A selection of forthcoming concerts in 2008:

• 12. December 2008, 17:00
  Film Festival Wydmy 2008, Gdansk, Poland
  Closing concert to the backdrop of the winning film of the festival
  with Jaroslaw Bester (accordion), Jorgos Skolias (vocal)
   
• 1. December 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet
  Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• 29. November 2008, 19:00
  VI. Festival of Polish Chamber Music, Warsaw, Poland
  Premiere performance of the Jazz Concerto Grosso for Flute, Double Bass and String Orchestra (comp. Piotr Wrobel)
  Soloists: Jadwiga Kotnowska (flute), Vitold Rek (double bass), Swietokrzyska Symphony Orchestra of Kielce, conductor Jacek Rogala
  Centralna Biblioteka Rolnicza, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 66, Warsaw, Poland
   
• 19. & 20. November 2008
  Rehearsals with Swietokrzyska Symphony Orchestra for the first performance of the Jazz Concerto Grosso, Philharmony Hall in Kielce, Poland
   
• 3. November 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet
  Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• 20. October 2008
  Studio recordings with EastWestWind, Cologne, Germany
   
• 19. October 2008, 20:00
  with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester & Ramesh Shotham
  Kulturforum Hagen, Germany
   
• 16. October 2008, 21:00
  Solo recital with Bettina Augustin/text at the International Congress-Symposium "Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Werk - Wirkung - Kontext"
  Sils Maria, St.Moritz, Switzerland
   
• 26. September 2008, 20:00
  with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester & Ramesh Shotham
  Münsterland Festival, Kulturhaus Alte Sparkasse, Ibbenbüren/Osnabrück, Germany
   
• 12. September 2008, 19:30
  Solo recital with Bettina Augustin (text and recitation "Der unbekannte Zwilling. Annemarie Schwarzenbach im Spiegel der Fotografien")
  Antiquariat am Ballplatz, Ballplatz 5a, Mainz, Germany
   
• 11. September 2008, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Haus Am Dom, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
   
• 1. Septembetr 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
   
• 20. July 2008, 17:00
  Solo recital with the presentation of Elzbieta Szczurkowa's book "Czerwone Korole", a lively history of local folk costumes and traditions from Staromiescie/Rzeszów
  Theatre Maska, Rzeszów, Poland
   
• 8. July 2008, 19:30
  End of semester & second diploma concert of the student Jazz Ensembles
  Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Raum C 309
  Ensemble no. 1:
  Bernhard Ullrich (ts. & composition), Markus Krämer (g.), Carsten Helfrich (p. & composition), Martin Standtke (dr.), Vitold Rek (db. & ensemble coaching)
  Ensemble no. 2:
  Julia Hofmann (voc.), Sachie Matsushita (p. & composition), Wolfgang Wahl (ts., ss. & composition), Martin Standtke (dr.), Vitold Rek (db. & ensemble coaching)
   
• 24. June 2008, 19:30
  All That Jazz concert series
  Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Kammersaal
  End of semester & first diploma concert of the student Jazz Ensembles
  Ensemble no. 1 & no. 2
   
• 22. June 2008, 20:00
  with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester & Ramesh Shotham
  MainzMusik Festival, Alte Patrone, Mainz, Germany
   
• 21. June 2008, 21:00
  with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester & Ramesh Shotham
  5 Kontinente Festival, Mönchengladbach, Germany
   
• 14. June 2008, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Jazz Festival, Hassloch, Germany
   
• 2. June 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• 10. May 2008, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Alte Mälzerei/Jazzkeller, Eisenach, Germany
   
• 9. May 2008, 19:30
  Solo recital with Dr. H. Mörchen - poetry
  Kurt-Schumacher-Akademie, Bad Münstereifel, Germany
   
• 8. May 2008, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Bürgerhaus, München/Grünwald, Germany
   
• 5. May 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• 3. May 2008, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff
  Kammgarn, Kaiserslauten, Germany
   
• 26. April 2008, 20:30
  with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester & Ramesh Shotham
  Kleines Variete, Herdstr. 5, Speyer, Germany
   
