Jazz is my life. Fusion, reggae, samba, salsa, hip-hop, rap, r&b- it's all jazz to me.
New York has been my home for over thirty years. It's where I have recorded over sixty records. With music as my travel agency, I have traveled the world.
Now, thanks to the Internet, I can be at home in all these places.
"Decadence" is a new CD for fans of American jazz with European spices. Genesis of this project lies in music composed for movie "Farewell to Autumn" from the book by Witkacy. Sometimes music is so simple that is difficult to play. On the first tour promoting the new CD Urbaniak's band features: George Colligan - piano, keyboard Kenny Davis-bass Lenny White- drums
2003-03-17New CD by Michal Urbaniak
Sony Music just released Michal's new CD - "Eden", soundtrack from movie by Andrzej Czeczot.
2003-02-10In Cracow on 21st of January Michal Urbaniak peformed with Sinfonietta Cracovia one of the best chamber orchestra in Poland.
Concert of Urbaniak with Sinfonietta Cracovia which was conducted by Robert Kabara and accompanied by: Jan Smoczynski - pianist, Krzysztof Pacan- basist and Sebastian Frankiewicz - drummer was given in philharmonic interior and it fit great to this place. "(...)We listend to Michal Urbaniak's music which is a real jazz mastery. It's hard for me to estimate his work so I leave it aside for experts. I can only say that I was marveled at way of using instrument, excellent structure and great emotions which every of presented pieces was saturated with. The instrumentation of compositions caused that classical sound of string quintet of Sinfonietta Cracovia fit to facture of Urbaniak's jazz work and it was an interesting experience for audience and musicians of Cracow's orchiestra too." Anna Wozniakowska,"Dziennik Polski",23rd of January 2003
