Flautist, clarinetist and shawm-player; a student of Jean-Michel Veillon. Over a number of years he has been exploring Polish village music. One of the co-founders of the House of Dance in Poznań, Michał collaborates with groups playing traditional village music, world music, early music, jazz and fusion, and has received many awards especially at the annual “New Tradition” competition organised by Polish Radio. He composes and performs music for theatre performances and silent films and has been involved in various educational projects. He travels to lands near and far in search of new melodies and exotic flavours. He has performed at hundreds of venues around the world, from festivals to concert halls (i.e. Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space - New York, Chicago Symphony Center, Barcelona Teatre Musical, Jazz Bakery - Los Angeles, National Palace of Culture - Sofia, Nybrokajen Concert Hall - Stockholm, L'Entrepot - Paris, Mugam Centre - Baku, National Conservatory - Tbilisi) . A former member of the Lautari band, he has collaborated with Marcin Pospieszalski, Janusz Olejniczak, Zbigniew Łowżył, Miguel Czachowski, Yair Dalal, Amin M’raihi, Alim Qasimov, Ignacio Fernandez as well as Polish Radio and the National Theatre.
Michał Żak participated twice on Euro-Med Festival (2007 and 2009).
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Flautist, clarinetist and shawm-player; a student of Jean-Michel Veillon. Over a number of years he has been exploring Polish village music. One of the co-founders of the House of Dance in Poznań, Michał collaborates with groups playing traditional village music, world music, early music, jazz and fusion, and has received many awards especially at the annual “New Tradition” competition organised by Polish Radio. He composes and performs music for theatre performances and silent films and has been involved in various educational projects. He travels to lands near and far in search of new melodies and exotic flavours. He has performed at hundreds of venues around the world, from festivals to concert halls (i.e. Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space - New York, Chicago Symphony Center, Barcelona Teatre Musical, Jazz Bakery - Los Angeles, National Palace of Culture - Sofia, Nybrokajen Concert Hall - Stockholm, L'Entrepot - Paris, Mugam Centre - Baku, National Conservatory - Tbilisi) . A former member of the Lautari band, he has collaborated with Marcin Pospieszalski, Janusz Olejniczak, Zbigniew Łowżył, Miguel Czachowski, Yair Dalal, Amin M’raihi, Alim Qasimov, Ignacio Fernandez as well as Polish Radio and the National Theatre. 
