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Marcel Baliński - born 1995 in Lodz (Poland). Pianist, composer, improviser, culturar animator, socially sensitive artist.

He is the initiator and co-organiser of the " Dwa Piętra" festival of classical, alternative and avant-garde music in Łódź, the first edition of which was honoured in the JazzPRESS poll for a Polish jazz concert event. As part of the Artistic Scholarship received by the Mayor of Łódź, he organised a series of jazz concerts in urban spaces in Łódź with poor access to cultural events.

He has recorded 8 studio albums. For his trio's album "Opalenizna i Wiatr" he received a nomination to Fryderyk 2023 (Polish Grammy equivalent). The album "Jerry & The Pelican System" was released in the legendary "Polish Jazz" series published by Warner Music. He has performed in many European countries including: Switzerland, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg. Leader of projects: Współgłosy, Marcel Baliński Trio, Entropia Ensemble, Marcel Baliński Quartet feat. Rudi Mahall.

Performances (selection):
EFG London Jazz Festival, Pakistan Mela Music Festival, Jimmy Glass Valencia, BeJazz Bern, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, NOSPR Katowice, Control Club Bucarest, Narodowe Forum Muzyki Wrocław, Jazz Rally Festival Düsseldorf, Festiwal Jazz Jantar, Filharmonia Szczecin, Lahore Jazz Club Pakistan, Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Festiwal Jazz Na Starówce, Internationales Jazzfestival Bern, Baltic Philharmonic, MÓZG Festival, Jamboree Club Barcelona

Graduate of the composition department at the Hochschule der Künste Bern in Switzerland in the class of Django Bates. 




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