ABOUT

dr Piotr Schmidt, born in 1985, is a jazz trumpeter, music producer, band leader, publisher, assistant professor at the Jazz Department of the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, and a former lecturer for 10 years at the Jazz Department of the Academy of Music in Katowice. He is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice, where he received his doctorate in musical arts in June 2016.

Piotr Schmidt is one of the top trumpeters in Polish jazz. Schmidt was a scholarship recipient at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, in 2006, and during his debut period from 2006 to 2010, he won many individual awards and Grand Prix.

Piotr Schmidt has released 17 albums under his own name. Since 2011, he has regularly placed on the podium in the Top Trumpeter of the Year category in the Jazz Top survey conducted by prestigious Jazz Forum magazine, taking 1st place in 2023.

He has collaborated with artists such as Aaron Parks, Leszek Możdżer, Mino Cinelu, Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, Alex Hutchings, Ernesto Simpson, Harish Raghavan, Jonathan Barber, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Włodzimierz Nahorny, Henryk Miśkiewicz, Wojciech Karolak, Adam Bałdych, Grzech Piotrowski, Wojciech Niedziela, Mariusz Bogdanowicz, Wojciech Myrczek, Apostolis Anthimos, Marek Napiórkowski, Dominik Wania, Paweł Kaczmarczyk, Paweł Tomaszewski, Michał Barański and popular artists: Kuba Badach, Ewa Bem, Krystyna Prońko and hip hop artists eg.: Ten Typ Mes, Miuosh.

Since March 2023, Piotr Schmidt has been the new CEO of the Silesian Jazz Club Music Association, the oldest continuously operating jazz association in Poland (since 1956). It is involved in organizing concerts and festivals in Silesia and beyond.

Piotr Schmidt's individual awards:

Individual Award at "Jazz nad Odrą" 2008
Individual Award at "I'st Tarnów Jazz Contest" 2008
Individual Award at "Jazz nad Odrą" 2009
Third place at "Zmaganiach Jazzowych" in Szczecin 2008
Grand Prix at "III Novum Jazz Festival" in Łomża 2010
Best Soloist Award at Getxo Jazz Festival, Spain 2010
Award from the Mayor of Gliwice for achievements in artistic creativity, dissemination, and protection of culture (2012)
Minister of Culture and National Heritage Commemorative Award (2013)

Piotr Schmidt's band awards :

Grand Prix at XXX International Jazz Junior Bands Festival "Jazz Juniors", Kraków 2006
Grand Prix at "I'st Tarnów Jazz Contest", Tarnów 2008
Grand Prix at "Krokus Jazz Festival", Jelenia Góra, 2008
Grand Prix at "XII Ogólnopolski Przegląd Młodych Zespołów Jazzowych i Bluesowych", Gdynia 2009
Second place at Hoeilaart Jazz Festival, Belgium 2010
Grand Prix and Audience Award at Getxo Jazz Festival, Spain 2010

(...) The young artist captivated the audience, and the sound of his trumpet proved to be absolutely unique. (...) Piotr Schmidt is an extraordinary artist and the most interesting trumpeter of the young generation. His flagship album "Tribute to Tomasz Stańko" places him among the most important heirs to the legacy of the legendary trumpeter. It has also paved the way for him to join the "golden collection" of Polish jazz and prestigious stages.
Dionizy Piątkowski, Era Jazzu

Piotr Schmidt is a jazz trumpeter, as well as a composer and arranger with an exceptional knack for reinterpretation, a musician with a very open mind full of extraordinary ideas, a sonic erudite who also humbly respects the musical traditions of Polish and world jazz.
Adam Dobrzyński, radio journalist, adamdobrzynski.blogspot.com

The albums released in recent years by Piotr Schmidt’s quartet have positioned this excellent trumpeter—and extremely intriguing composer—among the most original creators on the Polish jazz scene.
Tomasz Janas IKS / Pozna

(...) Piotr Schmidt is currently one of the most creative Polish musicians. In June 2024, he will turn 39, and his latest album is already the sixteenth in his artistic career. And, like the previous ones, it's outstanding! The acclaim for this album is evidenced by excellent reviews, as well as its victory in many polls for the best jazz album of the past year in Poland. (...) In my opinion, there are few albums in Polish jazz where the band sounds as cohesive and unified as on "Hearsay." Piotr Schmidt Music has achieved true mastery in this.
Mirek Dziewa, audycja "Bliżej Jazzu" (Radio Nadzieja).