• 19. April 2008, 19:00
  Solo recital with Johann P. Tammen - poetry
  Burg in Bad Bederkesa, Germany
   
• 7. April 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff.
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• John Tchicai Trio feat. Vitold Rek & Makaya Ntshoko
• 15. March 2008, Willisau, Switzerland
• 14. March 2008, Dachau, Germany
• 13. March 2008, Basel, Switzerland
• 12. March 2008, St. Gallen, Switzerland
   
• 4. March 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff.
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• with EastWestWind feat. Jaroslaw Bester and Ramesh Shotham
• 2. March 2008, 20:00 - Lincoln Theater, Worms, Germany
• 2. March 2008, 13:00 - Film Museum (private function), Frankfurt/M, Germany
• 1. March 2008, 20:00 - Apfelhof Bärbach, Schönborn a. Taunus, Germany
• 29. February 2008 - studio recordings at Loft Studio, Cologne, Germany
• 27. February 2008, 20:00 - Stadtgarten, Cologne, Germany
• 26. February 2008, 20:00 - Bürgerhaus, Schwalbach a. Taunus, Germany
• 24. February 2008, 20:00 - Jazz Club, Schorndorf, Germany
   
• 13. February 2008, 20:00
  Hochschule für Musik Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz,
  End of semester Composer's Combo concert at the KUZ Mainz
   
• 4. February 2008, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff.
  Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• 29. January 2008, 17:00
  Jazz Festival Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt
  with Composers Forum, Combo 1&2 with students
  Hochschule für Musik, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
   
• Benefit Concert Series for Slawomir Kulpowicz:
  26. January 2008, 20:00
  Solo recital, Rynek Jazz Club, Warsaw, Poland
  also appearing Anna Faber (harp) with band and Urszula Dudziak (voc.) & Virtual Jazz Reality
   

