Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz
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Biography
Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz, born February 20, 1963, in WrocÅaw, Poland, is a jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and educator. He moved to Los Angeles in 1987 or 1988 and attended California Institute of the Arts on a full scholarship, where he was mentored by Charlie Haden. In 1993, Oleszkiewicz co-founded the Los Angeles Jazz Quartet, which recorded for Naxos Records and Not Two Records. His debut album as a leader, Like a Dream, was released in 2004. He has collaborated on notable albums such as Storybook (2006) with Larry Koonse and Standards 2: Movie Music (2010) with Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, and Alan Pasqua. Oleszkiewicz has been a faculty member at California Institute of the Arts and the University of Southern California.
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- Lonely Woman
- Body and Soul
- Law Years
- Hi-Lili Hi-Lo featuring Peter Erskine
- Invitation featuring Peter Erskine
- Blue Lovebird featuring Peter Erskine
- Ninon featuring Peter Erskine
- Modlitwa
- Love Theme From the Brothers Karamazov featuring Peter Erskine
- Pocket Full of Cherry
- Love Song From Mutiny on the Bounty featuring Peter Erskine
- Silence
- All God's Chillun Got Rhythm featuring Peter Erskine
- Solid Jackson!
- Take My Love featuring Peter Erskine
- First Song
- On Green Dolphin Street featuring Peter Erskine
- Blues for Charlie
