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Wojciech Lichtański

Wojciech Lichtański (born in 1989) - one of the most talented alto saxophonists of the Polish young generation, the prizewinner of the competitions such as the 15th Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Grand Prix Jazz nad Odrą and many more. His uncommon maturity, refined sound and professional technique can impress every audience. As a composer, he received a few prestigious prizes: a special prize for “Journey with K.” to a big band from Maria Schneider in the competition of the 14th Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa. As a teenager, he won many classical music competitions.

In 2013, he obtained his Master of Arts degree in Saxophone at the Academy of Music in Katowice. At the same Academy he was awarded a Bachelor of Music Degree in Composition and Arrangement. He is currently a PhD student at the Academy of Music in Katowice.

Wojciech co-creates several outstanding Polish jazz bands: Piotr Budniak Essential Group, Mike Parker Quintet, Bartosz Pernal Sextet or Vehemence Quartet. He is also the leader of his own quartet – Wojciech Lichtański Questions. He had the opportunity to perform at many festivals in Poland and abroad: Leverkusen Jazz Festival, Delhi Jazz Festival, Stara Zagora Jazz Festival, Jazz nad Odrą and many more. He cooperated with such musicians as: David Doróżka, Jorge Vistel, Leszek Możdżer, Janusz Muniak, Piotr Wojtasik, Ed Partyka and Piotr Wyleżoł.

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 ...

Album Review

Wojciech Lichtanski Questions: Iga

by Jerome Wilson
March 23, 2020

Wojciech Lichtanski is a young Polish saxophonist who works in several contexts as a leader and sideman. His music, on this CD with his band Questions, draws on the contemplative melodicism heard from many European musicians associated with the ECM label, as well as carrying its own frisky energy. Some of Lichtanski's compositions, like “Iga?" and “Mr. Muniak, What's Now?," have a stately classical vibe as the leader's alto quietly hovers over the slow, deliberate progressions of the ...