MICHAL URBANIAK A NEW YORKER BY CHOICE

POLISH TITLE: MICHAŁ URBANIAK NOWOJORCZYK Z WYBORU

A documentary film profile of Michal Urbaniak, perhaps the world’s best known Polish jazzman. It is a story of a multiinstrumentalist, composer, leader, and producer. But first of all about a man who loves music…
It is a story told by the man himself, a story of the meanders of his spectacular career that shows his unconventional and innovative approach to music, and defines and explains his creative credo.
While telling his story Urbaniak guides us through its milestone locations in New York City: Harlem’s Appollo Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Broadway, Blue Note, and Village Vanguard, and meets his famous brothers in arms: George Duke, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Don Blackman, Tom Browne, Felton Crews, Wojciech Karolak, and Tomasz Stańko.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
57'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Wiesław Dąbrowski
SCRIPT:
Wiesław Dąbrowski
DOP:
Kamil Dąbrowski
EDITOR:
Marcin Mikołaj Mironowicz
PRODUCTION:
Agencja Artystyczna "Partus"

Wiesław Dąbrowski »

Director, producer, screenwriter. Born in 1947. A graduate of University of Lodz – Cultural Studies. In 1971 –1989: various positions at the Polish Jazz Society,  from Artist Manager to Vice Chairman of the General Board. Since 1990 – owner/CEO of Artistic Agency PARTUS and an independent producer of TV programmes and films, spectacular gala shows, film music and CD records. Recipient of TV Polonia Crystal Globe’07 and Golden Leaf Retro at Warsaw Retro Songs Festival for documentary “Henryk Wars a songster of Warsaw” and Gold Remi Award (43. Houston International Film Festival, 2010) for documentary “Michal Urbaniak a New Yorker by choice”.