Krzysztof Dys - NOSPR

Born in 1982. Polish pianist and improviser. He holds a doctorate in classical piano from The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy Of Music In Poznań, where he currently works as a lecturer at the jazz piano division.

As a young musician, he received many prestigious awards for both classical music: third prize at the International Piano Competition of the Russian Conservatory Alexander Scriabin, (Paris, France, 2007), and jazz music: second prize at the Warsaw Jazz Pianist Contest (Warsaw, Poland, 2006), Grand Prix at the “Jazz nad Odrą” Festival with the Soundcheck quartet (Wrocław, Poland, 2006).

He is currently collaborating with the world-class violinist Adam Bałdych, co-creating the Adam Bałdych Quartet. In the 2019, their “Sacrum Profanum” album was released by the prestigious German ACT music publishing house. In 2020 he recorded a duo album with a vocalist Monika Borzym "Monika Borzym śpiewa stare piosenki". He also collaborates with the avant-garde clarinetist, laureate of Polityka’s Passport Wacław Zimpel and drummer Hubert Zemler, creating the LAM trio, reaching for the music of American minimalist. Together with the Wacław Zimpel Quartet he also recorded the critically acclaimed album “Stone Fog”. Krzysztof Dys is also working with the trumpeter Maciej Fortuna. As a duet, they recorded a very well received album “Tropy”, which finished second in the “Best album of the year 2013” category, according to the polish-jazz-blog-spot web portal. In 2014, their second album “Maciejewski Variations” was released under the prestigious DUX label.

Krzysztof Dys is also a well-heard voice in the jazz mainstream. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Soundcheck quartet, alongside Krzysztof “Kocin” Kociński (saxophone), Andrzej Święs (double bass) and Krzysztof Szmańda (drums). As a group, they recorded six albums and received awards at multiple festivals, both in Poland and abroad. Dys is also a part of the contemporary Jewish music movement. For many years he has been working with the singer Lena Piękniewska. Together they created the “Lullabies for Eternal Sleep” project, recorded as an album in 2012. In 2015, at the Tzadik Festival, he presented a recital dedicated to the music of Mordechaj Gebirtig.