ROBERT BRZOZOWSKI - Double-bass, backing vocals
In Čači Vorba from 2006.
He started his musical experience with folk music as a teenager by playing in a local "Wanda Kaniorowa Folk Song and Dance Ensemble". Later, as a student of Musical Academy in Bydgoszcz, he joined an "after-classes" project consisting mainly of classical music students of Carpathian highlander origin. Today, half-jokingly, half-seriously, he refers that for years they were the first Highlander folk music band in a Polish lowlands. After studies he began his classical career as a member of Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra. Soon he also started his professional adventure with a folk music. Robert Brzozowski, deeply fascinated by multicultural past of Lublin cooperated in cultural actions of Theater "NN" - "Grodzka Gate", an institution which focuses mainly on a Jewish story of the town.
Beside Čači Vorba Robert is also a many-years member of Się Gra Trio (klezmer music; together with former Čači Vorba's accordion player Bartek Stańczyk). For a long time was also a member of formations such as St. Nicolas Orchestra (2003-2010) and Odpust Zupełny (2003-2008). Robert regurarly cooperates with an actor of Lublin's "NN Theater" (Grodzka Gate) Witold Dąbrowski, as a co-author of a monodrame "Khasid Triptych" - a stage inscenisation of Jewish tales.
As a folk musician, his artistic works consist of 7 official CD albums, more than 400 hundread concerts in 10 countries and a few prestigeous awards. He's a double-laureate of Polish Radio Folk Contest «Nowa Tradycja» (2004 - Grand Prix with Odpust Zupełny, 2006 - 2nd degree pize with Čači Vorba). His «Huculskie Muzyki» CD album, recorded with St.Nicolas Orchestra and the authentic village band of Roman Kumłyk, claimed the king of Hucul music from Ukrainian Carpathians, has been chosen «the folk CD of the year» by internet voters of «The Virtual Fiddle» contest in 2007.
In 2010 cd of Się Gra Trio "Memories of the Stone - Włodawa Synagogue Live Recording" has been awarded 3rd prize in "The Folk Phonograme of the Year" contest held by Polish Radio.
As a classical musician Robert Brzozowski has recorded at least 15 official albums with the world-pleiad of solists and conductors. He's also a founder of "Dolce Vita" string quartet.
