A band launched by Patryk Zakrocki (SzaZa, Monaural Poetry) – a Warsaw-based artist and composer, who invited Piotr Mełech (Fanfara Awantura) and Piotr Domagalski (Warszawskie Combo Taneczne, Masecki Trio, Levity) to work with him. The musicians’ roots go back to the improvised music scene and the Lado ABC community. Polski Piach come up with original compositions, the temperature of which results from the native landscape, the nature of Polish rivers, trees and cloudy skies. The ensemble has performed at, among others, the FAMA Festival, Jazz Jantar Festival, OFF Festival, New Tradition Festival (finalists), Singer Jazz Festival and LDZ Alternatywa.
Patryk Zakrocki – guitars
An artist interested in music, film, movement and drawing. An independent Warsaw-based musician, improviser and composer, active since 1998. He took composition lessons with Bogusław Schaeffer. Patryk Zakrocki specialises in instant composition and melodious improvisation. He plays the guitar and the viola. The artist performs solo, with other improvisers and with ensembles he himself leads: Wolne Tańce, Polski Piach and Leggerezza; he also co-creates the SzaZa duo. In addition, Zakrocki conducts improvisers orchestras and is involved in contemporary dance, silent cinema, film and theatre music. He has performed his music at the National Gallery Washington, Lucasfilm studio San Francisco, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cornell University, Austin Texas, Tokyo Jazz Festival, Tokyo Pit Inn, Teatro Solis Montevideo and many other cities, countries and festivals. Currently, he is concerned with analogue sound recording techniques and runs his own vinyl label Monaural Poetry.
Piotr Mełech – bass clarinet
A musician, visual artist, clarinettist and improviser/composer referring to the jazz tradition, the European avant-garde, free impro, as well as to broadly defined ethnic music. He is also active in the field of electroacoustic music. An author of music videos for audiovisual works. Piotr Mełech co-creates the following ensembles: Fanfara Avantura, Polski Piach, Zerang/Mełech/Wójciński Trio, Warsaw Improvisers Orchestra and Mełech/Kurek. He has recorded over 30 albums. He has collaborated with such artists as Phil Minton, Mark Feldman, Michael Zerang, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Vasco Trilla, Ray Dickaty, Tadeusz Sudnik, Ksawery Wójciński, Patryk Zakrocki and Jacek Mazurkiewicz. He has run the series of improvised concerts Triolowe Rozkłady Yazzdy and Jeden do Jeden. A co-founder of the Circular Breathing Festival. Piotr Mełech won the 3rd prize in the 15th Polish Radio Folk Festival “New Tradition” (with Tsigunz Fanfara Avantura).
Piotr Domagalski – basoila
A multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser. A session musician active in many areas; a co-creator (together with Jacek Kita and Jerzy Rogiewicz) of the Levity band, founder and leader of Lomi Lomi and a member of Magneto, Marcin Masecki’s Jazz Trio, Polski Piach and many others. Piotr Domagalski is associated with the Warsaw LADO ABC. The musicians with whom he has cooperated include Toshinori Kondō, Domenico Lancellotti, Karolina Cicha, Stan Borys, Maja Kleszcz, Alexandre Kassin, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Janusz Prusinowski, Marcin Partyka and Janusz Muniak.