The diversity of inspirations of Staroniewicz can be heard on 7 albums recorded under his own name: Karambola, Quiet City, Hand made, Converession, Alternations, A’freak-an Project and Tranquillo.
As an excellent sideman, he is often invited to cooperate with other musicians like Norwegian Loud Jazz Band or Włodzimierz Nahorny’s sextet. In 1991, as the only Polish jazz sax player, Staroniewicz was qualified for the semi-final of the International Jazz Improvisation Competition in Washington and thus found himself among 21 best sax players of the world. At Jazz Juniors Festival he won 1st prize for best composition, and with his band Set-Off he reached for the main prize at another Polish festival and second prize at International Contest for Youth Orchestras in Hoeilaart, Belgium. From 2010 to 2012 he was a member of the Council of Phonographic Academy in Poland.
Throughout his career, Staroniewicz has performed in almost all European countries as well as in Shanghai. He participated in most Polish jazz festivals, including Jazz Jamboree, Jazz nad Odrą, Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Gdynia Summer Jazz Days.
Recently, apart from active work in the domain of jazz in the company of most renowned Polish jazz musicians like Włodek Pawlik, Krzysztof Herdzin, Andrzej Jagodziński, he has been performing as a soloist with Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra in Sopot.
Selected discography:
Set-Off – PSJ 206/1987; On The Other Side – JAM 1989;
Loud Jazz Band – Live „Akwarium” Jazz Club
Loud Jazz Band – „4 Ever 2 U” Merkury 1995 (nominowana do nagrody „Fryderyk”);
The Beginner – Koch 1996; Quiet City – Polonia Records 1995;
Karambola – Allegro/B52 1999 (nominowana do nagrody „Fryderyk”);
Fantazja Polska Nahorny Chopin – Polskie Radio S.A., Warszawa 2000;
Hand-made – Allegro 2002;
Fantazja Polska Nahorny Karłowicz – Polskie Radio S.A., Warszawa 2002 (nominowana do nagrody „Fryderyk”);
Loud Jazz Band „Don’t Stop The Train” – Allegro 2004
The Best Of Polish Jazz 2005 – Chazz Records USA, Compilation Polish Jazz Network;
Loud Jazz Band – „The Way to Salina” (norwegian edition) Allegro 2005;
„Dominik Bukowski & Projektor” Allegro 2005;
Staroniewicz / Melvin / Lemańczyk – „Conversession – live” Allegro Records 2006;
Loud Jazz Band „Passing” – LJB Music Records 2007
Loud Jazz Band „Living Windows” – LJB Music Records 2008;
„Alternations” – Allegro Records 2008;
“Silence” LJB Music Records 2010;
“Nahorny sekstet Chopin Genius Loci” Confiteor 2010
„A’freak-an Project” – Allegro Records 2011
Loud Jazz Band „From the Distance” – LJB Music Records 2013
„Tranquillo” – Allegro Records 2013,
"Blue Night Session" - Allegro Records 2014.
Contact:
Phone: +48 606 239 830
email: allegro@pro.onet.pl