Michał Jelonek (born 30 May 1971), also known as Jelonek, is a Polish musician and composer. He specializes in violin.
He is a member of bands Hunter and Orkiestra Dni Naszych, and former member of Ankh. In 2007 Jelonek released his first, self-titled solo album.
Early life
He was born in Kielce, Poland. He learned to play the violin from Professor Andrzej Zuzański. He received his Diploma in 1989 when he performed Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, accompanied by the Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra. Michal toured with the Symphonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of the Kielce Philharmonic and later performed with the String Quintet Collegium Musicum from 1989 to 1994 and the Theatre Diaspora from 1992 to 1994.
Work He has performed with many Polish bands between 1992 and 2008 including Ankh, Closterkeller, De Press, Firebirds, Grejfrut, Hunter, Kasa, Lizar, Lzy, Mafia, Maybe-b, Orkiestra Dni Naszych, Perfect, Szwagierkolaska, Teatr Kobiet, Tosteer, T-Raperzy znad Wisły, and Wilki. He also performed with Maryla Rodowicz, Ilona Sojda, Wojciech Gąsowski, and Stan Borys.
Michal Jelonek has been featured on over 30 albums ranging from classical to pop, folk, rock and roll and heavy metal. He has performed over 1600 concerts in Poland, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine. He has also recorded music for movies and commercials. He released his first solo album in 2007 titled Jelonek.
He has received several nominations for best Polish instrumentalist, in 1993 by Tylko Rock magazine and in 1994 by Siedlce Rock 94 among others.
Band Current members Michał Jelonek - acoustic and electric violin, viola, double bass (2007–present)
Live members Mariusz "Maniek" Andraszek - bass guitar (2007–present) Paweł "Chojo" Chojnacki - drums (2007–present) Leszek "Jebik" Kowalik - guitars (2007–present) Krzysztof "Krzysiu" Osiak - keyboards (2007–present) Session musicians Grzegorz "Brooz" Sławiński - drums (2007) Karol Ludew - drums (2007) Artur "Lipa" Lipiński - drums (2007) Mariusz "Maniek" Andraszek - bass guitar (2007, 2011) Robert "Rebe Fifi" Fijałkowski - guitars (2007) Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk - guitars (2007) Andrzej "Aka" Karp - bass guitar (2007, 2011) Łukasz "Samba" Dmochewicz - drums (2011) Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski - drums (2011)
Discography
Solo albums Title Album details Peak chart positions POLJelonek Released: 3 December 2007 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download –Revenge Released: 7 November 2011 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download 23 Classical Massacre Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download29 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums Title Album detailsPrzystanek Woodstock Released: 10 December 2010 Label: Złoty Melon Formats: DVD
Music videos Title Year Directed Album Ref."BaRock"2010Jelonek"ViolMachine"2012Open CirclesRevenge
Other appearances Title Year Notes Ref.Ankh – Ankh1994band memberAnkh – Koncert akustyczny 1994band memberClosterkeller – Scarlet 1995sessionAnkh – ... będzie tajemnicą 1998band memberFirebirds – Trans... 1998sessionGrejfrut – Tytuł płyty 2000sessionMaryla Rodowicz – 12 najpiękniejszych kolęd 2001sessionMaryla Rodowicz – Życie ładna rzecz 2002sessionSpooko – Spooko Panie Wiśniewski 2003sessionAnkh – Expect Unexpected2003band memberPerfect – Schody 2004sessionAnkh – Live in Opera '95 2004band memberMafia – Vendetta 2005sessionŁzy – The Best of 1996 – 2006 2006sessionFreak of Nature – Fabryka zła 2008sessionKora – Metamorfozy 2008sessionLove De Vice – Numaterial 2010sessionMaciej Maleńczuk, Paweł Kukiz – Starsi panowie 2010sessionFarben Lehre – Niezwyciężony 2010session
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