Miroslaw “Carlos” Kaczmarczyk — guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator.
Born in Warsaw, Poland.
Before he moved to Oslo, Norway in 1994, Carlos was a very active sideman musician on the Warsaw / Poland scene 1983–1994.
With his natural sight-reading skills, he gathered unique experience in the 1980s and early 1990s, including:
National Opera House in Warsaw
Cartoon Movies Studio in Bielsko-Biała
Jazz Big Band of the Music Academy in Katowice
Warsaw Brass (Opera & Philharmonic)
Trio – playing Arne Nordheim music
Warsaw theatres : Powszechny, Ateneum, Komedia, Dramatyczny.
Touring with Polish pop stars
Variete Theatre in Chorzow
„Metro” musical in Warszawa & on Broadway NYC,
Symphony orchestra of The Representative Artistic Ensemble of The Polish Armed Forces
Numerous jazz groups
and last but not least – cruise shows on Caribbean Islands.

CV highlights:
1988 – Graduation concert at The Academy of Music (Jazz Department) in Katowice, Poland
1989 – Loud Jazz Band is established
1991 – Member of the original orchestra of „Metro” musical Warsaw, Poland
1992 – Member of the US orchestra of „Metro” musical on Broadway, NYC.
1994 – Moved to Oslo, Norway
1995 – Nominated to “Fryderyk Award” for “4 Ever 2 U”; release on Mercury Rec.
1999 – Created Loud Jazz Band Norwegian Edition
2013 – “The Outstanding Poles in Norway” – Distinction for Merits in Culture
2014 – Commemorative Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland on the occasion on the 25. anniversary of Loud Jazz Band
2014 – Award of SAWP Polish Association of Performers of Music and Music with Lyrics on the occasion on the 25. anniversary of Loud Jazz Band
2019 – Award of the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, a departmental decoration of Poland in Arts, by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

Composer & producer of 12 CDs with own music.

Thanks Jimi Festival,  Kolbotn Norway.
Musical director & co producer since 2010

Educator :
Norwegian music schools since 1994

Chairman of the international jury at the «New Jazz Hope» competition of the « Novum Jazz Festival», Lomza, Poland ( 2018 & 2019).

Member of the jury at the «New Jazz Hope» competition of the « Novum Jazz Festival» Lomza, Poland, ( 2020, 2021, 2022)

In the 1980s and early 1990s:
PSJ (Polish Jazz Society) —– International Jazz Summer Clinic in Pulawy,
with participation of Berklee College of Music faculty members.
PSJ Warsaw “Guitar courses”.