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'''Włodek Pawlik'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Włodek Pawlik zdobywa Grammy!|url=http://www.zaiks.org.pl/741,196,wlodek_pawlik_zdobywa_grammy|publisher=zaiks.org.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Włodek Pawlik|url=http://culture.pl/pl/tworca/wlodek-pawlik|publisher=culture.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jazz Series|url=http://ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/concerts/jazz.html|publisher=ccm.uc.edu}}</ref>, '''Włodzimierz Pawlik''' ({{IPA-pl|vwɔdʑimiɛʐ pavlik|lang}}; born 4 October 1958 in [[Kielce]]) is a Polish composer, jazz pianist. On 26 January 2014, he became the first Polish jazz musician to receive a [[Grammy Award]], having won in the [[Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album|Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album]] category with his album ''[[Night in Calisia]]'', recorded with [[Randy Brecker]] and the Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra.<ref name="Grammy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=16 |title=56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher=[[Grammy.com]] |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref>
'''Włodek Pawlik''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Włodek Pawlik zdobywa Grammy!|url=http://www.zaiks.org.pl/741,196,wlodek_pawlik_zdobywa_grammy|publisher=zaiks.org.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Włodek Pawlik|url=http://culture.pl/pl/tworca/wlodek-pawlik|publisher=culture.pl|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jazz Series|url=http://ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/concerts/jazz.html|publisher=ccm.uc.edu}}</ref> '''Włodzimierz Pawlik''' ({{IPA|pl|vwɔdʑimiɛʐ pavlik|lang}}; born 4 October 1958 in [[Kielce]]) is a [[Polish people|Polish]] [[composer]] and jazz [[pianist]]. On 26 January 2014, he became the first Polish jazz musician to receive a [[Grammy Award]], having won in the [[Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album|Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album]] category with his album ''[[Night in Calisia]]'', recorded with [[Randy Brecker]] and the Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra,<ref name="Grammy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=16 |title=56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees |publisher=[[Grammy.com]] |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> released in the USA by [[Summit Records]].

==Life and career==

He is a graduate of the [[Fryderyk Chopin University of Music|F. Chopin University of Music]] in the piano class of [[Barbara Hesse-Bukowska]]. He also studied jazz at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg|Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg]].

He is a laureate of Grand Prix of the International Jazz Contest in [[Dunkirk]] (1984 France) and the second prize at the International Jazz Composition Contest in [[Monaco]] (1989), among others. Apart from jazz, his artistic output includes film soundtracks, orchestral works, 2 piano concertos, ballet music, opera, cantata and theatre music. He is an author of [[soundtrack]]s for a number of acclaimed films, such as [[Crows (film)|“Crows”]] ("Wrony") and "Pora umierać" by [[Dorota Kędzierzawska]], [[Reverse (2009 film)|“Reverse”]] ("Rewers") by [[Borys Lankosz]] (awarded with the “Złote Lwy (“Golden Lions”) at the 34th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and with the “Orły” (“Eagles”) by the Polish Film Academy in 2010, both for the Best Original Score of the Year.

He has appeared at some renowned jazz festivals, such as North Sea in Hague (1998), Warsaw Summer Jazz Days (several times), European Jazz Festival in Athens (2006), Takasaki Music Festival (2014), Kaunas Jazz Festival (2015), as well as classical music festivals, such as Wratislawia Cantans in Wocław (2003), Altstadt Herbst in Duesseldorf (2007), and Polish Music Festival in Cincinnati (2016).

Throughout the 1990s he performed regularly with the Western Jazz Quartet – a faculty jazz ensemble based at [[Western Michigan University]] ([[Trent Kynaston]] - saxophone, [http://www.tomknificmusic.com/ Tom Knific] - bass). The collaboration was marked by numerous concerts around the globe and three CD albums: “Live at Jazz Club Aquarium” (feat. [[Billy Hart]], 1993), “Turtles” (feat. [[Randy Brecker]], 1995) and “Waning Moon” (2000).

