Krzysia Gorniak

Krzysia Górniak – one of the most interesting Polish jazzwomen, playing electric guitar. Graduate of the University of Music and Dramatic Arts -- Graz (Austria) -- jazz guitar. She took part in lessons and workshops with such musicians as: Wayne Brasel, Wynton Marsallis, Mike Stern, Karl Ratzer, Susanne Weinert, John Abercrombie, Christian Rover, Garison Fewell, Bob Mintzer, Ron McClure, Billy Hart, Adam Nussbaum, Clarke Fischer, Alan Jones, and Sid Jacobs.
She played in many jazz clubs in Poland and across the whole of Europe (e.g. “Porgy & Bess” in Graz (Wien), “Miles Of Jazz” in Stockwerk, and “Between Us” in Berlin). She also participated in a few concert tours in Greece. Coming back to Poland, she released two records on which she was the composer, arranger and producer. Firstly “TALES” Recorded with a multinational musical team in 2002 and then “ULTRA” in 2004, published by ITI, on which she played with well-known polish artists.
Currently Krzysia is taking part in various projects. „Krzysia Górniak Band” her main artistic project, relies on professional session musicians.
A multi-talented “Woman of the Renaissance’, who through hard work and consequence expands her talent and interests. In 1993 she graduated from an Arts High School in Warsaw. In 2000, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Philosophy graduating the Warsaw University on the work of John Cage. In 2003, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Art in the Department of of Jazz in „Universiti für Musik und Darstellende Kunst” (University of Music and Dramatic Arts) in Graz, Austria in the class of jazz guitar.
The Warsaw music club “DIUNA CLUB”, established by Krzysia in 2004, with promotion of the creative artists in mind, is at present one of most interesting and intriguing places on the musical map in Poland’s capital. Here she also presents her musical works/productions.
New projects of Krzysia Górniak include GARDEN OF LOVE with Simon Pejski on vocals & EMOTIONS with Krzysia Górniak Band.