Grzegorz Kaźmierczak Explained

Grzegorz Kaźmierczak
Birth Date:15 February 1964
Birth Place:Bydgoszcz, Poland

Grzegorz Kaźmierczak (born 15 February 1964) is a Polish poet,[1] [2] vocalist (and author of lyrics) in the band Variété, and record producer.

Life and work

Graduated from the Polish Philology Department at Kazimierz Wielki University. Co-founded Variété[3] and debuted with the group at Jarocin Festival[4] in 1984, receiving a distinction and several other awards in further years, including the Grand Prize, the Audience Award, the Journalists’ Award and the Award of the President of Jarocin. So far Variété has released 10 longplays and Kaźmierczak has published 4 books of poems. The band has played many concerts[5] in various European countries,[6] in Russia and US. In 2007 Variété recorded their sixth album in New York City.

Kaźmierczak is a co-founder of a few recording studios. As sound engineer and music producer he has participated in recording albums of many artists. He has won various individual and collective awards. In Polish music community Kaźmierczak has been considered one of the best lyricists.[7] In 2010 a documentary „Variété – muzyka bez końca[8] " (Variété – endless music) was made, directed by Darek Landowski. Grzegorz Kaźmierczak currently lives in Avola.

Bibliography

Books of poetry

Discography

Albums with Variété

Singles with Variété

Soundtracks

As author of lyrics in other releases

As producer/co-producer

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grzegorz Kaźmierczak. admin. zeszytypoetyckie.pl. 13 February 2017.
  2. Book: Dunin-Wąsowicz, Paweł. Macie swoich poetów: liryka polska urodzona po 1960 roku : wypisy. 1 January 1996. Lampa i Iskra Boża. 9788386735136. pl.
  3. Book: Gnoiński, Leszek. Encyklopedia polskiego rocka. 1996. In Rock. 978-83-86365-08-1. pl.
  4. Book: Czajkowska. Karolina. "Głowa mówi...": Polski rock lat 80.. Grabski. Piotr. Pęczak. Mirosław. Nowak. Joanna. Parus. Magdalena. Baran. Dariusz. Wiernicka. Paulina. Bekier. Celina. Mańczyk. Łukasz. 2018-01-01. Koło Lektury Filologiczno-Filozoficznej UMK. 978-83-945673-2-3. pl.
  5. Web site: Variete B90. www.b90.pl. 13 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Variété + Neda Malūnavičiūtė + Jan Maksimovič Different Sounds. en.innebrzmienia.eu. pl-PL. 13 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Dezerterzy - Grzegorz Kaźmierczak. 2020-11-03. VOD Tvp.pl. pl-PL.
  8. Web site: "VARIETE – MUZYKA BEZ KOŃCA" – film dokumentalny o zespole Variete. YouTube. 13 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Siwczyk o wierszach Kaźmierczaka Silesius. silesius.wroclaw.pl. pl-PL. 13 February 2017.
  10. News: Variété: pierwszy duży koncert zagraliśmy w Jarocinie. PolskieRadio.pl. 13 February 2017.
  11. News: Variété – "Bydgoszcz 1986". Gazeta Wyborcza. 13 February 2017. pl-PL.
  12. News: VARIETE – "Zapach Wyjścia". 22 April 2008. Onet Muzyka. 13 February 2017. pl-PL.
  13. News: Variété – ulubiony zespół polskiej inteligencji. 19 December 2013. Newsweek.pl. 13 February 2017. pl-PL.
  14. News: Stage Songs Review 2015. Programme, tickets www.wroclaw.pl. wroclaw.pl. 13 February 2017. pl.
  15. Web site: Hyena (Hiena). Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. 13 February 2017.
  16. Book: Piotrowski, Grzegorz. A European Youth Revolt. 1 January 2016. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 9781349552306. Andresen. Knud. Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. 203–216. en. 10.1007/978-1-137-56570-9_14. Steen. Bart van der. Punk against Communism: The Jarocin Rock Festival and Revolting Youth in 1980s Poland.