BIO

Jurek Jagoda

Born in Gdansk, Poland, he is a musician, composer and creator active in the field of visual arts. The website jurekjagoda.com reflects a multifaceted experience and evolves alongside his creative journey, featuring samples from a diverse array of works.

Music

As musician, he is a graduate of Grażyna's Bacewicz Music School in Gdańsk in piano class. The rest is his passion that will stay with him for life. In high school, college and later in life, Jurek works on his own musical technique, playing the piano and guitar and writing his own compositions. He is also the author of lyrics for own songs. His currently available musical output includes projects for a jazz piano trio, solo albums, e.g. "Adrenaline" (2008), "Solo Piano" recordings, arrangements for various instruments, songs and music with picture.

Jurek Jagoda is also the founder and leader of the Jurek Jagoda Trio. The group was active in 2007-2012 years and recorded two albums "Songs Without Words" (2010) and "Liberated" (2011). Both albums with his compositions. The album "Songs Without Words" for Jazz Trio can be considered his stage debut and was noticed in the ranking 'Albums Of The Year 2010' of the British jazz magazine Jazzwise. The song „If Only I Could Tell You" from this album was also included in the compilation „For Jazz Audio Fans Only vol. 4" by Japanese music journalist Yasukuni Terashima. A CD with a compilation of studio and life performance with his trio was also attached to monthly polish jazz magazine Jazz Forum (03/10).

Creative life.

In high school, in addition to music, his wide-ranging interests related to the creation of space direct him to another path of formal education. This bears fruit with a diploma in the architecture department of the Gdansk University of Technology.

In his university years and later professional work, he has shown a greater interest in the creative field than in engineering. He gained experience at a Warsaw interior design studio and served as an assistant stage designer at the National Opera in Warsaw. In addition, he collaborated with audiovisual studios and event agencies to produce a wide range of outputs, including music, photography, and video elements.

Several years of experience in the creative industry, including work on various projects abroad in a multicultural environment, along with extensive engagement in independent activities, provide a broader perspective for his creative endeavors and allow for a multifaceted approach. Completed spatial design works include museum exhibitions, commercial interiors, stage arrangements for events, and various setups for private clients.

Over time, his lifelong passion for music has increasingly driven him toward projects that incorporate complementary elements, revealing additional forms of expression that are unfolding in his body of work.