Other groups he is permanently involved with include: Maciej Obara Quartet, Anna Gadt Quartet, Maciej Fortuna Trio, Daniel Popiałkiewicz Quartet and Leszek Kułakowski Trio. He is currently teaching in the percussion class at the Institute of Jazz at the Academy of Music in Katowice, at the Faculty of Jazz at the Fryderyk Chopin State Music Schools (2nd Degree) in Warsaw as well as at the Post-secondary Henryk Majewski Jazz Study in Warsaw.
Awards And Distinctions:
- 1st prize at Jazz Meetings in Sieradz (Poland) in 2002 with RGG
- Grand Prix at Jazz Blizzard Festival in Bielsko-Biala in 2003(Poland) with RGG
- 2nd prize and Audience Prize at 27 International Jazz Festival in Getxo (Spain) in 2003 with RGG
- 'A Key to Career' Prize at Pomerania Jazz Festival in 2003 with RGG
- 2nd prize at Crocus Jazz Festival in Jelenia Gora in 2004 with RGG
- 3rd prize at International Jazz Competition "Jazz Juniors" in Cracow in 2002 with FAKIMOZO QUINTET
-3rd prize at Crocus Jazz Festival in Jelenia Gora in 2005 with M.O. TRIO
-Grand Prix at Junior Jazz Festival in Usti(Czech Republic) with TRIO "IN SPACE"
-Grand Prix at Jazz Blizzard Festival in Bielsko-Biala in 2007(Poland) with M.O. TRIO
Discography:
With RGG Trio
Scandinavia (2003)
Straight Story (2004)
Unfinished Story – Remembering Kosz (2007)
True Story – In Two Acts (2009),
One (2011)
Szymanowski (2013)
with other artists
Maciej Obara Trio - Message from Ohayo
Maciej Obara Trio - I can do it
Maciej Obara Quartet - Equilibrium
Anna Gadt Quartet - Still and Rise
Anna Gadt Quartet - Breathing
Wierba & Schmidt Quintet - Maya
Daniel Popialkiewicz Trio - Hope for Tomorrow
Daniel Popiałkiewicz Quartet - Solstice
Maciek Grzywacz Quartet - Things never done
Piotr Lemanczyk Quartet - Village time
Sadowska, Szrom, Serafinska - Kaczmarski & Jazz
Anna Serafinska - Cieplo- zimno
Anna Serafinska - Gadu- Gadu
Leszek Kulakowski Trio - Code Numbers
Collaboration:
Piotr Wojtasik, Leszek Kulakowski, Piotr Lemanczyk, Anna Serafinska, Maciej Grzywacz, Bernard Maseli, Anna Gadt, Dominik Wania, Mateusz Smoczynski, Pawel Tomaszewski, Andrzej Swies, Tomasz Stanko, Thomas Gustafsson, Avishai Cohen-trumpet, Jakob Dinesen, Frank Lacy, Conrad Herwig, Bobby Watson, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Kuba Stankiewicz, Maciek Sikala, Jacek Niedziela, Wojtek Niedziela,Mariusz Bogdanowicz, Grzegorz Nagorski,Adam Pieronczyk, Ewa Bem, Henryk Miskiewicz, Robert Majewski, Wojtek Majewski
Contact:
krzysztofgradziuk@gmail.com
rgg@rggtrio.com
+48 5 11111 009