Krystyna Stanko - vocalist endowed with highly original, sultry voice, active in different musical genres. Composer, songwriter, guitarist, teacher.
Krystyna is a graduate of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Academy in Katowice. She collaborated with the KRAKOW based blues band 'Dekiel', with which she toured and performed in GERMANY and at the RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL. DURING her studies, she formed her own band consisting of four women named 'For Dee' in which she was the guitarist and vocalist, and also wrote the music and lyrics for. THE IDEA OF a FEMALE group PROVE TO BE a hit, awarding her with the MAIN PRIZE AT the Student Song Festival in KRAKOW. The PARTICIPATION IN THE DEBUTS category in Opole gained her the first prize AND KRYSTYNA Stanko was awarded the Anna Jantar prize AND the SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST SONG ('ONI' - DEDICATED TO AIDS PATIENTS).
In 1995, as a duo with JOWITA TABASZEWSKA, she recorded the album 'Kobiety', which contained 12 songs composed by Krystyna. Some of them hosted on the radio charts and television, highly RATED BY MARK Niedzwiecki. In 1996 'FOR DEE' WAS GUEST on a CONCERT TOUR with the group 'Various Manx' (about 20 concerts in Poland). Since September 1998 'For Dee' stopped all activities.
After a 2 year break KRYSTYNA Stanko founded '(0-58)' together with Olo Walicki and Maciej Grzywacz, a Jazz group whose main idea was to compose and play their OWN ORIGINAL MUSIC at concerts. A BEAUTIFUL ACOUSTIC SOUND, INTERESTING melodies and RICHness IN HARMONY IN COMBINATION WITH lyrical, poetic lyrics inspired the musicians to record the album "DO_DZIESIECIU", which was nominated for the Fryderyki Award 2001 For Best Jazz Album of the Year. The group presented their interesting project within the COUNTRY AND ABROAD (GERMANY, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, ROMANIA, CZECH REPUBLIC). In 2003 ANOTHER record 'Tryby' followed with music by Maciej Grzywacz and lyrics by KRYSTYNA Stanko. LIKE 'DO_Dziesieciu' it was met with high INTEREST and WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR the FREDERYKI AWARDS. The Group has appeared on several major festivals, among others at the WARSAW SUMMER JAZZ DAYS IN SIBIU and the Policka JAZZ FESTIVAL. Since 2004, Krystyna Stanko is collaborating with many interesting artists such as Piotr Lemanczyk, Jacek Kochan, Dominik Bukowski, PRZEMYSlAW RAMINIAK. IN 2008 Krystyna Stanko invited New York based flamenco guitarist Hernan ROMERO CREATING THE PROJECT 'Slavic soul, HOT FLAMENCO' which has played a few shows (among others at the BOHEMA JAZZ FESTIVAL, JAZZ AND IN Gdynia) and has scored good REVIEWS.
Krystyna also composes and records her original compositions that often carry a JAZZy, AND SOMETIMES a Bluesy color. Krystyna is a teacher for vocals on the Music Academy in Gdansk. IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD DAY AGAINST AIDS Krystyna Stanko RECORDED her song 'Oni' WITH THE CHOIR 'Cartusia', which was released as a single. IN FEBRUARY 2008 her Song 'Moj Drogi Panie' was part of the compilation 'PO POLSKU O MILOSCI' released by Warner. By THE END OF 2008 KRYSTYNA Stanko's SONG 'Sobie Sami' was SELECTED by Juliusz Machulski for his motion picture 'ILE WAZY KON TROJANSKI'
In December 2008 she released another album, ISSUED BY THE RADIO AGENCY record companies, titled 'Uslysz Mnie' with the singles 'Nikt Poza Nami' (CHILLOUT CAFE - M. Niedzwiecki) AND 'Moj Drogi Panie' The NEW ALBUM received excellent reviews and was nominated for 'Superjedynki'.
In November 2010 she released a new album called 'Secretly', WHICH IS her PERSONAL tribute to PETER GABRIEL AND INCLUDES Jazz arrangements of his COMPOSITIONS. Next to KRYSTYNA, outstanding instrumentalists can be found on the record: Dominik Bukowski, Piotr Lemanczyk, Cezary Konrad, Irek Wojtczak, Marcin GAWDZIS. The material was recorded in the STUDIO RG, and produced at P&E STUDIOS in Amsterdam. PRODUCER PAUL RUTSCHKA together with Ian Edwards took care of WARM, jazzy sound. 'Secretly' received a five star review in the JAZZ FORUM magazine. The Group successfully performs in clubs and on festivals throughout the country.
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