Les Leonard Canick van Bal is a universal musician, multi-playing bass, bass guitar, violin, trumpet, keyboards. He played in the stage of Krakow, Katowice stage, stage of Szczecin and Gdansk "BART" and olsztyńskiej. In Cracow band, inter alia, from "Les Quartet", "Lechici", "Marcus" and "Andrusy" .
       It is impossible to mention all this because the material at random shows the warehouses and musicians, who together with him - and many are well known - they played. His musical traveled for a piece of the world, he played in many countries, and eventually settled in the USA where he still continues the musical path. If you've played with Lesław view photos, may, at any of them see each other ..

      Photo left: Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz in the "House of Culture" - Nowy Targ-1959. The team: Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz - piano, trombone - Les Leonard Canick van Bal - bass, trumpet, violin - Janusz Duda - drums - Franciszek Godawski -bass - Paul Topa guitar solo & acc - Joseph Trzcinski - bass, drums, Marek Podkanowicz - violin, guitar acc, banjo, Wojtek Kowalski - accordion, Wiesiek Morawec - vocal, guitar acc, and session musicians: Kazik Kret - guitar acc, vocal, Witek Marszalek - drums

       Les Leonard Canick van Bal -trumpet-piano- Andrzej Piskorski, Poznań - 1962 year, the Secondary School of Music "The Jazz Band from "College of Music and Art" -Poznan-1962, - Tedy Rościszewski -sax tenotr, clarinet, b.leader; - Hanna Rościszewska -vocal, - Les Leonard Canick van Bal -trumpet, violin, - Tedy Franke -trombone, Andrzej Piskorski -piano, organ, vocal, - Jerzy Samolyk /from Koszalin/-acc.bass, piano, - Czeslaw Garbarek -drums. We win with this Band ex-aequo 1 place at "Student's Jazz Festival" I performed with the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra as a tenor /in the chorus/, in "King Roger", the Opera by Karol Szymanowski, staged at the Opening of the H. Wieniawski Memorial Competition in 1962!
      1962 in Poznan second team/band/ - Fr.Kosz -clarinet, - Tedy Chwojka -cornet, - Les L.Canick van Bal -trumpet,violin, - Rutkowski -trombone, - Michal Mokrzyc -piano, organ, acc.bass, - Zdz.Brodniewicz -drums

       Allans Quartet: Allan Bogdan Guziński - band leader-saxophones, clarinet, piano - Andrzej Firek - piano - Les Leonard Canick van Bal - k.bas, git.bas, trumpet, violin - Tadeusz Szmigiero - drums, vocal - Bulgaria-1967 years -Varna, Golden Sands-Druzba.

       Andrzej Ibek - piano, mouth harmonica, vocal - Cracow 1965 , Jazz Club - Marka

     In 1964-66 on a review of student teams, Jazz in Nowa Huta Team Secondary School of Music and from ul.Warszawska with: Leszek Kanik - Trompet, cornet, violin, Igor Potiuch - vocal, Adam Japol - vocal, Staszek Radzik - piano, Gutek Nowotny - sax tenor, fagot, Jan Gonciarczyk - kontrabas, Staszek Wandrzyk - drums, (2 x trombone.... ?) in 1964-66 as a group of students performing at concerts and student events means "Jazz Band Bal 2" with: Andrzej Dutkiewicz - piano - band leader, Leszek Kanik - "King Oliver" - trompet, cornet, Violin, Ryszard Kwaśniewski - klarinet, A.Chowaniec - trombone, Jan Gonciarczyk - kontrabas, Toni Czernicki - drums. Team leaders on a review of Jazz in N. Huta in 1964-1966 were: Igor Potiuch - bas baryton and Adam Japol /Tenor/ - both excellent singers. Igor Potiuch after graduating from high school he sang in the Music Theatre , and Adam Japol probably went to Lodz, and there he sang in the Opera and Operetta . Student Review Teams, Jazz N. Huta led and organized Andrzej Jaroszewski.

       "Jędruś" - Zakopane - 1966 Les Leonard Canick van Bal - k.bas, guit.bas, trumpet, violin, vocal - Mieczysław Kosz - piano, arranger, Andrzej Ibek - piano, mouth harmonica, vocal - Marian Kolasa - drums, vocal - Kazimierz Odrzywolski - saxophone, accordion, Wiesław Trześniewski -saxophone, piano.

