Quidam is a Polish Progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band, evolving from the hard rock/blues trio Deep River, a band formed by Maciek Meller, Radek Scholl and Rafał Jermakow. When Zbyszek Florek and Ewa Smarzyńska joined the band, the original Quidam line up was complete. In this line-up the debut album Quidam was recorded between September 1995 and March 1996. The album was produced with guest appearances of three Collage members: Wojtek Szadkowski, Mirek Gil and Krzysiek Palczewski.

Current members

• Zbyszek Florek – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing vocals
• Bartek Kossowicz – vocals
• Maciek Meller – guitars, backing vocals
• Maciek Wróblewski – drums
  Drum kit
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• Jacek Zasada – flute
  Flute
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  s, percussion
• Mariusz Ziółkowski – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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Former members

• Ewa Smarzyńska – flutes
• Emila Derkowska – vocal, backing vocals
• Rafał Jermakow – drums, percussion
• Radek Scholl – bass guitar
• Waldemar Ciechanowski – vocals

Studio albums

• Quidam
  Quidam (album)
  Quidam is the debut album of Polish Progressive rock group with the same name, released May 1996. The album was released at the First Warsaw Prog-Fest 1996...
  
  (1996)
• Angels' Dreams
  Sny aniołów (Angels' Dreams)
  Sny aniołów is the second studio album of Polish Progressive rock group Quidam, released 1998. It was released simultaneously in Poland by Rock-Serwis and in the rest of the world by Musea Records. The latter version was retitled Angels' Dreams and featured re-recorded vocals in English...
  
  (1998)
• Sny aniołów
  Sny aniołów (Angels' Dreams)
  Sny aniołów is the second studio album of Polish Progressive rock group Quidam, released 1998. It was released simultaneously in Poland by Rock-Serwis and in the rest of the world by Musea Records. The latter version was retitled Angels' Dreams and featured re-recorded vocals in English...
  
  (Angels' Dreams - Polish version) (1998)
• The Time Beneath The Sky
  The Time Beneath The Sky
  The Time Beneath The Sky is the third studio album of Polish Progressive rock group Quidam, released 2002.- Track listing :# "Letter from the Desert I" – 6:12...
  
  (2002)
• SurREvival (6.06.2005)
• Alone Together (05.11.2007)

Live albums

• Baja Prog - Live in Mexico '99 (1999)
• The Fifth Season - Live In Concert (DVD) (30.01.2006)
• ...bez półPRĄDU...halfPLUGGED...
  ...bez półPRĄDU...halfPLUGGED...
  - Personnel :* Zbyszek Florek – keyboards, backing vocals* Maciek Meller – acoustic guitars, backing vocals* Bartek Kossowicz – vocals, tambourine* Mariusz Ziółkowski – bass guitar, acoustic guitar* Maciek Wróblewski – drums, percussion...
  
  (09.10.2006)
• The Fifth Season - Live In Concert (09.06.2009)
• Strong Together Live (26.03.2010)

External links

• Official Web Site of Quidam
• Quidam at last.fm