Dorota Miśkiewicz
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Dorota Miśkiewicz d is a Polish singer, songwriter, composer and violinist.
With a background in jazz
, her work extends into other musical genres, including Latin rhythms. She has released a number of solo and collaborative albums and singles, and her 2008 album Caminho won a gold disc. She has twice received nominations for the Fryderyk
Polish music awards.
awards with the Simple Acoustic Trio (renamed the Marcin Wasilewski
Trio in 2008).
Dorota studied the violin
at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy
in Warsaw, graduating in 1997. In 1994 she joined the sextet of jazz musician Włodzimierz Nahorny, recording four albums with the group as vocalist and violinist.
in Vienna
and Belgrade
. She has also made recordings with other artists, including a duet on Cesária Évora
's album Rogamar
.
Her first solo album, featuring songs which she herself composed, was released in 2002 and titled Dorota Miśkiewicz Goes To Heaven - Zatrzymaj się ("Stop"). It was nominated for the Fryderyk
prize for Jazz Album of the Year.
Her next album was released in October 2004, entitled Pod rzęsami ("Under the eyelashes"). It featured the track "W małych istnieniach" ("In small existences") which had qualified for the premieres competition at the Opole Festival. The album's title track, recorded with Grzegorz Turnau
, had featured on the soundtrack of the film Zakochany Anioł ("Beloved Angel"). The album also featured the single Poza czasem ("Beyond time").
Her third album was released in September 2008, and is titled Caminho (a reference to the Saint James Way -Caminho de Santiago-). Other artists appearing on the album include Brazilian percussionist Guello, jazz pianist Marcin Wasilewski
, guitarist Marek Napiórkowski, who also co-wrote some tracks, and Grzegorz Turnau
, who wrote the lyrics to the title track and one other song. The song "Magda, proszę" ("Magda, please") was performed at the Opole Festival and was given second place by the jury. The album won a gold disc and a Fryderyk
nomination.
According to the Rzeczpospolita
newspaper, although her background is in jazz
, she has successfully turned her hand to other genres, including pop
, bossa nova
and samba
.
With a background in jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, her work extends into other musical genres, including Latin rhythms. She has released a number of solo and collaborative albums and singles, and her 2008 album Caminho won a gold disc. She has twice received nominations for the Fryderyk
Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
Polish music awards.
Early life
Dorota Miśkiewicz was born on 12 September 1973 in Kłodzko, southern Poland. Her father Henryk (born 1951) is a well-known jazz saxophonist and composer. Her younger brother Michał (born 1977) would become a jazz percussionist, winning FryderykFryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
awards with the Simple Acoustic Trio (renamed the Marcin Wasilewski
Marcin Wasilewski
Marcin Wasilewski , commonly known as Wasyl, is a Polish defender who plays for RSC Anderlecht and the Poland national football team. He is under contract with Anderlecht until 2013.- Career :...
Trio in 2008).
Dorota studied the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy
Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw is located at ulica Okólnik 2 in central Warsaw, Poland...
in Warsaw, graduating in 1997. In 1994 she joined the sextet of jazz musician Włodzimierz Nahorny, recording four albums with the group as vocalist and violinist.
Career
Miśkiewicz has given many performances in Poland and internationally as a solo artist and alongside others, including with Nigel KennedyNigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy is a British born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. She has also made recordings with other artists, including a duet on Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora
Cesária Évora is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes, Évora is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna."-Early life:...
's album Rogamar
Rogamar
-Track listing:#"Sombras di distino"#"Um pincelada"#"Avenida marginal"#"Africa nossa" #"Tiche"#"São tomé na equador"#"Rogamar"#"Amor e mar"#"Modje trofel"#"Rosie"#"Travessa de peixeira"#"Mas um sonho"#"Mar nha confidente"...
.
Her first solo album, featuring songs which she herself composed, was released in 2002 and titled Dorota Miśkiewicz Goes To Heaven - Zatrzymaj się ("Stop"). It was nominated for the Fryderyk
Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
prize for Jazz Album of the Year.
Her next album was released in October 2004, entitled Pod rzęsami ("Under the eyelashes"). It featured the track "W małych istnieniach" ("In small existences") which had qualified for the premieres competition at the Opole Festival. The album's title track, recorded with Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984...
, had featured on the soundtrack of the film Zakochany Anioł ("Beloved Angel"). The album also featured the single Poza czasem ("Beyond time").
Her third album was released in September 2008, and is titled Caminho (a reference to the Saint James Way -Caminho de Santiago-). Other artists appearing on the album include Brazilian percussionist Guello, jazz pianist Marcin Wasilewski
Marcin Wasilewski
Marcin Wasilewski , commonly known as Wasyl, is a Polish defender who plays for RSC Anderlecht and the Poland national football team. He is under contract with Anderlecht until 2013.- Career :...
, guitarist Marek Napiórkowski, who also co-wrote some tracks, and Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984...
, who wrote the lyrics to the title track and one other song. The song "Magda, proszę" ("Magda, please") was performed at the Opole Festival and was given second place by the jury. The album won a gold disc and a Fryderyk
Fryderyk
The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
nomination.
According to the Rzeczpospolita
Rzeczpospolita
Rzeczpospolita is a traditional name of the Polish State, usually referred to as Rzeczpospolita Polska . It comes from the words: "rzecz" and "pospolita" , literally, a "common thing". It comes from latin word "respublica", meaning simply "republic"...
newspaper, although her background is in jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, she has successfully turned her hand to other genres, including pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
.
Albums
- Dorota Miśkiewicz Goes to Heaven – Zatrzymaj się (2002, FryderykFryderykThe Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name...
nomination) - Pod rzęsami (2005)
- Caminho (2008, gold disc and Fryderyk nomination)
Album appearances as featured artist
- RogamarRogamar-Track listing:#"Sombras di distino"#"Um pincelada"#"Avenida marginal"#"Africa nossa" #"Tiche"#"São tomé na equador"#"Rogamar"#"Amor e mar"#"Modje trofel"#"Rosie"#"Travessa de peixeira"#"Mas um sonho"#"Mar nha confidente"...
, with Cesária ÉvoraCesária ÉvoraCesária Évora is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes, Évora is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna."-Early life:...
(2006, gold disc) - Śrubki, Michał Jurkiewicz (2010)
Singles and videos
- Zatrzymaj się
- W małych istnieniach
- Poza czasem
- Mój wilku
- Um pincelada (with Cesária ÉvoraCesária ÉvoraCesária Évora is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for performing without shoes, Évora is perhaps the best internationally known practitioner of "morna."-Early life:...
) - Magda, proszę (2008)
- Budzić się i zasypiać (z tobą) (2008)
- Dwoje różnych (with Grzegorz Markowski, 2008)
- Nucę, gwiżdżę sobie (2009)