Marek Napiórkowski

Marek Napiórkowski is a leading Polish jazz guitarist and composer currently serving as Lecturer in Jazz Guitar at the Faculty of Jazz and Pop Music, Department of Jazz and Popular Music, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. He has been consecutively honored as Jazz Guitarist of the Year by Jazz Forum readers from 2012 through 2025, including the most recent awards in February 2024 and February 2025.

His academic qualifications include:

• Master of Arts from the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz
• Ph.D. from Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

Napiórkowski's artistic practice centers on jazz guitar performance and cross-disciplinary composition, with over 150 album recordings featuring collaborations with international artists including Chris Potter, Marcus Miller, and Pat Metheny. His creative output spans solo projects, film scoring (notably for 'Miłość i pusty słowa'), theater music, and radio programming such as 'Napiór w ethere' on Radio Nowy Świat.

His distinguished honors comprise:

• Jazz Forum Jazz Guitarist of the Year (13 consecutive years: 2012-2025)
• Fryderyk Music Award (2019) for 'Search in Dreams'
• Mateusz Trójki Award (2018) for 'WAW-NYC'
• Film music award at 48th Lubuskie Film Summer in Łagów (2019)