Dominik Wania

Dominik Wania is a Polish pianist and composer.

Biography

Wania started his piano studies at age three. In 2005 he graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland, where he was an honors music student studying classical piano performance. In 2006 he was awarded The Helena Foundation Presidential Scholarship at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he pursued Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance. While at NEC Dominik Wania studied with Danilo Perez, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Ran Blake, Allan Chase and Frank Carlberg. He also was a member of one of NEC’s prestigious Honors Ensembles.
Wania has performed and collaborated with musicians like Vladislav Sendecki, Tomasz Stańko, Marcus Miller, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Anders Jormin, Gary Thomas, George Garzone, Eddie Henderson, Marilyn Mazur, Joey Baron, Nguyen Le, Don Byron, Jacek Kochan, Zbigniew Namysłowski, and Janusz Muniak among others. Currently he is involved with projects including Maciej Obara International Quartet with Ole Morten Vågan, Gard Nilssen, and Noise Trio. Besides giving performances he is also a DMA faculty member at the Academy of Music in Krakow and Institute of Jazz in Katowice. The release of his debut album Ravel was with Ravel’s Miroirs arranged for jazz trio.

2003: 1st Prize at the 7th International Contemporary Chamber Music Competition in Kraków
2005: 1st Prize at the 2nd Jazz Piano Competition in Warsaw
2008: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship 'Młoda Polska'
2014: Gwarancja Kultury in the 'Jazz, Rock, and Other' category
2014: Fryderyk Awards in categories: Jazz Album of the Year, Jazz Artist of the Year, Jazz Debut of the Year

Trio with Lisa Gerrard/Zbigniew Preisner

; With Dominik Wania Trio

With George Garzone, Jacek Kochan Andrzej Święs

; With JWP.org

; With Vitaliy Ivanov Quartet

; With Bronisław Suchanek & Dominik Wania duo

; With Geni Skendo & Dominik Wania duo

; With Jacek Kochan and Michał Barański feat. Gary Thomas

; With Tomek Grochot Quintet feat. Eddie Henderson

; With Piotr Baron Quintet

; With Wojtek Fedkowicz Noise Trio

; With Power of the Horns

; With Maciej Obara International

; With Nak Trio

; With N S I Quartet