Michał Barański was born in 1984. He graduated from the Jazz Department of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. As a 13-yearold he was noticed at a music workshop by an American clarinet player, Brad Terry. Together with a pianist Mateusz Kolakowski and a drummer Tomasz Torres , they joined Terry’s quartet, giving numerous concerts in the USA and gaining their experience at the very heart of jazz.
He is a Grand Prix laureate, which he received at the 40th Jazz nad Odrą Festival. He was also awarded the main prize of Swinging Raven at the 3td Hot Jazz Spring in Częstochowa and the Jazz Angel at Bielska Zadymka Festival in 2005. Together with Triology , he was 4th at the International Jazz Band Contest Jazz Hoeliaart in Belgium. A laureate of two Fryderyk awards (Polish Grammy) for “Assymetry”CD by Z. Namyslowski and “Umiera Piekno” by Aga Zaryan. He was also nominated for a Fryderyk award in “Jazz Artist of the year” category in 2015. A winner of readers' poll in Polish Jazz Magazine "Jazz Forum" for the best double bass player in 2008, 2014, 2015.
He co-operates with many notable artists such as: Bennie Maupin, Dayna Stephens, Dan Tepfer, Nigel Kennedy, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Tomasz Stanko, Michael Urbaniak, David Doruzka, Vladislav Sendecki, Derrick McKenzie, Bernard Maseli, Piotr Wojtasik, Adam Baldych, Aga Zaryan. He also recorded an album with a jazz legend Bennie Maupin (Miles Davis''Bitches Brew'' ,Herbie Hancock "Headhunters" ), entitled ''Early Reflections'', which won a second place in Jazz Times Critics Poll in category Best Album Of The Year 2008. He released his first album as a leader entitled "Masovian Mantra" that was released in September 2022 on the "Polish Jazz" vol.88 series by Warner Music.
He is a Grand Prix laureate, which he received at the 40th Jazz nad Odrą Festival. He was also awarded the main prize of Swinging Raven at the 3td Hot Jazz Spring in Częstochowa and the Jazz Angel at Bielska Zadymka Festival in 2005. Together with Triology , he was 4th at the International Jazz Band Contest Jazz Hoeliaart in Belgium. A laureate of two Fryderyk awards (Polish Grammy) for “Assymetry”CD by Z. Namyslowski and “Umiera Piekno” by Aga Zaryan. He was also nominated for a Fryderyk award in “Jazz Artist of the year” category in 2015. A winner of readers' poll in Polish Jazz Magazine "Jazz Forum" for the best double bass player in 2008, 2014, 2015.
He co-operates with many notable artists such as: Bennie Maupin, Dayna Stephens, Dan Tepfer, Nigel Kennedy, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Tomasz Stanko, Michael Urbaniak, David Doruzka, Vladislav Sendecki, Derrick McKenzie, Bernard Maseli, Piotr Wojtasik, Adam Baldych, Aga Zaryan. He also recorded an album with a jazz legend Bennie Maupin (Miles Davis''Bitches Brew'' ,Herbie Hancock "Headhunters" ), entitled ''Early Reflections'', which won a second place in Jazz Times Critics Poll in category Best Album Of The Year 2008. He released his first album as a leader entitled "Masovian Mantra" that was released in September 2022 on the "Polish Jazz" vol.88 series by Warner Music.