Janek Gwizdala
{{Short description|English jazz bassist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Janek Gwizdala
| image =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| genre = Jazz, jazz fusion
| occupation = Musician, composer
| instrument = Bass guitar
| years_active = 1999–present
| associated_acts =
| website = {{url|janekgwizdala.com}}
}}
Janek Gwizdala (born 19 November 1978) is an English jazz 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.{{cite web|title=Janek Gwizdala: Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger|url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/janek-gwizdala-bigger-better-faster-stronger/51729|website=Bassplayer.com|accessdate=2020-05-07}}
Recordings as a leader
Mystery to Me, released in 2004, was recorded at Manhattan Center Studios in front of an audience in one take.{{cite web|author=All About Jazz |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=16370 |title=Jazz article: "Janek Gwizdala: Mystery to Me-Live in New York" by Phil DiPietro |website=Allaboutjazz.com |date= 4 February 2005|accessdate=2012-06-16}}
Live at the 55bar was recorded live over two nights in November 2007 and released on 7 February 2008.{{cite web|author=All About Jazz |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28687 |title=Janek Gwizdala: "Live at the 55 Bar 2007", jazz review by Phil DiPietro |website=Allaboutjazz.com |date=2008-03-14 |accessdate=2012-06-16}}
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
- One Way Out - 2022
- Night Watch - 2023
- Mystery to Me (20th Anniversary Edition) - 2024
=As sideman=
- Yazz Ahmed, 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
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External links
- [http://www.janekgwizdala.com Official Website]
- [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p743165|pure_url=yes}} Discography at Allmusic]
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Category:21st-century English bass guitarists
Category:21st-century English male musicians
Category:Berklee College of Music alumni
Category:British bass guitarists
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:English record producers