"...one of the most important European tenorists…”

— The Jazz Book / From Ragtime to the 21st Century

(by Joachim-Ernst Berendt, Gunther Huesmann)

Leading Polish jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader and producer, Recognized by international media as one of the most interesting and creative European musicians and greatest innovators in Polish jazz.

As leader Pieronczyk has released 25 albums that have received numerous awards. He was named 19 times Jazz Forum magazine's Best Soprano Saxophonist of the year (journalist’s & reader’s POLL) and placed many times second and third as Best Tenor Saxophonist of the Year.

He has been nominated 20 times for Poland's Fryderyk award (Polish Grammy) in altogether 4 categories (Best Artist of the year, Best album of the year, Best soloist of the year, best composer of the year) , winning the 2 most important statuettes: Jazz Musician of The Year and Jazz Album of The Year.

Since 1998 Adam Pieronczyk has been one of the main endorsers (together with Branford Marsalis a.o.) for the german saxophone brand b&s / vmi. The company manufactured such great instruments as the B&S 2001, 2006 and medusa saxophones, which Adam still enjoys playing.

Adam Pieronczyk served as Artistic Director for the ‘Jazz aux Oudayas’ festival and ‘jazz au chellah’ festival in Rabat / Morocco (2005-2006),’ Sopot Jazz Festival’ in Poland (2011-2015) as well as ‘Krakow Jazz Week’ and ‘Jazz Juniors’ Festival in Krakow (2019-2023).

He has performed in BRAZIL, MEXICO, USA, japan, CHINA, Morocco, ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN, KIRGHISTAN, Russia, Iran as well as all over Europe: Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, netherlands, luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, CYPRUS, united kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, norway, Czech Republic, slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, UkrainE, Serbia.

PIERONCZYK composes music for theater, teaches at workshops and gives master classes in different parts of the world (mexico, morocco, iran, italy, CYPRUS, switzerland, Hungary, austria, Germany and poland a.o.).

Adam Pieronczyk has worked with musicians such as:

Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Miroslav Vitous, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Trilok Gurtu, mino cinelu, Tomasz Stanko, Ted Curson, Avishai Cohen, adrian mears, ernst reijseger, wolfgang puschnig, Lage Lund, Orlando Le Fleming, Joe Martin, Jean-Paul Bourelly, majid bekkas, Mouloud el Meskaoui, Anthony Cox, Ed Schuller, lars danielsson, Zohar Fresco, nelson veras, Nelson Ayres, Guello, Hernan Hecht, Lee Konitz, Eddie Henderson, anthony joseph, john b. arnold, Branford Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, John Betsch, George Cables, Jimmy Owens, Joe Lee Wilson, Billy Harper, Buster Williams, Ben RILEY, mircea tiberian, Vitold Rek, Jeff Williams, Brice Winston, Janusz Stefanski, Vladislav Sendecki, Janusz Muniak, Zbigniew Namyslowski, John Schroeder, Frank Moebus, Rudi mahall, Manfred Bründl, Bänz Oester, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Fabio Zeppetella, Ferenc Snetberger, Tony Lakatos, John Hollenbeck, NOSPR (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra), AUKSO (CHAMBER ORCHESTRA), Agata Zubel, Cezary Duchnowski, Krzysztof knittel, Gunnar Geisse, ANdy ManndorfF, fisz emade, DJ EPRom, Marek Napiorkowski, marcin wasilewski trio and Leszek Mozdzer.

AWARDS as Musician:

• 19 x Best Soprano Saxophonist of the Year

  (Jazz Forum Magazine Journalist’s & Reader’s Poll 2004-2020)

• multiple Jazz Musician of the Year awards and nominations (a.o. ‘Fryderyk’ Music Industry Prize / “Polish Grammy”)

• New Hope of Polish Jazz (Jazz Forum Magazine)

• Best Artist of the Year

AWARDS FOR ALBUMS:

• BEST RELEASES OF 2016 (Adam Pieronczyk / Monte Alban) / All About Jazz (USA)

• BEST RELEASES OF 2016  (Adam Pieronczyk / Monte Alban) / El Intruso (Argentina)

• “Digivooco” (Adam Pieronczyk Digivooco) was voted in the Jazz Forum magazine ranking Album of the Year (2001)

• "Few Minutes In The Space" ( Adam Pieronczyk Trio ) was nominated for the Polish Music Award "Fryderyk" as Best Jazz CD Of The Year (1997)

• "Live In Sofia"  ( Duo with Polish piano player Leszek Mozdzer ) was voted in the "Jazz Forum" magazine ranking Album of The Year (1998)  and nominated for the Polish Music Award  "Fryderyk" as Best Jazz CD Of The Year (1998)