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Vitold Rek - double bassist, composer and educator - was born in 1955 in Rzeszów; south-east Poland. He studied classical double bass at the Cracow Academy of Music when Krzysztof Penderecki was rector there. His playing unites jazz influences with classical and East European folk elements, with a focus on live performance and composition. Festival appearances include Montreux, North Sea Jazz / Den Haag, Willisau, the Berlin Jazz Festival, ISB Double Bass Convention USA and the Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw among many others.
Charlie Mariano, John Tchicai, Albert Mangelsdorff, Karl Berger, Tomasz Stanko, Dom Um Romao, Peter Giger, Emil Mangelsdorff, Gerd Dudek, Heinz Sauer, Ralf Hübner, Bob Degen, Christof Lauer, Makaya Ntshoko and Shlomo Carlebach have featured among his key musical partners. He collaborates with the Frankfurt Radio HR Jazz Ensemble.
Vitold also enjoys his work with German writers, combining spoken poetry with his own solo performance. He works closely with the poet Johann P. Tammen and other partners have included Volker Braun, Gregor Laschen, Peter Grosz, Hans Thill, Oskar Ansull, Sarah Kirsch, Kito Lorenc and Ludwig Harig.
He teaches jazz double bass and coaches ensembles at both the Hochschule für Musik, Mainz and Hochschule für Musik, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
 Vitold Rek plays Corelli strings.
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