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Piotr Damasiewicz
Damasiewicz in 2022
Born
Piotr Damasiewicz

(1980-04-11) 11 April 1980 (age 45)
Wrocław, Poland
OccupationComposer
Websitehttps://piotrdamasiewicz.com/en/

Paweł Damaś Piotr Damasiewicz (born April 11, 1980), also known as Damaś or Damas, is a Polish composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist who plays the trumpet, double bass, and piano. He studied music in Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, and Katowice.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Damasiewicz was born on 11 April 1980 in Wrocław, Poland, and[3] studied at the music academies in Wrocław (Wroclaw Academy of Music), Bydgoszcz (Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy), and Katowice (Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music). He later founded MATA.[4]

Career

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In 2019, Damasiewicz walked 4,186 kilometers from the Ukrainian border to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. He made recordings in churches known for their acoustics.[5][6]

Compositional works

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Damasiewicz has been a member of the bands Power Of The Horns, Mnemotaksja, and Into the Roots. He has composed orchestral, solo, and chamber works.[4][7]

His repertoire includes classical music such as Gregorian chant and choral works.[8] He incorporates elements of jazz, 20th-century classical music, ethnic music, modern music, and European improvised music into his compositions.

Piotr Damasiewicz, photo by Grzegorz Czech

Damasiewicz has represented Poland in four international music programs or initiatives : Take Five Europe, Jazz Plays Europe Laboratory, Art Meetings, and Melting Pot Laboratory (Jazztopad). He is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Instrumental Department of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.[9]

The musician composed "Hadrons" following a commission from the Jazztopad festival. "Suite 29" was written for the World Jazz Days event run by Polish Radio Program II. He also wrote for 27 improvisers for the final Melting Pot (Jazztopad) platform in Wrocław and composed "Some Kind Of Greek Story", commissioned by Casa de Musica in Porto. Damasiewicz also created music for The Scent of Lviv by Grzegorz Korczak.[4]

He is a co-composer of the European jazz anthem created for the 25th anniversary of the European Jazz Network.[10]

Collaborations

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He frequently collaborates with Maciej Obara and Dominik Wania.[14]

Awards

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  • Winner of the Fryderyk 2013 phonographic award
  • Winner of the Wareto Award granted by Gazeta Wyborcza
  • Winner of the Wrocław Music Award
  • Laureate of the Krzysztof Komeda composer competition
  • Trumpeter of the year in the Jazz Forum Jazz Top 2020 Critics' poll
  • Trumpeter of the year in Jazz Forum Jazz Top 2021 readers’ poll
  • "Watra" in the ranking of top 10 Polish jazz albums 2021 according to Polska Płyta / Polska Muzyka
  • "Watra" took 3rd place in the JazzPRESS 2021 editorial ranking

Selected discography

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As leader

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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[15]

As co-founder

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz". Serious. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz ← People ← Cafe OTO". www.cafeoto.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  4. ^ a b c Karłowski, Maciej (August 20, 2024). "Piotr Damasiewicz". culture.pl.
  5. ^ "Granie dla św. Jakuba - pielgrzymka trębacza". parafiasaczow.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. ^ "The acoustic climate of spaces located under overpasses in the context of adapting them for outdoor public events – a pilot case study". Budownictwo i Architektura. 20 (4): 63–90. 2021. ISSN 1899-0665.
  7. ^ "About me – Piotr Damasiewicz | piotrdamasiewicz.com". Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  8. ^ "Piotr Damasiewicz – Sokolowsko.org". www.sokolowsko.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  9. ^ "Góry, jazz i muzyka świata. Wkrótce premiera albumu wrocławskiego muzyka i jego zespołu". www.tuwroclaw.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  10. ^ Jazz, All About (2021-05-26). "Piotr Damasiewicz Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  11. ^ Rodak, Wojciech (2017-10-20). "Program festiwalu Jazz Jamboree 2017. Które koncerty należy koniecznie zobaczyć?". Polska Times (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  12. ^ a b "» AIR Wro Talks 4.0: Piotr Damasiewicz Solo". Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  13. ^ a b "Red Trio | Piotr Damasiewicz | Gerard Lebik". Narodowe Forum Muzyki. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  14. ^ "SEIFERT NIGHT: THE BEST OF POLISH JAZZ Piotr Damasiewicz & Into the Roots". 37th Belgrade Jazz Festival 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  15. ^ "Watra". audio.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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