Qba Janicki (PL)
Born on 6 February 1989 in Bydgoszcz. Currently resides in Sokołowsko.
He grew out of the artistic milieu gathered around the famous MÓZG club. Over the last 17 years, he has played hundreds of concerts, featuring such artists as Jerzy Mazzoll, Sławek Janicki, Roscoe Mitchell, Tomasz Sroczyński, Toshinori Kondo, Peter Brotzmann, Kris Wanders and Fred Frith. He is currently involved in the bands Maldives with Marek Pospieszalski, Kondensator Przepływu with Bartłomiej Chmara, T’ien Lai with Jakub Ziołek and Łukasz Jędrzejczak, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, and in newly formed duos with composer Teoniki Rożynek or Belgian producer Obsequies. In addition to playing instruments, he also creates theatre music in collaboration with Maciej Podstawny, Paweł Łysak, Artur Pałiga or Grzegorz Jaremko. He has also made his mark on the hip hop scene by producing the album HORE, by the legendary rapper VIENIA.
Additionally, as vice-president of the MÓZG FOUNDATION and the Sokołowska Group Association, he cooperates in the organisation of cultural projects and social activities in Bydgoszcz, Warsaw and Sokołowsko. Since 2020, he has also been hosting his own programme “WARS” for Radio Capital.