Piotr Scholz

Piotr Scholz Ph.D. (born 1991) is a guitarist, composer and conductor. He is also a winner of many prominent awards, such as Grand Prix of Jazz and Odrą Festival, Grand Prix of Lotos Jazz Festival, 17th Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Grand Prix of Jazz Fruit on Mladi Ladi Jazz Festival in Prague, Grand Prix on 18th National Contest of Jazz and Blues Bands, Grand Prix on Blue Note Competition, 1st and 3rd place on International Jazz Composition Contest during Silesian Jazz Festival as well as Grand Prize and Special Prize (Special Mentioned) on 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition. Has been honoured with many prestigious awards, such as The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Award, The Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant Programme, Artistic Grant Programme from City of Poznań and Young Poland Grant Programme. Piotr is an adjunct profesor at the Academy of Music in Łódź.

He has been collaborating with Włodek Pawlik, Leszek Możdżer, Anna Gadt, Tomeka Reid, Jean Luc-Ponty, Caroline Davis, Stanley Jordan, Frederico Heliodoro, Krzysztof Lenczowski, Dagadana, Rosalie. and Kasia Osterczy Trio.

Awards

Awards: Grand Prize on 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition 2023, Special Prize on 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition 2023, Medal Młodej Sztuki 2021 Prize - Głos Wielkopolski, 1st prize - 7th International Jazz Composition Contest 2020, 2nd place - B-Jazz Burghausen 2019, Grand Prix – Jazz nad Odrą 2018, Jazz Forum Prize – Jazz nad Odrą 2018, Era Jazzu Prize – Era Jazzu Festival 2017, Grand Prix – Krokus Jazz Festival 2016, JazzPress Award – Jazz Wolności 2016, 3rd place – Jazz nad Odrą 2016, 1st prize– Blue Note Poznań Competition 2015, 3rd place – 2nd International Jazz Composition Contest 2015, Grand Prix – Contest of Jazz and Blues Bands in Gdynia 2015, I prize – Jazz Fruit/ Mladi Ladi Festival 2015, 3rd place – Czech Jazz Contest 2015, Grand Prix – Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2015, 3rd place - Krokus Jazz Festival 2014, 2nd place - Rck Pro Jazz 2014, 1st prize in the Discovered by Good Time Radio Contest in the category of Jazz/Acid Jazz with the Uluru Band, Grand Prix – Niemen Non Stop 2012, Award - Rck Pro Jazz 2010, 1st prize - Tarnów Jazz Contest 2008 Grants and other achievments: Artistic Scholarship of the Marshal of the Wielkopolska Province 2019, Creative Scholarship of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship 2018, Young Poland Grant Programme 2016, Artistic Grant Programme from City of Poznań 2015, The Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant Programme for outstanding artistic achievments 2014/2015, Award of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding artistic achievments 2013

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