Wojtek is one of Sweden’s most respected saxophonists. As a musician Wojtek appears on more than a 100 records. He plays classical music, jazz, blues and rock. Swedish elite artists frequently utilise his talents, i.a. Putte Wickman, Ulf Lundell, Pappa Dee, Mats Ronander, Michael Rickfors, Jerry Williams, Per Gessle and Totta Näslund to mention a few.
Georgie Fame, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Logan, Michal Urbaniak and Urszula Dudziak are some of the internationally famous artists that Wojtek has been working with.
He has made literally hundreds of TV appearances, one of the more notable ones being the opening of the IAAF International Athletics Meet in Gothenburg in 1995 when he played a dazzling solo for a global audience of millions.
However many genres and instruments he explores, Wojtek always returns to his first love, jazz, and the saxophone. He launched his solo album career as a jazz artist in 2001 with the album Acid Duck together with Nicci Notini, featuring the guest artists Michal Urbaniak (former solo player in Miles Davis band), Urszula Dudziak, Bengt Arne Wallin, Stanislaw Goral, Anders Jormin, Magnus Johansson, Sebastian Notini and Max Schultz. He followed this up in 2005 with the album No Exit, featuring the top artists Totta Näslund, Mats Ronander, Urszula Dudziak, C-M Carlsson, Pablo Cepeda and Peter Getz.
After years of music studies in Poland and Sweden, he went to the US, staying with the jazz musician Michal Urbaniak who later referred to himself as Wojtek’s musical godfather. He would later participate in Acid Duck. Thanks to the ‘godfather’s’ contacts, Wojtek was availed the opportunity of meeting such jazz luminaries as Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Gil Evans, Mel Lewis, Harvey Mason and many, many more all of whom made a big impression on the young saxophonist. While in the USA, Wojtek studied composition and developed his improvisation technique. On his return to Sweden, Wojtek continued his musical studies at the School of Music and Music Education at the Gothenburg university.
In 1990, he joined the legendary Totta’s Blues Band, in the same year he also met C-M Carlsson, who later on started CMC Records, the label on which both of Wojtek's solo albums are released .
His solo albums have shown that Wojtek is not only an eminent saxophonist, composer and producer but also very talented pianist.
Wojtek Goral has a vision and he will not compromise anything to achieve it. He continually looks for new ways, continually tests new possibilities, whatever it takes to make his music as exciting and dynamic as possible. His first two albums are ample proof of this, and are also a taste of even greater thinks to come. Above you will find samples from Wojtek’s albums. ACID DUCK [CMC Records Jazz Sweden 2001] which Wojtek produced together with Nicci Notini. Acid Duck is Wojtek’s and Nicci’s celepation to all good music and with musical intelligence they take the listener to an unforgettable journey through the jazz world. Here you can listen to the tracks "Krakow"(featuring Max Schultz, guitar and Wojtek Goral, acoustic piano) and "1981"(featuring Michal Urbaniak). NO EXIT [CMC Records Sweden 2005], is inspired by the jazz of the 70’s and the current club music scene. The song "I Won’t Stop and I Won’t slow Down" is a funky track, featuring C-M Carlsson, Wojtek's best friend , who is a fantastic singer, pianist and together with Wojtek the producer of “No Exit". On "Pernilla My Love" featuring Urszula Dudziak, you can hear Wojtek's outstanding barython saxophone solo.
Wojtek is a member of Session Horns Sweden
Wojtek plays on Yamaha woodwinds exclusively.
