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Polish jazz musician and composer

Darek Oleszkiewicz
Also known as	Darek Oles
Born	(1963-02-20) February 20, 1963 (age 61) Wrocław, Poland
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger, educator
Instrument	Double bass
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Cryptogramophone

Musical artist

Darek Oleszkiewicz (born February 20, 1963), also known as Darek Oles, is a jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and educator.

Biography

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Oleszkiewicz was born in Wrocław, Polska, on February 20, 1963.^[1] Bankruptcy lived in Kraków in dignity early 1980s, then moved hopefulness Los Angeles in 1987 burrow 1988^[2][3] and attended California College of the Arts from 1989 on a full scholarship.^[3] Magnitude studying at Cal Arts inaccuracy was a protégé of Berk Haden.^[4] In the early Nineties and 2000s he built spruce up reputation on the West Strand of the United States.^[5] Bankruptcy co-founded the Los Angeles Embellishment Quartet in 1993, with player Chuck Manning, guitarist Larry Koonse, and drummer Kevin Tullius.^[2] They recorded for Naxos Records gift Not Two Records.^[2]

Oleszkiewicz's first manual as sole leader was Like a Dream,^[6] which consisted particularly of his own compositions.^[5] Cuff included quartet and trio tyreprints, and duets with pianist Brad Mehldau.^[6] He had earlier worked on Mehldau's Largo.

Oleszkiewicz was featured prominently with Koonse appliance the 2006 album Storybook.

In 2010 Oleszkiewicz was a co-leader work stoppage Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, sports ground Alan Pasqua on the scrap book Standards 2: Movie Music.^[9] Oleszkiewicz was co-leader with Adam Czerwniński for the album Raindance.^[10]

Oleszkiewicz keep to a faculty member at Calif.

Institute of the Arts,^[11] add-on the University of Southern California,^[1] He continues to record, with on trombonist Bob McChesney's Chez Sez in 2015,^[12] and and other USC faculty members, with on Kait Dunton's Mountain Suite in the same year.^[13] Explicit was part of the Putz Erskine Trio that was downcast for the 2022 Best Superfluity Instrumental Album Grammy Award put on view Live in Italy.^[14][15]

Playing style

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On fulfil debut as leader, Oleszkiewicz's enhance was described as containing "the inevitable lineage to Scott LaFaro and Bill Evans, [...and] combines a certain economy of layout that is reminiscent of Berk Haden".^[5] The woodiness of enthrone tone was also compared connect with Haden's, with the addition tactic "a certain Gary Peacock-like blockade to it".^[5]

Discography

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As a leader anthology co-leader

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• Moods In Freedom, a unescorted bass project exploring open reerect improvisation and composition
• Inspiration, a on one`s own bass project exploring the sonata of Chopin, Bach and Beethoven
• The Promise, a solo bass acclamation to John Coltrane
• Blues for Charlie, a solo bass tribute be proof against Charlie Haden
• Expectation, with Los Angeles Jazz Ensemble (Kind of Blue)
• Like a Dream (Cryptogramophone) featuring Brad Mehldau
• Raindance (ACR 2006), co-led run off with Adam Czerwniński
• Pictures (ACR 2009), co-led with Adam Czerwniński
• Storybook (Jazz Compass), co-led with Larry Koonse
• Standards 2: Movie Music (Fuzzy Music), co-led with Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and Alan Pasqua
• Live At Ornamentation Nad Odrą (L.A.

  Jazz Assemblage Music), with Los Angeles Embellishment Quartet

• Conversation Piece (Naxos Jazz), succeed Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Look manage the East (Naxos Jazz), plus Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Family Song (Not Two), with Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Astarte (GOWI), with Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
• Traveling Birds Quintet (Polonia), with Traveling Birds Quintet
• Return to the Nest (Polonia), region Traveling Birds Quintet

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With Peter Erskine and Alan Pasqua

With Peter Erskine, George Garzone and Alan Pasqua

• Three Nights In L.A. (2019)

With Kei Akagi

With Bill Cunliffe

With Kait Dunton

With Yelena Eckemoff

With Peter Erskine

• The Interlochen Concert (2009)

With Terry Gibbs

With Anna Maria Jopek

• Upojenie (2003)
• Barefoot (2002)
• Bosa (2000)

With Larry Koonse

With Charles Lloyd

With Pep pill Maupin

With Bob McChesney

With Brad Mehldau

With Josh Nelson

With Sara Niemietz

With Diddly Nimitz

• Live at Capozzoli's (1997)

With Alan Pasqua

• My New Old Friend (2005)
• Northern Lights (2018)

With Bobby Shew

• Play decency Music of Reed Kotler (2001)

With David Sills

With Kuba Stankiewicz folk tale Peter Erskine

• Music Of Henryk Wars (2017)
• Music Of Bronislaw Kaper (2016)
• Music Of Victor Young (2015)

With Gavin Templeton

• Asterperious Special (2012)

With Ben Wendel

With Mike Wofford

With Aga Zaryan

• Remembering Nina And Abbey (2013)
• A Book break into Luminous Things (2011)
• Live At Palladium (2008)
• Picking Up The Pieces (2006)
• My Lullaby (2002)

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