Leverage the knowledge of music fundamentals and advanced techniques while finding your own distinctive musical language.
PK Creative Studio is the culmination of many years of creation through composition, arranging, producing, creating and playing music. With PK Creative Studio, you can either gain an understanding of basic and advanced music theory that will support you in all of your musical endeavors or develop a unique style that truly represents your brand essence. Listen to some of the musical compositions we created for clients.
Some Background
Your instructor/composer, Piotr Kowalczyk, is native to Poland where he studied a wide range of music including: Voice, Piano, Bass, French Horn and Music Composition. He played for the Polish Army Orchestra for 8 years before coming to Boston to immerse himself in jazz. Piotrek is a regarded musician, composer and arranger dedicated to developing his technique and connection to spirit of creativity through his work. His musical talent has been recognized by Berklee College of Music.
Piotr has also been studying with Garry Dial of the Charlie Banacos system for 10 years. He specializes in jazz, latin, classical, and new age music for film, music production, and live events. His original music has been well received by critics in Europe and America. Piotrek's boundless vision, creativity, and intuitive sensitivity are vital characteristics that have influenced so many.
Piotr Kowalczyk
Private Education
Charlie Banacos / Garry Dial - Composition, Improvisation, Jazz Harmony
Michael Ferguson - Bass Improvisation
Yoko Miwa - Piano, Improvisation
Angus Moncrieff - Jazz Harmony, Arrangement
Karen De Biasse - Voice
International Jazz Workshops in Poland - Improvisation
Formal Education
Warsaw Academy of Vocal Performance & Acting - Warsaw, Poland
Gdansk Academy of Music - Gdansk, Poland
Pulawy Elementary School of Music - Pulawy, Poland
Performances
I have performed all of Europe including Poland, Belgium, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Holland, Germany, and Denmark with the Polish Army Orchestra as well as with independent Jazz Quartets. I performed in Boston MA, Newburyport MA and Portsmouth NH for many years.
Awards & Honors
Polish Jazz Society - Honorary Member
Berklee College of Muisc B.E.S.T. - Jazz Vocalist Scholarship
Akwarium Jazz Club-Male Vocal
Jazz & Odra Festival - Pegaz Band
International Music Festival, Gdynia - Vocal Hope of Polish Jazz
Collaborations in America
Don Heald
Lou Silvestri
Rick Cress
Freddie Burgos
Yoko Miwa
Vedim Neselovski
Daniel Day
Branislaw Suchanek
Poh-Gek Tay
Greg Loughman
Uziel Colon
Rozhan Mohd. Razman
Anthony A. Morris
Collaborations in Poland
Adam Wendt
Konrad Orlowski
Stefan Janowski
Zbigniew Zagora