“…Baldych gives his violin a voice and emotional power that have been too rarely heard in recent decades and offers a fresh take on the instrument for the contemporary scene” - Allaboutjazz.com (USA) ADAM BAŁDYCH Violinist and composer. Born 18 May 1986. Living in Warsaw / Poland. First called A CHILD PRODIGY evolved to being named INNOVATOR OF JAZZ VIOLIN (Fono Forum/DE) Bałdych is award winning violinist and composer with a number of prizes including ECHO JAZZ 2013 (Best Instrumentalist /International) – the most important German music award bestowed on artists by the German music industry and GOLD CROSS OF MERIT by President of Poland and MEDAL OF MERIT for his cultural achievements and successes. Considered one of the most inventive violinist today, who „must be commended for developing a completely new vocabulary for the jazz violin” (The Guardian/UK) and „has, without doubt, the greatest technique of any jazz violinist alive today” (FAZ/ Germany). Bałdych after Zbigniew Seifert & Michał Urbaniak continues the great tradition of Polish jazz violinist. - (Mannheimer Morgen), redefining sound and concept of improvising violin bringing it to next level. „Listening to Adam’s playing, I’m happy about future of jazz violin” concludes Jean Luc Ponty. Adam Bałdych's newest album Passacaglia recorded with renomed pianist Leszek Możdżer will be released Jannuary 26th by Baldych's label - Imaginary Music and ACT worldwide.