In 2002 he had a successful solo tour of Australia that was hailed by "[[The Age]]" daily newspaper as one of the two "most mesmerising concerts during the year" in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/31/1041196641277.html|title=Diverse talents propel jazz scene into 2003 - theage.com.au|website=www.theage.com.au|date=January 2003 |access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

He won “[[Fryderyk]]” (Polish music prize) in 2006 for his album “Misterium Stabat Mater” for the improvising piano and Gregorian choir and the Award of [[TVP Kultura]] (Polish National Television Culture Channel) for this trio album „Anhelli” in 2006.

In 2008 he composed and recorded jazz-suite “Tykocin” along with Randy Brecker. The record was re-released in the USA by [[Summit Records]] and met with a positive reception in the USA gaining Pawlik the title of Jazz Composer of the Year 2009 from the Los Angeles-based blog “Jazz Station”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-jazz-of-2009.html|title=Jazz Station - Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond): The Best Jazz of 2009|last=Desouteiro|first=Arnaldo|date=2009-12-29|website=Jazz Station - Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond)|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

That same year “Grand Piano” – a 2CD album containing solo piano improvisations was released, followed by “Struny na Ziemi” (“Strings in the Earth”) in 2011 with the original music composed by Pawlik to poems by [[Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz]].

In 2013 the album “Wieczorem” (“In the Evening”) with the music to poetry by [[Józef Czechowicz]] was released.

In 2014 he composed “Freedom” – musical work for choir, orchestra and jazz trio, commissioned by the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, which was performed on 4 June 2014 at the Royal Square in Warsaw as part of the celebrations of Polish Freedom and was attended by many heads of states, including the President of the USA Barack Obama.

In 2016 Pawlik released an album with his original works for orchestra under the title “4 Works 4 Orchestra”, including his second piano concerto.

He has been an active lecturer and clinician. He attained a doctorate at [[Fryderyk Chopin University of Music|F. Chopin University of Music]] where he has conducted lectures on improvisation since 2007.

He has given clinics and master classes at the [[Eastman School of Music]], [[Western Michigan University]], [[Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music|Cincinnati College of Music]], at the [[International Association for Jazz Education|IAJE Jazz Conference]] in Los Angeles (1999) and at the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]].

==Honours and distinctions==
* Grand Prix of the International Jazz Contest in [[Dunkirk]] (1984)
* Honorary Citizenship of the City of [[Kalisz]]
* Honorary Citizenship of the City Podkowa Leśna
* Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award in the Personality of the Year category
* [[Fryderyk|Fryderyk 2014]] for the Jazz Artist of the Year
* [[Grammy Award]] (2014)
* [[Order of Polonia Restituta]] (2014)
* Angel of Jazz Award at Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa Festival (2015)
* Grand Prix Jazz Melomani (2015)
* Award of the [[Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)|Ministry of Culture and National Heritage]] (2016)


