Photo by Malwa Grabowska, cover by Julia Massow
ARTUR TUZNIK
Artur Tuznik is an award-winning Polish piano player and composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark, active on European scene for jazz and improvised music both as a bandleader and sideman.
His recognizable musical voice is strongly influenced by language of impressionism and folk music of his origins, but rooted in sound known as Scandinavian jazz.
In various projects, he has shared the stage and/or recorded with artists like Tomasz Stanko, Jeremy Pelt, Tony Malaby, Anders Christensen, Alex Riel, Maciej Obara, Andreas Lang, , Anders Mogensen, Thomas Agergaard, Tomasz Dabrowski and been performing on festivals across Europe, USA & Canada. With several albums with his music, dozen of records as a sideman, and many awards on international jazz competitions, Tuznik is considered one of the most promising European pianists of his generation.
NEWS
Newest from the blog
THE SPACE ABOVE
New album out on
July 2nd 2021!
Artur Tuznik – piano, compositions
Flavia Huarachi – flute
Simon Olderskog Albertsen – drums, percussion
A debut album by the acoustic chamber trio “The Space Above” – interpreting early and contemporary classical music and blending folkloric and impressionistic influences in their very own way. By combining the spontaneous and open sensibilities of jazz and the richness of colours found in classical music, this record presents an undeniably unique musical space – a new way to tell an old story.
The trio features three young and well established improvisers from the Copenhagen scene of creative music: the Bolivian flutist Flavia Huarachi, fusing her indigenous andean roots with classical training through concerts and albums with Orchestra of the Americas, the award-winning Polish pianist and composer Artur Tuznik – known for his expressive style of playing, through his successful albums as a leader and numerous cooperations on the European jazz scene, and Simon Albertsen – a Norwegian drummer, coming from punk and metal, moving into jazz and improvised music with bands like WAKO and Espen Berg Trio.
Artur Tuznik TRIO
"I have listened to this album many times, and it's not possible to get it out of head. Tuznik has a zone of an alluring calm and
adventurous contemplation in his playing"
Christian Munch-Hansen, POLITIKEN (DK) - ***** (5/6)
''(...) Possibly the most interesting piano-achievement on the Polish jazz scene last year"
5 stars ***** by Adam Domagala, JAZZ FORUM Polish Jazz Magazine
"Well balanced and simply worth listening to"
Ivan Rod (DK), music journalist
"His compositions and the ambience of this album is simply just a beautiful thing"
Mieczyslaw Burski, POLISH RADIO
"One of the most interesting albums of young Polish jazz - perfectly played and corresponding in a beautiful way with what we, in today's jazz, call a creative, original concept.
Dionizy Piatkowski, JAZZ.PL
The new album Artur Tuznik TRIO features prominent individualities with established position on the European scene for jazz and improvised music. Together with Davidsen and Høyer, Tuznik introduces a darker sound inspired by impressionism, Scandinavian avant-garde and Slavic folk music.
Minimalistic compositions, often with open forms, highlight strong melodic sense and rich harmonic language of the leader. With original music, virtuosity, experience and unique voice of all three personalities, Tuznik presents a great band capable of merging intense energy, spontaneous improvisations with lyrical, almost meditative ballads.
Artur Tuznik - piano
Nils Davidsen - d.bass
Jakob Høyer - drums
LATEST ACTIVITIES
Artur tuznik sextet
THE SPACE ABOVE
Artur Tuznik “Symphony of one bar”
Artur Tuznik + Moo Latte
”ROOTmisc”
Thomas Agergaard / Artur Tuznik
”Rocket SciencE”
Agergaard-Ginman-Blachman-Tuznik
Tomasz Stanko Experience
Other selected videos
CONCERTS
DISCOGRAPHY
ARTUR TUŹNIK TRIO
Released 11 oktober 2016 by Multikulti Project
Artur Tuźnik: piano
Nils Bo Davidsen: double bass
Jakob Høyer: drums
Recorded by Michał Wasyl at RecPublica Studios in Lubrza (PL) 16-18 December 2015.
Mixed by Jakob Høyer. Mastered by Teis Frandsen.
Photo by Per Henriksen. Cover design by Krzysztof Marciniak / marciniakstudio.pl
Producer: Artur Tuźnik. Executive producers: Tomasz Konwent & Wawrzyniec Makinia
Licak/Tuznik QUINTET
Released - April 2011 on Blackout (DK)
Recorded at Tokarnia Studio in Nieporet, Poland,
November 2009 by Jan & Mateusz Smoczynski.
Mixed and mastered at RecArt, September 2010 by Lukasz Kurzawski.
Artwork by Kaja Cykalewicz.
Tomasz Licak - tenor sax
Artur Tuznik - piano
Tomasz Dabrowski - trumpet
Andreas Lang - d.bass
Anders Mogensen - drums
Maciej Kadziela THE TASTE OF THE WORLD feat. Grzech Piotrowski
Recorded by Weronika Wierzba,
mixed and mastered by Eryk Kozlowski Red eR Studio.
Released - June 2016 on Multikulti Project (PL)
Maciej Kadziela - alt sax
Johannes Vaht - d.bass
Olle Dernevik - drums
Artur Tuznik - piano
feat. Grzech Piotrowski - tenor sax
Karlis Auzins IMAGES IN REGARD OF THE CENTRAL REFERENCE SYSTEM
Recorded on September 2015, mixed and mastered by Frederik Brandt Jakobsen
Released - May 2016 on Gateway (DK)
Artwork by Aldis Dobenbergs
Design by Didzis Bordo
Karlis Auzins - tenor sax
Joel Illerhag - d.bass
Jakob Hoeyer - drums
Artur Tuznik - piano
Outbreak Quartet LAST CALL
Recorded in April 2010 in Radio Katowice
Mixed and mastered by Marcin Gorny
Released on label of Radio Katowice
Tomasz Licak - tenor sax
Artur Tuznik - piano
Emil Brun Madsen - d.bass
Rasmus Schmidt - drums
PRESS
Selected Quotes:
“Tuznik appears as an unusually gifted improviser who builds up his solos with intelligence and mastery of motivic development, using tension-and-release reminiscent of Herbie Hancock ...”
Bjarne Søltoft, JazzSpecial (DK
“A pianist with a huge range of tonal color and magnificent control of musical moods. A constant team player, and a brilliant soloist.”
Reinhard Köchl (DE), musikjournalist
“(...)Tuznik takes center stage and delivers a performance that slowly envelops you with very powerful emotions. Tearful.”
Stephan Moore, JazzWrap
