Janusz Frychel

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Janusz Frychel
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Background information
Born (1967-01-07) January 7, 1967 (age 58)
Ruda Śląska, Poland
Genres
Occupation(s) bass guitarist, composer, lyricist
Instrument(s) bass guitar, double bass
Years active1985-
Member ofGang Olsena
Formerly ofPilar, Acoustic Travel Band, Kid Brown, Good Company
Website https://frychel.pl

Janusz Frychel (born January 7, 1967) is a Polish musician, bassist, composer, and lyricist. [1] [2] His music combines styles such as blues, rock, pop, and folk. He is one of the founders of the band Gang Olsena. [3] [4] [5] [6] Since 1988, he has been performing on major stages and festivals in Poland and abroad. [7] [8] [9]

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Musical biography

In 1986, he formed his first band, Lean Back, together with Ireneusz Kucharczyk, Zbigniew Szczerbiński, and Tomasz Kupka. The group performed, among others, at Spodek in Katowice as the winner of the Rawa Blues Festival eliminations and at the Silesian Jazz Festival. [10]

Janusz Frychel with the Gang Olsena band. Gang Olsena w 2008 roku.jpg
Janusz Frychel with the Gang Olsena band.

In 1988, Janusz Frychel co-founded the band Gang Olsena, [3] which has been named as one of Poland's top Rhythm & Blues groups. [11] [6] [5] He is currently an active member of Gang Olsena, and in addition to playing bass, he writes music and lyrics for the band. [11] [12] He has performed at festivals such as National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, FAMA in Świnoujście, Rawa Blues at Spodek in Katowice, Country Picnic in Mrągowo, the Jarocin Festival, and the Woodstock Festival Poland organized by Jurek Owsiak. [4] [7] [5] [6] The band celebrated its 30th anniversary with a jubilee concert at the Radio Katowice Hall in 2019. [13] Janusz Frychel has recorded six albums with Gang Olsena. [3] [14] The song Białe Myszy, Dzikie Koty from the album GO! was featured in the Anthology of Polish Blues released in 2008 under the patronage of Polish Radio Three [15] and in the second edition of the Polish Top All-Time Hits Anthology published by Polish Radio in 2011. [16]

Janusz Frychel with the Dzem band. Janusz Frychel z zespolem Dzem.jpg
Janusz Frychel with the Dżem band.

Throughout his career, Janusz Frychel has collaborated among others with composer Katarzyna Gärtner [6] and notable Polish artists such as Krzysztof Krawczyk, Karin Stanek, [5] [6] and Wojciech Korda. He also worked on a musical project with actress and singer Agnieszka Babicz dedicated to the works of Anna German. [17] Additionally, he has performed and recorded with groups such as Acoustic Travel Band, [18] Pilár, [19] Kid Brown, [6] and Good Company. [20] [6]

Since 2008, Janusz Frychel has been collaborating with the band Dżem. He has participated in numerous tours across Poland and Europe, stepping in for bassist Beno Otręba. [9] [21] [22] [23] [2] [6]

Discography

Janusz Frychel has appeared on the following albums [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Artist Janusz Frychel". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Janusz Frychel". Janusz Frychel - śląski muzyk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 https://gangolsena.com
  4. 1 2 "Historia". Gang Olsena. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jakubowski, Marek N.; Szalbierz, Mariusz (1997). Blues w Polsce. Encyklopedia muzyki popularnej (Wyd. 1 ed.). Poznań: Oficyna Wyd. Atena. pp. 91–92. ISBN   978-83-85414-92-6.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dłucik, Robert (2009). Dzika wolność : dwie dekady Gangu Olsena (in Polish). ISBN   978-83-929871-0-9.
  7. 1 2 "Kultura w niedzielę". Radio Sochaczew. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Koncerty". Gang Olsena. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Koncerty". Dżem. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Jakubowski, Marek; Szalbierz, Mariusz (1997). Blues w Polsce. Poznań: Oficyna Wydawnicza Atena. p. 130. ISBN   978-83-85414-92-6.
  11. 1 2 "Gang Olsena. Radiosesja". Radio Katowice. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Janusz Frychel Works". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Szatan, Aleksandra (2019-09-27). "Zespół Gang Olsena wciąż świętuje 30-lecie działalności. W sobotę zagra specjalny koncert w Radiu Katowice". Dziennik Zachodni. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Janusz Frychel". Archiwum Polskiego Rocka. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Antologia Polskiego Bluesa". Trójka Polskie Radio. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Polski Top Wszech Czasów Vol. 2". Polskie Radio. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Wspomnienie o Annie German". Bełchatów Nasze Miasto. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Acoustic Travel Band". bielsko.biala.pl. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Koncert zespołu Pilar w kinie Patria". Ruda Śląska Nasze Miasto. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Good Company w Rudzie Śl. i Chorzowie". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Kanapka z Dżemem". CKM. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Dżem". RM80. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Aktualności". Dżem. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Dyskografia". Janusz Frychel - śląski muzyk. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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