==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==
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! scope="row" |''Sonety Szekspira'' (with Elżbieta Wojnowska)
! scope="row" |''Sonety Szekspira'' (with Elżbieta Wojnowska)
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* Released: April 23, 2004
* Released: 23 April 2004
* Label: Impart
* Label: Impart
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite'' ([[Randy Brecker]] feat.<br/>Włodek Pawlik Trio, The Symphony Orchestra of<br/>the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystock)
! scope="row" |''Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite'' ([[Randy Brecker]] feat.<br/>Włodek Pawlik Trio, The Symphony Orchestra of<br/>the Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok)
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* Released: August 25, 2009<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nostalgic-journey-tykocin-jazz-suite-mw0000825093|title=Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite - Randy Brecker &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Released: 25 August 2009<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nostalgic-journey-tykocin-jazz-suite-mw0000825093|title=Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite - Randy Brecker &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Summit Records
* Label: Summit Records
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nostalgic-journey-tykocin/id325000655|title=Nostalgic Journey - Tykocin Jazz Suite by Randy Brecker on iTunes|publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nostalgic-journey-tykocin/id325000655|title=Nostalgic Journey - Tykocin Jazz Suite by Randy Brecker on iTunes|date=25 August 2009 |publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''Struny na Ziemi (Strings on Earth)'' (with Lora Szafran,<br/>Marek Bałata & [[Robert Więckiewicz]])
! scope="row" |''Struny na Ziemi (Strings on Earth)'' (with Lora Szafran,<br/>Marek Bałata & [[Robert Więckiewicz]])
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* Released: May 22, 2011
* Released: 22 May 2011
* Label: Pawlik Relations
* Label: Pawlik Relations
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''[[Night in Calisia]]'' (Randy Brecker feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio,<br/>Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klocek)
! scope="row" |''[[Night in Calisia]]'' (Randy Brecker feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio,<br/>Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klocek)
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* Released: November 13, 2012<ref name="interia">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/wlodek-pawlik-night-in-calisia,380676|title=Włodek Pawlik - Night in Calisia - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Released: 13 November 2012<ref name="interia">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/wlodek-pawlik-night-in-calisia,380676|title=Włodek Pawlik - Night in Calisia - Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Pawlik Relations
* Label: Pawlik Relations, Summit Records
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple2">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/night-in-calisia-feat.-wlodek/id668298258|title=Night in Calisia (feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra &amp; Adam Klocek) by Randy Brecker on iTunes|publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple2">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/night-in-calisia-feat.-wlodek/id668298258|title=Night in Calisia (feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klocek) by Randy Brecker on iTunes|date=13 August 2013 |publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
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* POL: 10,000+<ref name="zpav">{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin|publisher=bestsellery.zpav.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* POL: 20,000+<ref name="zpav">{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/regulamin.php|title=ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin|publisher=bestsellery.zpav.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |''Wieczorem'' (with [[Dorota Miśkiewicz]],<br/>Kuba Badach and others)
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* Released: October 8, 2013
* Released: 8 October 2013
* Label: Agora SA
* Label: Agora SA
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Pora umierać''<br/>(with [[Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra]])
! scope="row" |''Pora umierać''<br/>(with [[Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra]])
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* Released: April 22, 2011<ref name="soundtracks">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtracks.pl/index.php?op=show&ID=1268|title=Soundtracks.pl - Muzyka Filmowa : WŁODEK PAWLIK - "PORA UMIERAĆ": NA 5 MINUT PRZED PREMIERĄ!|publisher=soundtracks.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Released: 22 April 2011<ref name="soundtracks">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtracks.pl/index.php?op=show&ID=1268|title=Soundtracks.pl - Muzyka Filmowa : WŁODEK PAWLIK - "PORA UMIERAĆ": NA 5 MINUT PRZED PREMIERĄ!|publisher=soundtracks.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Polskie Radio
* Label: Polskie Radio
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Rewers''<br/>(with Sinfonia Iuventus & Maciej Żółtowski)
! scope="row" |''Rewers''<br/>(with Sinfonia Iuventus & Maciej Żółtowski)
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* Released: 13 November 2009<ref name="onyx2">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/plyty/index.asp?idplyty=2538|title=Zpav - OLIS|author=Artur Sliwinski (code), Robert Mielczarek (art)|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Polskie Radio
* Label: Polskie Radio
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Turtles''
! scope="row" |''Turtles (feat. Randy Brecker)''
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* Released: 1995
* Released: 1995
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! scope="row" |''The Waning Moon''
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* Released: November 2, 1999<ref name="muzyka">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.wp.pl/rid,19777,title,The-Waning-Moon,plyta.html?ticaid=113a39|title=The Waning Moon - Muzyka - WP.PL|publisher=muzyka.wp.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Released: 2 November 1999<ref name="muzyka">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.wp.pl/rid,19777,title,The-Waning-Moon,plyta.html?ticaid=113a39|title=The Waning Moon - Muzyka - WP.PL|publisher=muzyka.wp.pl|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Universal Music Poland
* Label: Universal Music Poland
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Kolędy Polskie. Polish Christmas Carols''
! scope="row" |''Kolędy Polskie. Polish Christmas Carols''
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* Released: December 13, 2004
* Released: 13 December 2004
* Label: Polonia Records
* Label: Polonia Records
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Kolędy Polskie''
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* Released: December 7, 2013<ref name="empik">{{cite web|url=http://www.empik.com/koledy-polskie-pawlik-wlodek,p1084834363,muzyka-p?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_IKiBRD7rPqut_OZ4qgBEiQASm4GAgv_9vcl2GQMvCMUNxjPgHAZBphWq7QjwTKgH_TueXIaAiSl8P8HAQ|title=Kolędy polskie - Pawlik Włodek za 36,99 zł &#124; Muzyka empik.com|publisher=empik.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Released: 7 December 2013<ref name="empik">{{cite web|url=http://www.empik.com/koledy-polskie-pawlik-wlodek,p1084834363,muzyka-p?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_IKiBRD7rPqut_OZ4qgBEiQASm4GAgv_9vcl2GQMvCMUNxjPgHAZBphWq7QjwTKgH_TueXIaAiSl8P8HAQ|title=Kolędy polskie - Pawlik Włodek za 36,99 zł &#124; Muzyka empik.com|publisher=empik.com|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref>
* Label: Pawlik Relations
* Label: Pawlik Relations
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
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==See also==
*[[Music of Poland]]
*[[Krzysztof Komeda]]
*[[Tomasz Stańko]]