       Music band "Impuls" - "Murowana Piwnica" (Brick Cellar) - "Orbis" - Zakopane 1971 rok;- Olek Łysak band leader: saxophone, klarinet, violin, vocal - Witold Robotycki -piano, trumpet - Les Leonard Canick van Bal - guit.bas, trumpet, vocal, Leszek Mally - drums, vocal

       Music band "Impuls" - "Murowana Piwnica" (Brick Cellar) - "Orbis" - Zakopane 1971 - Olek Łysak band leader: sax, klarinet, violin, vocal - Witold Robotycki -piano, trumpet - Les Leonard Canick van Bal -guit.bas, trumpet, vocal, Leszek Mally - drums, vocal

       "Spotkania z balladą" (Meeting with the ballad) - Cracow TV - 1979-1984; The team: Roman Opuszynski- leader-composer, arranger, fortepian, synth. - Les Leonard Canick van Bal g.bas, trumpet, violin - Lesław Lic-arrangement, saxophone, klarinet, fortepian - Joann x - violin - Marek Podkanowicz- violin, guitar, banjo - Adam Pukalak- drums instr. - Zdzisiek Świerszczyński-drums instr. - Janusz Pilch-drums instr...

       Band "Kolibri" from Cracow in Dubrownik - "Grand Hotel"-1972 rok-: Stefan Czyż -band leader-sax. klarinet, akccordion, vocal - Stefan Towpasz - piano, organ - Les Leonard Canick van Bal - guit.bas, trumpet, violin, vocal - Józef Czyż - drums, vacal, tuba.

       Music band "PoliTrio" + Dana Adams from Warsaw in Dubrownik, Lopud island -1973 - Dana Adams - leader vocal - Wiesław Kostarski-band leader, piano, organ, vocal - Les Leonard Canick van Bal -guit.bas, trumpet, violin, vocal - Janusz Kostarski- drums, vocal.

       Music band "Markus" from Cracow before moving to Yugoslavia, then the Middle East and Norway - leader vocal - Renata Swierszczynska;- Marek Grausberg - guitar, vocal - Roman Opuszyński -piano, synth. org, vocal - Zdzisław Swierszczyński - drums instr.-b.leader, Les Leonard Canick van Bal guit.bas, trumpet, violin, vocal

      From 1978-85, I played the Bass Gitar in the accompanist section at the Krakow , Katowice and Gdansk "BART" Estrada Entertainment Companies, along with pianists: Jerzy Sobenko, Andrzej Bartoszewicz, Janusz Butrym, A. Pawlowski, and others; with drummers A. Radniecki, J. Budziaszek, Jacek Brzycki, Henio Lisowski, Janusz Dobosz, and others! Accompaying the Best Polish Artist-Solist Estrada and Opera Entertainers!

       Music band "Lechici" - Estrada Cracow - 1979-83 - Adam Zielinski - guitar, guit.bas, vocal - Zbyszek Buczek - guitar, vocal, Janusz ....... drums, Les Leonard Canick van Bal - Keyb, trumpet, violin, vocal-b, band leader

       From 1983-85, I also performed with the SEBASTIAN Musical and Vocal Band (they won 2nd place at the InterVision Festival in Istanbul); under the "BART" Gdansk Estrada and Krakow Estrada Entertainment Companies! The members of SEBASTIAN included Nina Rowinska, Leader, arranger & composer, piano and vocal; Kajka, vocals; "Agrafka" [Safety pin], vocals; "Gypsy Girl" /Brunette/, vocals; Kuba, vocals, and Sebastian, vocals! The accompanying musicians were: Zbyszek Paczkowski, guitar, keyboards, vocals; Les Leonard Bal Kanik, violin, trumpet, vocals; Marek Patrzalek, bass guitar, Krzys Poznanski, vocals, drums!

       Estrada Cracow band "Andrusy" - leader vocal Ewa Kozakowska-Głębocka - Les Leonard Canick van Bal - guit.bas, trumpet, vocal, Zdzisław Ziętara accordion, Janusz Wroński violin, Marek Michalski banjo, Olek "Makino" Kobylinski - solist- bellwether - showman-b. leader - Benek Radecki- drums instr.

Documentary material with artistic Lesław and other musicians from Cracow the period just before the state of martial law in Poland ..

       Today UNIVERSAL-Band D.J. Lenard, Hungarien and Gipsy Fiddler: Les Leonard Canick van Bal , In the repertoire of Polish folk dances and much, much more ..