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Radek Wosko

Drummer, composer, arranger, educated M. D. Raised in Szczecin, Poland, currently based in Denmark. Bachelor,

Master and Solist in Jazz at The Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark,

Rhytmic Music Department. Ph. D. in jazz at I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland. Active member

of numerous projects, mostly Danish-Polish, like Nelle Trio, RW Atlantic Quartet, The Beat Freaks, RW Chamber

Trio, Entrails United, Entropy and Zawadzki/Praśniewski/Wośko Trio, a.o.

Radek took up piano at the age of 6 and classical percussion at the age of 11. Even though music was an

important part of his upbringing it was not until late teenage years when he developed an interest for the drums

and started pursuing various styles of music. After graduating from med school in Poland he moved to Denmark

to leave everything behind and investigate jazz and improvised music on a deeper level. He is currently pursuing a

research project specialising in combining contemporary music with modern jazz drumming. He has toured,

recorded and performed in Poland, Denmark, Germany, USA, Canada, UK, Norway, Ghana, Benin, Kenya and

Tanzania. Some of the highlights of his collaborations include the legendary Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko,

guitarists Gilad Hekselman and Lionel Loueke, as well as singers Malene Mortensen, Live Foyn Friis, Johanna

Sulkunen and Ida Astrid. He is also active on both Danish and Polish scenes, playing with who’s who from various

musical genres.

Awards

Grand Prix Winner of 49. International Jazz Nad Odrą Festival in Wrocław, Poland (2013). Prized for his remarkable performances at The Jazz Competition in Gdynia (2011), as well as Novum Jazz Festival Competition (2011).


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Album Review

Scandinavian Art Ensemble with Tomasz Stańko: The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1

Read "The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Questo è il primo volume di una coppia di album che documentano la registrazione del febbraio 2016 dell'allora 74enne Tomasz Stańko con un ensemble di giovani strumentisti scandinavi e polacchi a Copenhagen. Il trombettista aveva condotto con loro un workshop l'anno prima a Vallekilde Højskole--sempre in Danimarca--organizzato dalla Danish Jazz Union “JazzDanmark." Vista la positiva esperienza avevano programmato un seguito. Dopo una prima esibizione all'Hotel Cecil di Copenhagen la session in questione si ebbe il 19 febbraio al ...

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Album Review

Scandinavian Art Ensemble with Tomasz Stańko: The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1

Read "The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Although trumpet legend Tomasz Stańko sadly left us in 2018, there are fortunately plenty of signs that his recorded legacy is still unfolding. In 2024 his sparkling release, September Night (ECM), documenting a live engagement from 2004, reminded us of the distinctive emotional vibrancy of this most sensitive of modern trumpeters. And now we have the first of a planned two-volume release, courtesy of a 2015 residency Stańko spent in Denmark with the Scandinavian Art Ensemble. Not only does this ...

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“Wosko's unit on the other hand reintegrated heterogeneous absorbed elements from the past by its

sophisticated, careful way of shaping outlines and sound-sculpturing.”

Henning Bolte, journalist at Jazzism (HOL), Written In Music (HOL), live reveiw from Jazztopad Festival in Poland.

“Sublime comping, great solos.”

​Long Play on Tåge

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Copenhagen...

April Records
2025

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Mechanics of Nature

Jazz Generator
2024

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Stay Calm

AMS Concert
2019

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Tåge

Multikulti Project
2013

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