Graduate of the Academy of Music in Kraków (2013), involved above all in performing chamber music. Cellist in Spółdzielnia Muzyczna contemporary ensemble, PerDuo Vnc, and IPT Wójciński/Bańdur/Gucik, with whom he is featured in concerts both in Poland and abroad. Contributor to Kraków’s theatre scene as part of Teatr Szczęście, Teatr Odwrócony, and Teatr Bez Scenografii. Author of theatre music, electroacoustic, and electronic music. With a string quartet he was awarded the 4th (2006) and the 1st (2007) prizes in the Talents for Europe competition in Dolny Kubin (Slovakia), as well as won the special award endowed by Moyzes Quartet (2007). In 2010 he received a grant for participation in master classes held during the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer festival. Four-time award-winner at the FAMA Festival in Świnoujście (2016–2019), including the Andrzej Jakóbiec Award in 2018 and the ‘Neptune’s Trident’ in 2019. Winner of the 1st prize in Ogólnopolski Konkurs Kompozytorski im. J. Patkowskiego [Józef Patkowski National Composers’ Competition] (2017).

He has performed at major events, including the International Festival of Contemporary Music ‘Warsaw Autumn’, Sacrum Profanum, Wszystkie Strony Świata, Ensemble-Akademie Freiburg, Świętokrzyskie Dni Muzyki, NeoArte, Oberstdorfer Musiksommer, Audio Art, and MUSICA MODERNA.

Among his numerous Polish and world premieres are those of pieces by such composers as Artur Zagajewski, Johannes Kreidler, Brigitta Muntendorf, Jennifer Walshe, Michael Beil, Salvatore Sciarrino, Piotr Peszat, Marta Śniady, Jacek Sotomski, and Andrzej Kwieciński.

Collaborator to many jazz, classical, and popular music artists and groups: Hashtag Ensemble, Wojciech Błażejczyk, Michał Górczyński, Maciej Trifonidis, Szymon Wójciński, Adam Klocek, Marek Chołoniewski, Leszek ‘HeFi’ Wiśniowski, and Sztywny Pal Azji.

Hosts wide-ranging music broadcasts on JAZZKULTURA.

Selected discography:

Jakub Gucik, ‘Vastitas Borealis’, released by IPT rec. in 2020

Jakub Gucik, ‘In Silva’, released by IPT rec. in 2020

IPT Wójciński/Bańdur/Gucik, ‘Diffractions’, released by For Tune in 2019

Aidan Baker, ‘An Instance of Rising / Liminoid’, released by Gizeh Records in 2020

Piotr Stasik / Artur Zagajewski, ‘Opera about Poland’, released by Bôłt Records in 2020

‘100 na 100. Muzyczne dekady wolności’ [100 for 100: Musical Decades of Freedom], released by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne in 2018

‘The Sound Chronicle of the 59th / 60th / 61st ‘Warsaw Autumn’ International Festival of Contemporary Music’, released by ZKP/ZAiKS in 2016 / 2017 / 2018

Wojciech Błażejczyk, ‘Trash Music’, released by Requiem Records / Opus Series in 2018

Hashtag Ensemble, ‘Network Music’, released by Requiem Records / Opus Series in 2018