Kwartet ProForma

The band was founded in 2001 in Poznań by Przemysław Lembicz and Marcin Żmuda. For few years, the group performed as a duo. More musicians joined it over time, creating a unique quartet of five. In 2012 the group started cooperation with Kazik Staszewski – leader of the legendary Polish band called Kult. This resulted with a new formation named Kazik i Kwartet Proforma [Kazik and ProForma Quartet].
 
Our cooperation with Kwartet ProForma started in March 2015 and from the beginning of 2018 it has been extended by band-manager relation.

Kwartet ProForma [ProForma Quartet] is a unique quartet of five. Their interests and musical temperament place the band somewhere between poetic folk and heavy rock, including all intermediate shades.
 
In 2015, the album “Na końcu świta” [Dawn at the end of the world] was released, containing 16 original songs composed into a coherent concept, touching the final matters with both seriousness and humor. The album was well received by audiences and critics. The opinions emphasized the maturity and variety of music as well as the performance perfection of the band.
 
In March 2012, Kwartet ProForma invited Kazik Staszewski to perform together a few songs written by Stanisław Staszewski – Kazik’s father. This one-off project resulted in the formation of Kazik i Kwartet Proforma [Kazik and ProForma Quartet] ensemble, recording and releasing in 2015 the double album “Wiwisekcja” [Vivisection]. Two years later, in 2017, another album was released, “Tata Kazika kontra Hedora” [Kazik’s father versus Hedorah] with songs written to Stanisław Staszewski’s poems, found after many years. For over a year, the songs from this album were around the top of the Polish Radio Channel 3 chart. Two of them, “Most” [Bridge] and “Gdybym miał kogoś” [If I had someone], made it to the number one of this prestigious chart. In 2018, the album “Tata Kazika kontra Hedora” was certified gold.
 
In November 2017, the program ”Leonard Cohen. We know who he is” had its premiere. Kwartet ProForma with guests presented songs from the repertoire of the Canadian bard, translated by Daniel Wyszogrodzki in new, original arrangements.
 
Kwartet ProForma has already played nearly 1000 concerts in Poland and abroad (Germany, Ukraine, Ireland, USA). The band regularly performs at various author’s song festivals.
 
The permanent concert repertoire includes, among others:

  • original songs (with original texts or poems of Stanisław Staszewski, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Jacek Kaczmarski, translations of texts by Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and many other artists associated with the broadly understood poetic song);
  • songs by Leonard Cohen, in original translations and new arrangements;
  • songs from the repertoire of Stanisław Staszewski (Kazik’s father, author of, among others, “Celina” and “Baranek”), as well as Kazik Staszewski (leader of the band Kult) – prepared in own arrangements;
  • about 250 songs by Jacek Kaczmarski and the Kaczmarski – Gintrowski – Łapiński trio, as well as solo songs by Przemysław Gintrowski. In this repertoire, multimedia concerts (e.g. for high schools) are very popular, where Jacek Kaczmarski’s songs, inspired by the works of Polish and international masters of painting, are illustrated with images displayed on the screen;

Current line-up:

  • Przemysław Lembicz – lead vocals, guitar
  • Marcin Żmuda – keyboards, vocals
  • Piotr Lembicz – guitar
  • Wojciech Strzelecki – bass guitar, double bass, vocals
  • Marek Wawrzyniak – drums, percussion instruments

Marek, wódka i drzewa [Marek, vodka and trees]
A mini-album (EP) containing not only new songs, but also those that have accompanied the band’s work for years and were performed during concerts.
Release year: 2020
Label: Oskar
1. Doomowe przedszkole
2. Króliczek Eryk
3. Limeryk 1
4. Miś Poldek
5. Limeryk 2
6. Drzewa
7. Limeryk 3
8. Wódka
9. Końcówka
10. Maseczki w kropeczki
11. Wódka radio edit

 

Tata Kazika kontra Hedora [Kazik’s father versus Hedorah]
The second joint album by Kazik and ProForma Quartet. The lyrics were written by Stanisław Staszewski – Kazik’s father. For over a year, the songs from this album were around the top of the Polish Radio Channel 3 chart. Two of them, “Most” [Bridge] and “Gdybym miał kogoś” [If I had someone] made it to the number one of this prestigious chart. In 2018, the album was certified gold.
Release year: 2017
Label: S.P. Records
1. Imtron
2. 1947
3. Ta droga była daleka
4. Ogrodnik
5. Most
6. Klub cynicznych egoistów
7. Kongres nauki polskiej
8. Starszy asystent John
9. Leonardo
10. Ay pee, ah yee
11. Jest między nami obcość
12. Gdybym miał kogoś
13. Zmysłowa i pijana
14. Apel poległych
15. Nie dali ojce
16. Nic nie słyszę