==References==
==References==
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*{{Official website|http://wlodekpawlik.com}}


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Włodek Pawlik
2014
Background information
Also known asWłodek Pawlik
Born (1958-10-04) 4 October 1958 (age 66)
Kielce, Poland
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer
InstrumentPiano
Websitewlodekpawlik.com

Włodek Pawlik,[1][2][3] Włodzimierz Pawlik (Polish: [vwɔdʑimiɛʐ pavlik]; born 4 October 1958 in Kielce) is a Polish composer and jazz pianist. On 26 January 2014, he became the first Polish jazz musician to receive a Grammy Award, having won in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category with his album Night in Calisia, recorded with Randy Brecker and the Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra,[4] released in the USA by Summit Records.

Life and career

[edit]

He is a graduate of the F. Chopin University of Music in the piano class of Barbara Hesse-Bukowska. He also studied jazz at the Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg.

He is a laureate of Grand Prix of the International Jazz Contest in Dunkirk (1984 France) and the second prize at the International Jazz Composition Contest in Monaco (1989), among others. Apart from jazz, his artistic output includes film soundtracks, orchestral works, 2 piano concertos, ballet music, opera, cantata and theatre music. He is an author of soundtracks for a number of acclaimed films, such as “Crows” ("Wrony") and "Pora umierać" by Dorota Kędzierzawska, “Reverse” ("Rewers") by Borys Lankosz (awarded with the “Złote Lwy (“Golden Lions”) at the 34th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and with the “Orły” (“Eagles”) by the Polish Film Academy in 2010, both for the Best Original Score of the Year.

He has appeared at some renowned jazz festivals, such as North Sea in Hague (1998), Warsaw Summer Jazz Days (several times), European Jazz Festival in Athens (2006), Takasaki Music Festival (2014), Kaunas Jazz Festival (2015), as well as classical music festivals, such as Wratislawia Cantans in Wocław (2003), Altstadt Herbst in Duesseldorf (2007), and Polish Music Festival in Cincinnati (2016).

Throughout the 1990s he performed regularly with the Western Jazz Quartet – a faculty jazz ensemble based at Western Michigan University (Trent Kynaston - saxophone, Tom Knific - bass). The collaboration was marked by numerous concerts around the globe and three CD albums: “Live at Jazz Club Aquarium” (feat. Billy Hart, 1993), “Turtles” (feat. Randy Brecker, 1995) and “Waning Moon” (2000).

In 2002 he had a successful solo tour of Australia that was hailed by "The Age" daily newspaper as one of the two "most mesmerising concerts during the year" in the country.[5]

He won “Fryderyk” (Polish music prize) in 2006 for his album “Misterium Stabat Mater” for the improvising piano and Gregorian choir and the Award of TVP Kultura (Polish National Television Culture Channel) for this trio album „Anhelli” in 2006.

In 2008 he composed and recorded jazz-suite “Tykocin” along with Randy Brecker. The record was re-released in the USA by Summit Records and met with a positive reception in the USA gaining Pawlik the title of Jazz Composer of the Year 2009 from the Los Angeles-based blog “Jazz Station”[6]

That same year “Grand Piano” – a 2CD album containing solo piano improvisations was released, followed by “Struny na Ziemi” (“Strings in the Earth”) in 2011 with the original music composed by Pawlik to poems by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz.