Concerts in 2007

• 6. December 2007, 18:00
  Solo recital (double bass & mandolin) and duo performance with Grzegorz Tomaszewski (zither). Premiere of new compositions for zither, mandolin and double bass.
  ZSP School, Wagrowiec/Poznan, Poland
• 5. December 2007, 12:00
  Solo recital at the Georg Dehio Culture Prize Award Ceremony, Landesvertretung Schleswig-Holstein, In den Ministergärten 8, Berlin, Germany
• 3. December 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 19. November 2007
  Solo recital with Poesie der Nachbarn, Vertretung Rheinland-Pfalz,
  Avenue de Tervuren 60, Brussels, Belgium
• 14. November 2007, 20:00
  Solo recital in the framework of the exibition Wielkopolska
  Ev. Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Germany
• 5. November 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 31. October 2007, 21:00
  with Günter Baby Sommer and Floros Floridis. Cafe Teufelhart, Dachau, Germany
• 1. October 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff and special guest Bill Ramsey. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 15. September 2007
  on the jury at Double Bass Contest, 8th International Double Bass Convention in Brno, Czech Republik, Janacek Academy Of Music And Performing Arts
• 13. September 2007, 19:00
  Solo Recital at the 8th International Double Bass Convention in Brno, Czech Republik, Janacek Academy Of Music And Performing Arts
• 11., 12., 14. September 2007
  Masterclasses at the 8th International Double Bass Convention in Brno, Czech Republik, Janacek Academy Of Music And Performing Arts
• 9. September 2007, 11:00
  World Premiere of the Vitold's new score "O, Moj Edenkoben-Triptych" for accordion, mandolin, double bass, percussion, steel drum and voice perfomed by EastWestWind with Jaroslaw Bester, Ramesh Shotham, Vitold Rek. Künstlerhaus Edenkoben, Edenkoben, Germany
• 3. September 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 29. July 2007, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Jazz Club Rheingau, Germany
• 17. July 2007, 20:00
  Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst; End of Semester Jazz Combos 1+2, Concert, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 14. July 2007, 20:00
  Hochschule für Musik Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz; End of Semester Composer's Combo Concert, Alte Patrone, Mainz, Germany
• 13. July 2007, 20:00
  with EastWestWind "Home" feat. Jaroslaw Bester (accordion), Ramesh Shotham (percussion). World Music Festival, Kulturforum-Scheune, Lüneburg, Germany
• 2. July 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 6. June 2007, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Hessen-Tag, Butzbach, Germany
• 4. June 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 1. June 2007, 18:00
  with Janusz Stefanski. Deutsches Polen-Institut, Darmstadt, Germany
• 16. May 2007, 14:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Montesori School, Hofheim, Germany
• 10. May 2007, 18:00
  with Jaroslaw Bester. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin, Hiroshimastr. 17
• 7. May 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 28. April 2007, 20:00
  with Janusz Stefanski, Bob Degen, Nicole Sharma. Haus am Dom, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 20. April 2007, 20:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Birdland, Neuburg, Germany
• 30. March 2007
  Workshop; Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber", Dresden, Germany
• 29. March 2007, 20:00
  Solo Concert, Festival Jazzwelten 2007, Jazzclub Neue Tonne, Dresden, Germany
• 28. March 2007
  Workshop; Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber", Dresden, Germany
• 26. March 2007, 20:00
  Solo Concert - Literature & Music with Wolfgang Büscher. Die Fabrik, Am Mittleren Hasenpfad 5, Frankfurt/M-Sachsenhausen, Germany
• 18. March 2007, 21:00
  Guitarbassimo with Obo. Wasserturm, Darmstadt, Germany
• 16. March 2007, 21:00
  Guitarbassimo with Obo. Wasserturm, Darmstadt, Germany
• 12. March 2007, 10:30 and 19:00
  with Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet. Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum BiKuz/Friedrich Dessauer Gymnasium/Leibniz Schule, Frankfurt/Höchst, Germany
• 8. March 2007, 17:30
  Solo Concert - Poetry & Music with Renata Boja. Rathaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 5. March 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 2. & 3. March 2007
  Jury at Creole World Music Contest, KFZ, Marburg, Germany
• 20. February 2007, 20:00
  Fantasia Polaca - nueva tradicion with Andrzej Olejniczak. Festival Olimpico de la Juventud Europea JACA07, Casino de Jaca, Jaca (Aragón), Spain
• 14. February 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet. Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Germany
• 11. February 2007, 19:30
  Hochschule für Musik Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, End of Semester Composer's Combo Concert, KUZ Kulturzentrum, Mainz, Germany
• 7. February 2007, 19:30
  Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, End of Semester Composer's Combo Concert, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
• 5. February 2007, 19:30
  with Emil Mangelsdorff. Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 31. January 2007, 19:00
  with the Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet. SWR-Radio Station, Mainz, Germany
• 27. January 2007, 17:30
  Solo Concert: Photo Exhibition, Prof. Robert Häusser, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum, Mannheim, Germany

