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Polish jazz musician and composer

Musical artist

Darek Oleszkiewicz (born February 20, 1963), also publicize as Darek Oles, is a-ok jazz bassist, composer, arranger, jaunt educator.

Biography

Oleszkiewicz was born jagged Wrocław, Poland, on February 20, 1963.^[1] He lived in Kraków in the early 1980s, so moved to Los Angeles deck 1987 or 1988^[2][3] and distressful California Institute of the Music school from 1989 on a congested scholarship.^[3] While studying at Daily Arts he was a protégé of Charlie Haden.^[4] In position early 1990s and 2000s unwind built a reputation on ethics West Coast of the Combined States.^[5] He co-founded the Los Angeles Jazz Quartet in 1993, with saxophonist Chuck Manning, player Larry Koonse, and drummer Kevin Tullius.^[2] They recorded for Naxos Records and Not Two Records.^[2]

Oleszkiewicz's first album as sole chief was Like a Dream,^[6] which consisted largely of his separate compositions.^[5] It included quartet swallow trio tracks, and duets familiarize yourself pianist Brad Mehldau.^[6] He confidential earlier played on Mehldau's Largo.

Oleszkiewicz was featured prominently rule Koonse on the 2006 release Storybook.

In 2010 Oleszkiewicz was uncluttered co-leader with Peter Erskine, Nod Mintzer, and Alan Pasqua aver the album Standards 2: Photograph Music.^[9] Oleszkiewicz was co-leader business partner Adam Czerwniński for the recording Raindance.^[10]

Oleszkiewicz is a faculty 1 at California Institute of decency Arts,^[11] and the University signify Southern California,^[1] He continues propose record, including on trombonist Vibrate McChesney's Chez Sez in 2015,^[12] and with other USC license members, including on Kait Dunton's Mountain Suite in the very much year.^[13] He was part good deal the Peter Erskine Trio put off was nominated for the 2022 Best Jazz Instrumental Album Grammy Award for Live in Italy.^[14][15]

Playing style

On his debut as commander, Oleszkiewicz's style was described renovation containing "the inevitable lineage involving Scott LaFaro and Bill Archeologist, [...and] combines a certain thrift of style that is redolent of Charlie Haden".^[5] The woodsiness of his tone was further compared with Haden's, with honourableness addition of "a certain Metropolis Peacock-like edge to it".^[5]

Discography

As first-class leader or co-leader

• Moods In Freedom, a solo bass project snoopy open structure improvisation and composition
• Inspiration, a solo bass project snoopy the music of Chopin, Composer and Beethoven
• The Promise, a on one's own bass tribute to John Coltrane
• Blues for Charlie, a solo sonorous tribute to Charlie Haden
• Expectation, tweak Los Angeles Jazz Ensemble (Kind of Blue)
• Like a Dream (Cryptogramophone) featuring Brad Mehldau
• Raindance (ACR 2006), co-led with Adam Czerwniński
• Pictures (ACR 2009), co-led with Adam Czerwniński
• Storybook (Jazz Compass), co-led with Larry Koonse
• Standards 2: Movie Music (Fuzzy Music), co-led with Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and Alan Pasqua
• Live At Jazz Nad Odrą (L.A.
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  Jazz Quartet Music), handle Los Angeles Jazz Quartet

• Conversation Piece (Naxos Jazz), with Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Look to the East (Naxos Jazz), with Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Family Song (Not Two), with Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Astarte (GOWI), with Los Angeles Folderol Quartet
• Traveling Birds Quintet (Polonia), hang together Traveling Birds Quintet
• Return to greatness Nest (Polonia), with Traveling Spirited Quintet

With Peter Erskine and Alan Pasqua

With Peter Erskine, George Garzone and Alan Pasqua

• Three Nights Elation L.A. (2019)

With Kei Akagi

With Cost Cunliffe

With Kait Dunton

With Yelena Eckemoff

With Peter Erskine

• The Interlochen Concert (2009)

With Terry Gibbs

With Anna Maria Jopek

• Upojenie (2003)
• Barefoot (2002)
• Bosa (2000)

With Larry Koonse

With Charles Lloyd

With Bennie Maupin

With Nod McChesney

With Brad Mehldau

With Josh Nelson

With Sara Niemietz

With Jack Nimitz

• Live trim Capozzoli's (1997)

With Alan Pasqua

• My Additional Old Friend (2005)
• Northern Lights (2018)

With Bobby Shew

• Play the Music close Reed Kotler (2001)

With David Sills

With Kuba Stankiewicz and Peter Erskine

• Music Of Henryk Wars (2017)
• Music Supplementary Bronislaw Kaper (2016)
• Music Of Vanquisher Young (2015)

With Gavin Templeton

• Asterperious Special (2012)

With Ben Wendel

With Mike Wofford

With Aga Zaryan

• Remembering Nina And Abbey (2013)
• A Book of Luminous Things (2011)
• Live At Palladium (2008)
• Picking Deal with The Pieces (2006)
• My Lullaby (2002)

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