 

Na końcu świta [Dawn at the end of the world]
This is the first album of ProForma Quartet. It sums up the 15-year long history of the group. The songs for this album were recorded between 2009 and 2014.
Release year: 2015
Label: Moabit Records
1. Błazen
2. Biały Dwór
3. Morze nieszczęść
4. Wanda Rutkiewicz
5. Gorzki płacz
6. Serwus, OchTyVita!
7. Życie erotomana
8. Cóżem winien
9. Piosenka głuchego grabarza
10. Śmierć nie jest końcem
11. Lekcja anatomii doktora Tulpa
12. Mogiły
13. Noc
14. Bezsenność
15. Zimowy sen
16. Dance macabre

 

Wiwisekcja [Vivisection]
The first joint album by Kazik and ProForma Quartet. It includes songs from the repertoire of Silna Grupa Pod Wezwaniem, Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Kurt Weill. The first CD is a recording of a part of the concert which took place on September 13, 2014 in Warsaw, at the WARSawy Theater. The songs on the second disc were recorded during a studio session.
Release year: 2015
Label: S.P. Records
CD 1
1. Notoryczna narzeczona
2. Rybi puzon
3. Oddalenie
4. Sztos
5. Pieśń o kanonierach
6. Przesłuchiwałem całą noc
7. Czekając na wczoraj
8. Deszczowe psy
9. Komandor Tarkin
10. Do U remember?
11. Mariola
12. Piwko
13. Pochód świętych
14. Oblężenie
15. Biały Dwór
16. Gdybym wiedział to co wiem
17. Latający Holender
18. A gdy będę umierał
19. Samotni ludzie
CD 2
1. Kalifat
2. Prawo jazdy
3. Malcziki
4. Gorzki płacz
5. Modlitwa o wschodzie słońca

 

Śmierć nie jest końcem [Death is not the end]
The band’s first single announcing the album “Na końcu świta” (released in 2015). Guest appearance was made by: Kazik Staszewski, Łukasz “Spalding” Majewski, Grzegorz Tomczak and Jacek Bończyk.
Release year: 2014
1. Gorzki płacz
2. Zimowy sen
3. Śmierć nie jest końcem

UPCOMING EVENTS:

PAST EVENTS (since 01.01.2019):

  • 31.01.2021 – Swarzędz, Ośrodek Kultury w Swarzędzu, WOŚP
  • 15.10.2020 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 08.10.2020 – Nowa Wieś Tworoska, Ranczo Baranówka – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 27.09.2020 – Wrocław, Stary Klasztor
  • 26.09.2020 – Wrocław, A2 – Centrum Koncertowe – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 04.09.2020 – Gdynia, Kaczmarski Encore Festival – open-air – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 24.07.2020 – Poznań, Pub Piwna Stopa
  • 03.07.2020 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa
  • 09.05.2020 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa – online concert
  • 25.04.2020 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 08.03.2020 – Kraków, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 20.02.2020 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa
  • 24.01.2020 – Gdańsk, Klub Stary Maneż – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 19.12.2019 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 13.12.2019 – Sulęcin, Klub u Bulka
  • 03.11.2019 – Przemyśl, Zamek Kazimierzowski – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 24.10.2019 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa
  • 08.09.2019 – Wrocław, Radio Wrocław – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 03.09.2019 – Gdańsk, Klub Protokultura – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 01.09.2019 – Chojna, Centrum Kultury – open-air
  • 27.07.2019 – Poznań, Pub Piwna Stopa
  • 20.07.2019 – Szczecinek, Festiwal Art Piknik 2019 – open-air
  • 06.07.2019 – Przybysławice, Dwór na Wichrowym Wzgórzu
  • 23.06.2019 – Ossów, 1920 Samorządowa Instytucja Kultury – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 07.06.2019 – Kraków, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury – open-air
  • 04.06.2019 – Suchy Las, Centrum Kultury i Biblioteka Publiczna – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 26.05.2019 – Poznań, Pub Piwna Stopa
  • 25.05.2019 – Zamość, Rynek Wodny – plener – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 24.04.2019 – Poznań, Pub Kultowa
  • 23.03.2019 – Kraków, Ośrodek Kultury Ruczaj – Marcin and Przemek Duo
  • 15.03.2019 – Poznań, The Dubliner Irish Pub – with Siena Root
  • 09.02.2019 – Tychy, Underground Pub – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 08.02.2019 – Kraków, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 26.01.2019 – Iława, Klub IOWA Music Bar – Kazik and ProForma Quartet
  • 23.01.2019 – Gdańsk, Klub Stary Maneż – Kazik and ProForma Quartet

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Phone

+48 516 59 77 60

E-mail:

info@concertmanagement.pl

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Opening hrs

every day 9–19