging, spine tingling music played with world-class musicianship...

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A smart fusion piano cat makes a bunch of smart moves by bringing a crew of fusion cats that really matter who brought their chops along with them. The grooving kind of stuff that was plentiful before consultants turned the format into wallpaper, you can tell everyone is having a great time kicking out the jams. Pawlik also captures the sound of summer righteously.

     —Chris Spector, Midwest Record review 7/23/2021