Concerts in 2006

• 6.Feb.2006, 7:30 pm with Emil Mangelsdorff , Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main.
• 12.Feb.2006, 7:30 pm, Hochschule für Musik Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, end of semester composer's combo concert, at the Peter Cornelius Conservatorium Mainz.
• 14.Feb.2006 7 pm Hochschule für Musik und DK Frankfurt/M, end of semester composer's combo concert.
• 17. Feb. 2006, 11:30 am solo recital, Deutsches-Polen Institut Darmstadt, at the Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, Bauhausweg 2, with Prof.Dr.Rita Süssmuth, Bürgermeister a.D. Hans Koschnick, Dr.Dieter Bingen, Dr.Peter Payer, Dr Ingrid Hamm, Dr.Joahim Rogall
• 6.March 2006, 7:30 pm with Emil Mangelsdorff , Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main
• 11.March 2006, 8 pm with East West Wind second edition feat. Jaroslaw Bester- accordion (Cracow Klezmer Band) & Ramesh Shotham-percussion ( Karnataka College of Percussion), Syke/Bremen
• 13&14 March 2006 studio recordings with East West Wind second edition, Cologne
• 15. March 2006 , 8 pm, with East West Wind second edition feat. Jaroslaw Bester- accordion ( Cracow Klezmer Band) & Ramesh Shotham-percussion ( Karnataka College of Percussion), Theaterhaus, Frankfurt/Main
• 17&18 March, 2006, 9 pm Vernissage-concert with Obo - acoustic guitar, Darmstadt, Wasserturm
• 4.April, 2006 Paris , "Banlieues Bleues"-jazz festival , with John Tchicai's project "Scenario pour la regulation de l'injustice". It involves musicians Makaya Ntshoko, drums, Vitold Rek, bass, Rodolphe Burger, guit., Yves Dormoy, sax/computer and Antoine Berjeaut, tp./computer.
• 4. May 2006, 8:00 pm with Emil Mangelsdorff , Theaterhaus, Frankfurt/M
• 21. May 2006, Youth Jazz Competition, ?Jugend Jazzt" , jury , Schlüchtern, Germany
• 1. July 2006, 9:00 pm with John Tchicai Trio feat.Vitold Rek, Makaya Ntshoko
• Festival Jazz a Oloron, France
• 3. July 2006, 7:30 pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/M
• 20. July 2006, 8:00 pm, Hochschule für Musik Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, end of semester composer's combo concert, KUZ Kulturzentrum Mainz.
• 28. July 2006 9:00 pm with Jaroslaw Bester and Oleg Dyyak ?Recollection of the Past", Alchemia, Cracow, Poland
• 16. August 2006 4:30 pm solo recital at the World Double Bass Festival, Wroclaw, Poland
• 17. August 2006. 9-12 pm master class at the World Double Bass Festival, Wroclaw
• 19. August 2006 with Emil Mangelsdorff, Düsseldorff, Germany
• 23. August 2006 midnight, "Noche de Jazz con Orquesta Sinfónica De Bilbao" with Andrzej Olejniczak Quartett and Symphony Bilbao Orchestra, Guggenheim Museum Squere, Bilbao, Spain
• 24. August 2006 7:30 pm. with The Polish Jazz4tet feat.Andrzej Olejniczak,Vladislav Sendetzki,Vitold Rek, Janusz M.Stefanski, Palmengarten, Frankfurt/M,Germany
• 2. September.2006 8:00 pm with Charlie Mariano and Peter Reiter ?Cathedral", St.Marien Church, Neu-Anspach, Germany
• 3. September 2006, 7:30 pm with Charlie Mariano and Peter Reiter ?Cathedral", Musikfestival JazzFolkBike-Syke, Bartholomäuskirche Barrien, Germany
• 8. September 2006, 8:00 pm with Charlie Mariano and Peter Reiter ?Cathedral", Alte Nikolaikirche,Frankfurt/M,Germany
• 27.Sept.2006, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, ARS School, Neu-Anspach,Germany
• 2.Oct.2006, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main
• 7.Oct.2006, 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Jazz Club, Rüsselsheim,Germany
• 22.Oct.2006, 11am, solo recital with the poet Uljana Wolf, Künstlerhaus, Edenkoben,Germany
• 26.Oct.2006, 10pm with Andrzej Olejniczak, Jazz Club Bilbaina , Bilbao, Spain
• 27.Oct.2006, 10pm with Andrzej Olejniczak, Nitsde Jazz Festival-Evenings of Jazz Fest., Castell de Benedormiens-Castell d'Aro, Barcelona, Spain
• 4.Nov.2006, 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Jazz Club , Nürnberg, Germany
• 5.Nov.2006, 11am Opernhaus, Zurich, Switzerland , Kontrabass Plus recital of Dariusz Mizera-double bass with compositions of Julien-François Zbinden, Gottfried von Einem, Rudolf Borlói, Vitold Rek und Giovanni Bottesini with Sylwia Feherpataky-sopran, Rumjana Naydenova-viola, Hayk Khachatryan-double bass, Dariusz Mizera-double bass, James Alexander-piano
• 6.Nov.2006, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main
• 9.Nov.2006, 8pm with Obo, Cafe Amadeo, Hanau,Germany
• 10.Nov.2006, 8pm with Obo, Schlosskirche, Braunfels, Germany
• 17.Nov.2006, 9pm, solo recital ?Bassfiddle alla polacca", Jazz Club in Cafe Teufelhart, Dachau, Germany
• 23.Nov.2006, 8pm with Emil Mangesldorff, Jazz Club, Trier, Germany
• 26.Nov.2006, 5pm solo recital with poetry, St.Marien Church, Neu-Anspach, Germany (Kolping Familie)
• 1.Dec.2006, 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 4.Dec.2006, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlößchen, Frankfurt/Main

