Janek Gwizdala (born 19 November 1978) is an English
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
bassist.
Biography
Gwizdala initially preferred drums, but switched to bass guitar after hearing Laurence Cottle.
Gwizdala later moved to the U.S. to attend
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
.
Recordings as a leader
''Mystery to Me'', released in 2004, was recorded at
Manhattan Center Studios
The Manhattan Center is a building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1906 and located at 311 West 34th Street, it houses Manhattan Center Studios, the location of two recording studios; its Grand Ballroom; and the Hammerstein Ballro ...
in front of an audience in one take.
''Live at the 55bar'' was recorded live over two nights in November 2007 and released on 7 February 2008.
Discography
As leader
* ''Mystery to Me'' - 2004
* ''Live at the 55bar'' - 2008
* ''The Space in Between'' - 2010
* ''It Only Happens Once'' - 2012
* ''Theatre by the Sea'' - 2013
* ''Motion Picture'' - 2014
* ''American Elm'' - 2016
* ''Bass Duo'' - 2017
* ''The Union'' - 2019
As sideman
*
Yazz Ahmed
Yazz Ahmed (born 1983) is a British- Bahraini trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. Her music mixes Arabic and Western influences.
She has worked with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Rufus Reid, John Zorn, Ash Walker, the London Jazz Orchestra, and also re ...
, ''Finding My Way Home'' (Suntara, 2011)
*
Peter Erskine, ''Dr. Um'' (Fuzzy Music, 2016)
*
Ronny Jordan, ''At Last'' (N-Coded, 2003)
*
Bob Reynolds, ''Runway'' (2020)
*
Kazumi Watanabe, ''Tricoroll'' (EWE, 2011)
* Kazumi Watanabe, ''Live at Iridium'' (EWE, 2012)
References
External links
Official Website*
Discography at Allmusic
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1978 births
Living people
21st-century bass guitarists
21st-century British male musicians
Berklee College of Music alumni
British bass guitarists
British emigrants to the United States
British record producers
Male bass guitarists