There are plenty of talented bands and musicians on the Polish music scene, but if you get down to who really works night and day as a session or stage bass player, there..s no doubt it is ZAQ (Piotr Zaczek). This very talented musician already has a very impressive record of collaborations he has done throughout his career. He is credited for his work with international artists such as Didier Lockwood, Carlos Johnson, Ernie Adams, Jose Cura, Jose Carreras, Gordon Haskell, David Murray and Dean Brown.
His grooving bass lines are laid down on the albums of platinum and gold-sellers with national star status (Urszula, Natalia Kukulska, Edyta Gorniak, Justyna Steczkowska, Kayah), the releases of renowned jazz and fusion musicians (OXEN, Funk De Nite, Czarek Konrad, Poluzjanci) as well as movie soundtracks. He is also one of the few bassist with regular appearances in the bands of various high-viewing-rated TV shows (including the Polish version of Pop Idol) as well as at the biggest Polish music festivals. His solo project "Mutru" debuted at this year's JVC Jazz Jamboree, where Zaq and his band played alongside such star artists as Richard Bona and Meshell Ndgedeocello.
His presence at Bratyslawa Festival, where he took the place of "The Buddha" Billy Dickens, should give you an idea of who we are talking about.
2006 sees the release of Piotr Zaczek's very first solo album.
Mutru showcases not only Zaq's trademark bassplaying abilities but also his skills as a composer of music too fresh to give in to conventional classification.
Zaq takes his music to levels which have rarely been reached before, including in his tunes samples of non-standard sounds, transcending the common usage of his instrument to produce not only the earthy deep grooves which made him one of the first-call session bassists in Poland but also for experiments, soloing and creating a sonorous background.
The high-quality tones of the recording, which encompass the influences of fusion, soul, pop and jazz, are backed up by the skills of guest artists - Poland's top-notch session musicians.
KRYSTYNA STAŃKO-PROMOCJA PŁYTY "USŁYSZ MNIE" P.RAMINIAK-INSTR.KLAWISZOWE P.RUTSCHKA-BASS G.SYCZ-PERKUSJA 12.11.2009LIZARD KING TORUŃ 13.11.2009LIZARD KING BYDGOSZCZ 14.11.2009LIZARD KING ŁÓDŹ ZAPRASZAMY
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