Western Jazz Quartet

The collaboration with the musicians from Western Jazz Quartet resulted in three record releases, including the highly acclaimed by the critics 'Turtles'  from 1995 (featuring Randy Brecker).

The WESTERN JAZZ QUARTET is a resident faculty ensemble in the School of Music at Western Michigan University. Formed in 1974, the quartet combines performing and teaching with uncommon success as they promote jazz music and jazz education through a very active schedule of tours, concerts and workshops. Activities range from performances for school children of all ages to concerts, tours and recordings with such artists as Art Farmer, Stefon Harris, Kenny Werner, Billy Hart, Mark Murphy, Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman, Janis Siegel, and Bobby McFerrin.

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Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker has been shaping the sound of Jazz, R&B and Rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament-Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, David Sanborn, Jaco Pastorius, Horace Silver and Frank Zappa.

"Randy Brecker met pianist Pawlik in Poland in 1994. Later, when Randy's brother Michael was diagnosed with leukemia, the family began looking for eastern European donors, who were believed to be the best match, and recontacted Pawlik.  They traced the Brecker family antecedents to a Polish area known as Tykocin"

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[2009] Tour of Ukraine - celebration of Juliusz Słowacki's birth anniversary - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[2009] Warsaw Summer Jazz Days Festival - Tykocin Jazz Suite feat. Randy Brecker

[2008] "Two Riversides Film and Art Festival", Janowiec- concert with Włodek Pawlik's film music

[2007] Altstadtherbst Kulturfestival, Duesseldorf - Misterium Stabat Mater

[2007] "Wege durch das Land" Literatur- und Musikfest, Hoexter (Germany) - Misterium Stabat Mater

[2006] European Jazz Festival, Athens - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[2005] Polish Culture Festival, Rome - Misterium Stabat Mater

[2005] JVC Jazz Festival, Warszawa - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[2005] International Jazz Pianists Festival, Kalisz - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[2004] Tour of Italy - with Western Jazz Quartet

[2004] 'Gaude Mater' Festival, Częstochowa - Misterium Stabat Mater

[2004] International Shakespeare Festival - Shakespeare's sonnets feat. E. Wojnowska (music by W. Pawlik)

[2003] Vratislavia Cantans Festival, Wrocław - Misterium Stabat Mater

[2002] Tour of Australia - solo concerts

[2001] Summer Film Festival, Kazimierz Dolny - Misterium Stabat Mater

[1999] International Jazz Pianists Festival, Kalisz - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[1999] IAJE Jazz Conference, Anaheim L.A. California - with Western Jazz Quartet

[1998] North Sea Jazz Festival, Hague - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[1998] International Jazz Festival, Bucarest - Włodek Pawlik Trio

[1997] Jazz Blues Festival, Thailand - with Western Jazz Quartet

[1996] Jazz Fair Festival, Poznań - Włodek Pawlik Quartet feat. Randy Brecker

[1995] Festiwal 'Im Fremde Zu Hause', Bonn - Duo with Leszek Zadlo

[1995] Warsaw Summer Jazz Days - Włodek Pawlik Trio with Wojciech Staroniewicz -sax

[1994] Cannes Film Festival - presentation of "Crows" (music by W. Pawlik)

[1993] Warsaw Summer Jazz Days - solo

[1990] Jazz Jamboree, Warszawa - with Janusz Muniak Quartet

[1990] International Jazz Meeting, Baden-Baden

[1988] International Jazz Pianists Festival, Kalisz

[1984] Jazz Jamboree, Warszawa