Biography:

Krzysztof Olesiński (born May 27 , 1953 , died June 18, 2023 in London ) – Polish rock bassist , in the years 1979-1980 and 1992-2003 a member of the band Maanam .

In 1978, together with his brother Ryszard Olesiński ^[1], he founded the band Piknik, which won the Audience Award at the Krakow Jazz Juniors festival in 1978.

In 1979 he started working with the band Maanam. In June 1980 he performed at the 18th National Polish Song Festival in Opole . Then he took part in the recording of the first album “MAANAM” and the music for the film ” Wielka Majówka “.

In 1980 he joined the jazz band Laboratorium , replacing Krzysztof Ścierański . After a successful concert at the Zurich Jazz Festival, the Swiss agency Face Music took care of the band . The group toured the country little during these years, playing a lot primarily in Switzerland and Germany . The musician recorded three albums with this group and music for the show “Krol Ubu”. In the late 1990s the group disbanded.

In 1991 he started working with pianist Tadeusz Leśniak , vocalist Marek Bałata and the band Blue Painting. At the same time, after a five-year break, the Maanam band was reactivated, and in the spring of 1992 Krzysztof Olesiński returned to the band, becoming a co-creator of its success. He recorded many albums, television programs, played many concerts in Poland and abroad, including: in the United States , Canada , Australia , Germany and on a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina . He performed at festivals in Opole, Sopot and Jarocin , at the European Festival of Stars in Międzyzdroje. The cooperation lasted until 2003, when together with his brother, guitarist Ryszard Olesiński , and drummer Paweł Markowski decided to part with the duo Kora and Marek Jackowski ^[2] .

In June 2005, together with his brother Ryszard, he recorded a co-author album “Roots” with texts by Zbigniew Book in Studio SPOT in Krakow. The project also involved: vocalist Andrzej Kozłowski, pianist Dominik Wania, drummer Wojciech Fedkowicz and guitarist Paweł Hebda ^[3] .

In 2006, he left for London, where he stayed until his death, serving as the Artistic Director of Telewizja Polska TVPL.

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