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Krzysztof Urbanski is a multi-award winning Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Educator and Producer, recommended by ‘The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz’ along with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter as one of the most interesting saxophone voices of his generation.

During his 20 year career he has become well known for taking part in concerts, festivals, jazz competitions, masterclasses and workshops at venues including The World Saxophone Congress in Croatia, Asian Saxophone Congress in Shanghai/China, London Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Showcase, Gent Jazz Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, UCLA in Los Angeles and The Royal Northern College of Music.

As a recording artist he has 5 albums under his belt; (2008) ‘Urbanski Quartet Live at Hoeilaart Jazz Festival’ , (2010) ‘Urbanski’ , (2013) ‘The Art of Three’, (2014) ‘Urban Jazz  Society’, 2020 ‘Children Of The Light’. He has appeared as a guest artist on more than 100 albums crossing all musical genres.

As a composer and saxophonist his numerous awards include:- January 2016 Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland; April 2009 Krzysztof Urbanski and his Quartet received the TVP Culture Award from the national broadcaster; March 2009 winner of the ‘wARTo’ Music Award from Gazeta Wyborcza; January 2009 Scholarship from Department of Culture "Young Poland"; September 2009 Scholarship from the City of Wroclaw.

Krzysztof was proclaimed a Jazz Personality of the Year at the ‘JnO’ Jazz Festival 2010. 

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