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Damian Kostka
Damian Kostka is a talented Polish upright and electric bass player of the young generation, awarded many times at prestigious competitions in Poland and abroad.
He collaborated with many artists, e.g. Stanley Jordan, Chico Freeman, Mike Stern, Vinx De Jon Parrette, Jean Luc Ponty, Sarah McKenzie, Michael Rabinowitz, Leszek Możdżer. He performs permanently with the duet Skalpel, Włodek Pawlik, and the band Weezdobe Collective.
He is also a double bass and bass guitar lecturer at the Jazz Faculty of Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań.
Gear
Aguilar AG700
Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
Aguilar SL 112
Tonze Zone Basster 6 six string bass
Fender Amercican Precision Vintage Series '58
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"The grooves were avant-funk executed by Kostka with precise articulation and huge tone..."
- Ted Panken / DownBeat Magazine