Jakub Paulski

Leader of Jakub Paulski Trio // Free'odde // Space Welders // director of Wesola Jazz Festival.

Wandering through his artistic path Jakub tries to walk off the bitten track.

One of many quotes which he identifies with is: “At first we must learn how to connect the power of rational mind with wisdom of intuition and honesty. Standing firmly on that ground we can jump into a new idea” Frederic Laloux “

Jakub Paulski is a initiator and leader of bands such as: Jakub Paulski Trio, Jakub Paulski Quartet, Solaris Project. He released an album Pick Your Self Up (2019) with Paulski/Białowolski Quartet as a co-leader. The guitarist is a organizer of I edition of Wesoła Jazz Festiwal and “Opowieści Improwizowane” cycle of concerts. In the beginning of October 2020 he released his debut album Preludium as a leader of Jakub Paulski Trio.

Artist is also a recipient of many domestic and international awards such as Grand Prix Jazz Juniors 2019. He teaches at Institute of Music in University of Warmia and Mazuras in Olsztyn.

Jakub Paulski: Free' Odde

Read "Free' Odde" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
January 18, 2025

After the genre-slippery trio album Preludium (Jazz Sound, 2020), which drew from Jimi Hendrix, Bill Frisell, Dmitri Shostakovich and Henrik Wieniawski--modernists all--for inspiration, Polish guitarist Jakub Paulski stretches his compositional palette in a more personal direction on Free' odde. In settings that switch between nimble trio intimacy and large (ish) ensemble ambition Paulski leans towards a modern-jazz aesthetic that lies somewhere on the flight path between Charles Mingus and Marius Neset. On these eight through-composed pieces Paulski orchestrates ...

“What I am most delighted about is that this young artist has so much to say. Every sound fascinates with an element of the unspoken, in a way inviting us to listen to a new story.”
Piotr Iwicki, liner note of “Preludium” CD

“(…) He leads a compelling narration which is not only surprising but also communicative and filled with authentic emotions.”
Rafał Zbrzeski, Jazz Forum 12/2020