Piotr Damasiewicz

Piotr Damasiewicz
Damasiewicz in 2022
Born
Piotr Damasiewicz

(1980-04-11) 11 April 1980
Wrocław, Poland
Education
OccupationComposer
Websitehttps://piotrdamasiewicz.com/en/

Piotr Damasiewicz (born 11 April 1980), also known as Damaś,[1] is a Polish composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. His instruments include the trumpet, double bass and piano. He studied music in Wrocław, Bydgoszcz and Katowice.[2][3][4]


Early life and education

Damasiewicz was born on 11 April 1980 in Wrocław, Poland.[5] He pursued his studies in Wrocław (Wrocław Academy of Music), Bydgoszcz (Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy), and Katowice (Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music). He later established the Music According To Art Association (MATA), which supports artists pursuing alternative forms of expression.[6][7]

Career and compositional works

Damasiewicz has formed the bands: Power of the Horns, Mnemotaksja and Into The Roots. L.A.S. Collective, and also as a coolider: Hangar Musics with Emilio Gordoa, Damasiewicz - Wójcik duo, Damasiewicz- Miguła Duo. He has composed orchestral, solo, and chamber works.[8]

His compositional repertoire draws on classical music influences such as Gregorian chant and choral works.[9] Furthermore, he incorporates elements of jazz, 20th-century classical music, ethnic music, and European improvised music into his compositions.[10]

Damasiewicz has represented Poland in four international music programs and initiatives, including Take Five Europe, JazzPlaysEurope Laboratory, Art Meetings and Melting Pot Laboratory (Jazztopad). He received a doctorate from the Instrumental Department of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.[11]

Damasiewicz composed "Hadrons" following a commission from the Jazztopad festival, "Suite 29" was written for the World Jazz Days event, organized by Polish Radio Program II. He also composed a piece for 27 improvisers as part of the final Melting Pot (Jazztopad) platform in Wrocław and created "Some Kind of Greek Story" written for Polish-Portuguese improvise orchestra, commissioned by Casa de Musica in Porto. Additionally, Damasiewicz composed the music for The Scent of Lviv, a film by Grzegorz Korczak.[6]


He is a co-composer of the European Jazz Anthem, created for the 25th anniversary of the European Jazz Network.[12]

Collaborations

He frequently collaborates with Maciej Obara and Dominik Wania.[16]

Selected discography

As leader

Year Project/Title Label
2011 Piotr Damasiewicz / "Hadrons" Ars Cameralis Records
2013 Piotr Damasiewicz / ''Power Of The Horns'' For Tune
2013 Piotr Damasiewicz/ "Imprographic" For Tune
2014 Piotr Damasiewicz Quartet / ''Mnemotaksja'' For Tune
2020 Piotr Damasiewicz Into The Roots / "Śpiwle" L.A.S listening and sounding
2021 Piotr Damasiewicz / "Hadrons" L.A.S listening and sounding
2021 Piotr Damasiewicz Into The Roots / "Watra" L.A.S listening and sounding[17]

As co-founder

Year Project/Title Label
2013 veNN circles Tuple B.D.T.A.
2014 veNN circles
2015 Red Trio / Lebik / Damasiewicz Mineral Bocian

As a sideman

Year Project/Title Label/Country
2011 ''Concept Art Orchestra Katowice'' Conductor Ed Partyka Cesky Rozhlas / Czech Republic
2012 ''Maciej Garbowski Elements'' IMP (international music production)
2012 "Kariera Kolysanki" kariera.art.pl
2015 ''Maciej Garbowski Sesto Elemento'' Fundacja Sluchaj
2015 ''Marek Kądziela ADHD In Bloom'' For Tune
2015 Spinifex "Maximus” Tryton / Holland
2018 Michał Jaros “Floating Bridges”

References

  1. ^ "Jazztopad Festival – edition 2025". www.nfm.wroclaw.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  2. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz". Serious. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz ← People ← Cafe OTO". www.cafeoto.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Jazz Listings for June 24–30". The New York Times. The New York Times. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2025-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz". Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  6. ^ a b "Piotr Damasiewicz". Serious. Serious. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  7. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz". Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Culture.pl). Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  8. ^ "About me – Piotr Damasiewicz | piotrdamasiewicz.com". Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  9. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz – Sokolowsko.org". www.sokolowsko.org. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  10. ^ "About me – Piotr Damasiewicz | piotrdamasiewicz.com". Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  11. ^ "Góry, jazz i muzyka świata. Wkrótce premiera albumu wrocławskiego muzyka i jego zespołu". www.tuwroclaw.com (in Polish). 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  12. ^ Jazz, All About (2021-05-26). "Piotr Damasiewicz Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  13. ^ Rodak, Wojciech (2017-10-20). "Program festiwalu Jazz Jamboree 2017. Które koncerty należy koniecznie zobaczyć?". Polska Times (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  14. ^ a b "» AIR Wro Talks 4.0: Piotr Damasiewicz Solo". Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  15. ^ a b "Red Trio | Piotr Damasiewicz | Gerard Lebik". Narodowe Forum Muzyki. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  16. ^ "SEIFERT NIGHT: THE BEST OF POLISH JAZZ Piotr Damasiewicz & Into the Roots". 37th Belgrade Jazz Festival 2020. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  17. ^ "Watra". audio.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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