Krzysztof Scieranski - bass guitar

Subjectively

I was 12 years old when I bought his album – Modern Pentathlon by the band he was then part of called Laboratorium. He is now one of my favourite bass guitar players. In 1991, I had the opportunity to see him perform live at a Jazz Festival in London and got introduced to each other through a friend...we've become good friends since. When I was working on the 'Momentary Fame' record, I based the theme of Fine Art of Rescue on a tone that features on one of his solo albums.

He arrived to the studio with a van full of equipment ('just to be on the safe side') and after the n-th solo we could hardly get him to finish ('let's do another take, I still want to try something'). He continuously has an instrument in his hand, before, during and after the shows and you just can't take it out of his hand at any time of the day, for any reason, in any season, in any position – his energy and love for music is truly enviable.

According to the facts

He's been one of the finest bass players of Poland and Europe since the late 70's. Beside his extraordinary technical skills he developed a totally unique and unmistakable sound. Being constantly on the road all around the world both as a soloist and a bandleader, he has performed at the greatest jazz festivals from the U.S. to Indonesia and has played on countless albums.