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Janek Gwizdala (born 19 November 1978) is an English jazz bassist.

Janek Gwizdala
Born	(1978-11-19) 19 November 1978 (age 43) London, England
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar
Years active	1999–present
Website	janekgwizdala.com

Biography

Gwizdala initially preferred drums, but switched to bass guitar after hearing Laurence Cottle.[1] Gwizdala later moved to the U.S. to attend Berklee College of Music.[1]

Recordings as a leader

Mystery to Me, released in 2004, was recorded at Manhattan Center Studios in front of an audience in one take.[2]

Live at the 55bar was recorded live over two nights in November 2007 and released on 7 February 2008.[3]

Discography

As leader

• Mystery to Me - 2004
• Live at the 55bar - 2008
• The Space in Between - 2010
• It Only Happens Once - 2012
• Theatre by the Sea - 2013
• Motion Picture - 2014
• American Elm - 2016
• Bass Duo - 2017
• The Union - 2019

As sideman

• Yazz Ahmed, Finding My Way Home (Suntara, 2011)
• Peter Erskine, Dr. Um (Fuzzy Music, 2016)
• Ronny Jordan, At Last (N-Coded, 2003)
• Bob Reynolds, Runway (2020)
• Kazumi Watanabe, Tricoroll (EWE, 2011)
• Kazumi Watanabe, Live at Iridium (EWE, 2012)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Discography at Allmusic

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