Piotr Rucinski

Biography

PIOTR RUCIŃSKI – the guitarist, composer and arranger, presents on his album Let’s Play a Blues a number of compositions from different periods of his musical activity. "Hotel Grand" and "Wielkie koło" were composed at the beginning of 1980s and first recorded together with Elżbieta Mielczarek, Jan Skrzek and Piotr A. Majewski in legendary Aquarium jazz club in Warsaw. "Pięć czwartych" and "Ostatnia knajpa zamknięta" are two examples of several pieces written together with Waldemar Baryło between 2002 and 2008 as part of the Kadabra band. "One note blues" and "Solo na dnie" are the latest compositions of Piotr Ruciński. The album also includes traditional "Deep River Blues" and two compositions of Jerzy Wasowski: "Śmierć ptaka" and "Kaziu zakochaj się" in blues style arrangements of Piotr Ruciński. Although fascinated by finger picking, gypsy and jazz guitar styles, Piotr Ruciński has always remained an independent artist, true to his own blues feeling.

Let’s Play a Blues project is a natural result of his artistic career. Other artists invited to the project are Kevin Harries - American jazz pianist, Robert Majewski a Polish trumpet player, and a group of artists with whom Piotr has had an opportunity to cooperate before: Piotr Rodowicz and Jacek Prokopowicz (the Piotr Ruciński Trio), Robert Rasz (Kadabra), and Aleksandra Siemeniuk. The album was recorded in Studio Buffo in Warsaw on March 18, 2016.

Arranger of many blues songs of the 80. In Poland, e.g."Poczekalnia PKP/Waiting Station"; presented in Anthology of Polish Blues 2008 (CD5) PSB. The leader of the acoustic band Kadabra; Since 2002, along with guitarist Waldek Baryło he composes music from the borderline of blues and jazz; initially they played an acoustic guitar duo, awarded at the VII Festival and Competition of Jazz Guitar Guitar City - Warsaw 2002, later in the trio of Łukaszem Owczynnikow on bass, performing mainly in Warsaw Helicon Jazz Cafe and Polish blues festivals; Polish Jazz 2007 (CD4: Django, by Baryło and Ruciński); later joins them Magda Borkowska (voc.) and Robert Rasz on drums and Kornel Jasinski was replaced by Lukasz Owczynnikow on bass; Anthology of Polish Blues part 3 (CD1, Delta); Piotr Ruciński together with Magda Borkowska (voc.). In 2003-2005 Piotr Ruciński initiated cyclical concerts: Evening Blues Acoustic "Kadabra Band and Guests...". They starring with him, among others, Magda Piskorczyk Elizabeta Mielczarek, Slawek Wierzcholski, Gaba Kulka, Mikolaj Stroiński and many other bands and artists.

He performed festivals: Bluestracje, Noce Bluesowe/Night Blues (award and price of Radio RSC for musical achievements), Rawa Blues and other.