MIKE VERBA

MICHAŁ WIERBA

Mike Verba (also known &s Michal Wierba in Poland) is a Polish piano virtuoso, composer and producer, PhD of instrumental studies nd winner of over 20 most important Polish and European music festivals.

He played over 600 concerts and over 20 recorded albums and streams with direct musicians, including: Michal Urbaniak, Wayne Escoeffery, Chico Freeman, Ronnie Burrage, Dante Luciani, Daryll Hall, Marek Bałata, Piotr Baron, Maciej Sikała, Zbigniew Wodecki, Wojciech Myrczek, Karo Glazer, Leopold Kozłowski, Piotr Wojtasik, Nimrod says. In 2017, the musician began working with the legendary American drummer Ronnie Burrage, touring Poland, America and Europe four times, performing, among others, at the All Souls Jazz Festival in Chicago, the renowned Smalls Jazz Club in New York and the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. The musicians’ cooperation and friendship resulted in the album Holographic Principle – Dance of the Great Spirit, which premiered in 2019 in the USA. The first chance for the Polish scene was the ROLI Seaboard instrument, invented in 2013. Appreciated for his virtuosity and stage charisma, the system combines electricity, a keyboard for music and a distinctive image. First, Verba started playing the piano only at the age of 17 and no one predicted him success in his chosen path. After two years of learning, the Artist began studies at the Academy of Music. Karol Szymanowski in Katowice to include all the most important festivals in Poland and are characteristic of the main stages of Europe. Operating for over 10 years on the international arena (including Poland, the Netherlands, Scotland, England, USA, Spain, Ukraine), Verba is a leader with leading figures from the world of jazz, world music and popular music.

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