In 2013 the album “Wieczorem” (“In the Evening”) with the music to poetry by Józef Czechowicz was released.

In 2014 he composed “Freedom” – musical work for choir, orchestra and jazz trio, commissioned by the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, which was performed on 4 June 2014 at the Royal Square in Warsaw as part of the celebrations of Polish Freedom and was attended by many heads of states, including the President of the USA Barack Obama.

In 2016 Pawlik released an album with his original works for orchestra under the title “4 Works 4 Orchestra”, including his second piano concerto.

He has been an active lecturer and clinician. He attained a doctorate at F. Chopin University of Music where he has conducted lectures on improvisation since 2007.

He has given clinics and master classes at the Eastman School of Music, Western Michigan University, Cincinnati College of Music, at the IAJE Jazz Conference in Los Angeles (1999) and at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.

Honours and distinctions

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Selected discography

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Collaborative albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[7][8]
Sonety Szekspira (with Elżbieta Wojnowska)
  • Released: 23 April 2004
  • Label: Impart
  • Formats: CD
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Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite (Randy Brecker feat.
Włodek Pawlik Trio, The Symphony Orchestra of
the Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok)
  • Released: 25 August 2009[9]
  • Label: Summit Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download[10]
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Struny na Ziemi (Strings on Earth) (with Lora Szafran,
Marek Bałata & Robert Więckiewicz)
  • Released: 22 May 2011
  • Label: Pawlik Relations
  • Formats: CD
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Night in Calisia (Randy Brecker feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio,
Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klocek)
  • Released: 13 November 2012[11]
  • Label: Pawlik Relations, Summit Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download[12]
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Wieczorem (with Dorota Miśkiewicz,
Kuba Badach and others)
  • Released: 8 October 2013
  • Label: Agora SA
  • Formats: CD
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[7]
Crows
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Koch International
  • Formats: CD
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Pora umierać
(with Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Released: 22 April 2011[15]
  • Label: Polskie Radio
  • Formats: CD
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Rewers
(with Sinfonia Iuventus & Maciej Żółtowski)
  • Released: 13 November 2009[16]
  • Label: Polskie Radio
  • Formats: CD
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Włodek Pawlik Quartet

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Title Album details
Turtles (feat. Randy Brecker)
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Polonia Records
  • Formats: CD
The Waning Moon
  • Released: 2 November 1999[17]
  • Label: Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD

Christmas albums

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Title Album details
Kolędy Polskie. Polish Christmas Carols
  • Released: 13 December 2004
  • Label: Polonia Records
  • Formats: CD
Kolędy Polskie
  • Released: 7 December 2013[18]
  • Label: Pawlik Relations
  • Formats: CD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Włodek Pawlik zdobywa Grammy!" (in Polish). zaiks.org.pl.
  2. ^ "Włodek Pawlik" (in Polish). culture.pl.
  3. ^ "Jazz Series". ccm.uc.edu.
  4. ^ "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Diverse talents propel jazz scene into 2003 - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. January 2003. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. ^ Desouteiro, Arnaldo (2009-12-29). "Jazz Station - Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond): The Best Jazz of 2009". Jazz Station - Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  7. ^ a b "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite - Randy Brecker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Nostalgic Journey - Tykocin Jazz Suite by Randy Brecker on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Włodek Pawlik - Night in Calisia - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Night in Calisia (feat. Wlodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klocek) by Randy Brecker on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  13. ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Regulamin". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Soundtracks.pl - Muzyka Filmowa : WŁODEK PAWLIK - "PORA UMIERAĆ": NA 5 MINUT PRZED PREMIERĄ!". soundtracks.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  16. ^ Artur Sliwinski (code), Robert Mielczarek (art). "Zpav - OLIS". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  17. ^ "The Waning Moon - Muzyka - WP.PL". muzyka.wp.pl. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Kolędy polskie - Pawlik Włodek za 36,99 zł | Muzyka empik.com". empik.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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