Janusz Iwański

Janusz Henryk Iwański, best known as Yanina, (April 22, 1956 in Częstochowa) is a Polish jazz and rock guitarist, composer, songwriter and vocalist.

He has performed with the groups Tie Break, Soyka Yanina,[1] and Maanam.

[2] He began as a musician in 1970 but in 1976 at the Jazz Jamboree, he heard artists such as Gil Evans, Benny Goodman, Muddy Waters and many others, took up the study of jazz itself.

[3] As he became interested in jazz he formed the Tie Break with bassist Krzysztof Majchrzak, soon joined by flute player Grzegorz Chmielecki.

[4] He has performed in countries such as Poland, Mexico, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Russia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Georgia and others including in his native Częstochowa[5] with over 3000 gigs in total.