Concerts in 2005

• 15. January 2005 , 8pm, with Emil Mangelsdorff, Nieder-Olm, Germany
• 20.January 2005, 8:30pm Art of the Duo with Bob Degen, Regensburg, Germany
• 8.February 2005, 8 pm,Musikhochschule, Frankfurt, Germany , with final semester students
• 9.February 2005, 7pm, KUZ Mainz, Germany , with final semester students of Mainz University
• 12.February 2005, 7pm, Trio with Bob Degen, Dominikanerkloster, Frankfurt/Main,Germany
• 13.February 2005, 11am,13pm, 15pm , Wasserturm Darmstadt, Vernissage with Obo
• 18.February 2005, 8pm, with John Tchicai Satisfaction 2005, Bonifatiushaus,Wörrstadt, Germany
• 4.March 2005, 8pm, Villa Clementine, Wiesbaden, Germany, Poetry&Music with Renata Boja
• 7.March 2005, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 18.March 2005, 8pm with Heinz Sauer&Bob Degen, Jazzinstitut Darmstadt, Germany
• 31.March 2005, 5pm with Bob Degen, Rosengarten, Mannheim, Germany, European Medical Convention
• 4.April 2005, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main
• 7.April 2005, 8pm with Charlie Mariano&Vitold Rek opus absolutum feat.Vladislav Sendetzki, Martin France, NDR RadioHamburg, Germany
• 8.April 2005, 8pm with Charlie Mariano&Vitold Rek opus absolutum feat.Vladislav Sendetzki, Martin France, NDR Radio Hamburg, Germany
• 9.April 2005, 7.April 2005, 8pm with Charlie Mariano&Vitold Rek opus absolutum Bremen/Syke
• 22&23 April 2005,8pm Wasserturm, Darmstadt, Germany , with Obo
• 2.May 2005, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 6.June 2005, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 24.June 2005, 5pm Bingen Jazz Festival, Germany with Polish All Jazz Stars feat. Vladislav Sendetzki, Andrzej Olejniczak, Janusz Stefanski
• 4 July 2005, 7:30pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
• 6 August 2005, 1pm, with Charlie Mariano&Vitold Rek opus absolutum, Jazz im Quadrat, Mannheim, Germany
• 3.10.2005. 7pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Frankfurt/M, Alte Nikolaikirche, Germany
• 7.10.2005. 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Frankfurt/M, Gemeinde Bonames, Germany
• 14.10.2005. 7pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Frankfurt/M, Jugendkirche Jona/St.Bonifacius, Germany
• 25.10.2005. 7pm solo recital with English poets , Berlin, Landesvertretung Rheinland-Pfalz , Germany
• 26.10.2005. 8pm solo recital with English poets, Frankfurt/M, Mousonturm, Germany
• 27.10.2005. 7:30pm solo recital with English poets, Rolandseck-Remagen, Bahnhof Rolandseck,Germany
• 4.11.2005. 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Bremen, Kito, Germany
• 7.11.2005. 7:30 pm, with Emil Mangelsdorff, Frankfurt/M, Holzhausenschlösschen, Germany
• 4.11.2005. 8pm with Emil Mangelsdorff, Bremen, Kito, Germany
• 7.11.2005. 7:30 pm, with Emil Mangelsdorff, Frankfurt/M, Holzhausenschlösschen, Germany
• 5.Dec.2005. 7:30 pm , with Emil Mangelsdorff , Holzhausenschlösschen, Frankfurt/M
• 8.Dec.2005. 7:30 pm solo recital with Renata Boja-poetry, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Wiesbaden, Germany
• 15.Dec.2005 7:00 pm duo with Jorgos Skolias, Jadwiga Hajduk-paintings, Jerzy Franczak-poetry, Krystyna Lenkowska-host, Piec Art , Cracow, Poland

* (Elliott Simon, All About Jazz, New York)