He continued his education at the Academy of Nusic in Katowice to eventually graduate in 2002.
In 2002 Bukowski and his band Blue Mind Quartet received first prize in a prestigious competition during Lotos Jazz Festival in Bielsko-Biala and Dominik was awarded a Jazz Angel statuette. As a result, the band had their first album produced and released.
From 2003 until 2012 he was granted second place in a Jazz Top review by Jazz Forum magazine in the vibraphone category.
His album Projektor was rated one of the top ten albums of 2005 by Jazz Forum and in 2010 his last record Vice Versa was nominated for the Fryderyk Award.
Dominik Bukowski plays and records with artists such as: Tim Hagans, Brian Melvin, Cikada Quartet, Gus Dahlberg, Janusz Muniak, Leszek Możdżer, Maciej Sikała, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Emil Kowalski, Piotr Wojtasik, Krystyna Stańko. He has performed at many Polish and international jazz festivals (Israel, Greece, Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Germany, Romania, Moldavia, Latvia and Estonia). Bukowski also composes music to theatrical and dance performances.
Discography:
As A Leader:
Dominik Bukowski Simple Words, 2014 – Solion
Dominik Bukowski Vice Versa, 2009 - Soliton
Dominik Bukowski Times Get Changed, 2008 - Ecnalubma
Dominik Bukowski & Projektor 2005 - Allegro
BLUE MIND QUARTET 2002 - Radio Katowice
As a sideman:
Szymon Łukowski Quintet (Soliton 2014)
Marcin Wądołowski – Blue Night Session (Soliton 2014)
Orange Trane – FUGU (Soliton 2014)
Marcin Gawdzis Quintet – Shadow Of Autumn (Soliton 2013)
Janusz Mackiewicz – Elec-Tri-City (BITTT 2013)
Krystyna Stańko – Kropla Słowa (STM 2012)
Orange Trane Acoustic Trio (Soliton 2012)
Take It Easy – Take It Easy III (Soliton 2012)
Dorota Miśkiewicz – Ale (Sony Music 2012)
Wojciech Staroniewicz – A’Freak’an Project (Allegro Records 2011)
Robert Kubiszyn – Before Sunrise (Proa Records & Universal Music 2010)
Krystyna Stańko – Cuda Ogłaszają ( STM 2010)
Ania Szarmach – Inna (Agora 2010)
Irek Wojtczak – Region Łódź (Rec. Publishing 2010)
Krystyna Stańko – Secretly (STM 2010)
Piotr Lemańczyk feat. Tim Hagans – Naha People (Soliton 2009)
Jerzy Małek Group – Bop Beat (2009)
Janusz Mackiewicz Quartet – Układ Scalony (2009)
Ajagore – Zimowe Sny (2009)
Krystyna Stańko – Usłysz Mnie ((2008)
Janusz Mackiewicz – Frogsville (2008)
Przemek Dyakowski / Leszek Możdżer – Melisa (2007)
Tomek Sowiński Collective Improvisation Group – Illustration (2006)
Janusz Mackiewicz Quartet – W Dzień Bożego Narodzenia (2006)
Przemek Dyakowski Sekstet – Take It Easy (2005)
Leszek Kułakowski – Slap & Caress (2005)
Larsen / Bukowski / Lemańczyk / Sowiński – Alone Together (2004)
Emil Kowalski – Playing Benny Goodmann (2003)
Piotr Lemańczyk – Follow The Souls (2003)
Emil Kowalski Trio – Kolędy (2002)
Contact:
www.domnikbukowski.com
Manager - Jakub Szałek: szalek.management@gmail.com tel.+48 661 135 969
Dominik Bukowski: dominikbukowski@gmail.com tel.+48 606 283 790
