Career
He cooperated with great names of jazz and popular music such as Pat Metheny, Richard Bona, Mino Cinelu, Marcus Miller, Angelique Kidjo, John Taylor, Dhafer Youssef, Gregoire Maret, Adam Holzman, Sugar Blue, Ivan Lins, Clarence Penn, Anna Maria Jopek, Tomasz Stańko, Leszek Możdżer, Hadrien Feraud, Dorota Miśkiewicz, Henryk Miśkiewicz, Urszula Dudziak, Ewa Bem, Klaus Doldinger (Passport), Janusz Muniak, Tomasz Szukalski, Krzysztof Ścierański, and January "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski. He has appeared on over 140 albums and toured around Europe, Canada, United States of America, Japan, Brasil, Mexico, Indonesia, China, of Korea and Russia. Back in 2002 he participated in Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek’s project called Upojenie (Nonesuch 2008) and also took part in two concerts following the release of the album.
He has released four original albums.
6th June 2005 was the year when NAP (Universal Music Poland) album was released featuring Leszek Możdżer, Anna Maria Jopek and Henryk Miśkiewicz. On 1st July 2007 the acoustic album Wolno (Universal Music Poland) was released, in co-operation with Mino Cinelu, Gregoire Maret, Anna Maria Jopek.
The album reached gold status in Poland. Album firmed by Marek Napiórkowski Trio is called KonKubiNap (Universal Music Poland) and was recorded live with Robert Kubiszyn and Cezary Konrad.
The newest album Uttar Pradesh! (V Records 2013) was recorded with Clarence Penn, Adam Pierończyk, Krzysztof Herdzin, Henryk Miśkiewicz, Robert Kubiszyn and nine pieces symphonic musicians chamber band.
On the album duo recorded notable Polish film and television series main themes (including music by Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Komeda or Andrzej Kurylewicz). In a Jazz Top survey carried out among readers of Jazz Forum, Marek has been chosen as the Jazz Guitarist of the Year 2012-2015. Recently he has been touring with his projects, and with Anna Maria Jopek, Henryk Miśkiewicz and Dorota Miśkiewicz.
1997 - Funky Groove (Funky Groove) 2002 - Go to Chechua Mountain (Funky Groove) 2002 - Zatrzymaj się (Dorota Miśkiewicz Goes to Heaven) 2004 - Henryk Miśkiewicz Full Drive 2005 - Pod rzęsami (Dorota Miśkiewicz) 2006 - Live in Opole (Ścieranski-Napiórkowski-Jakubek-Dąbrówka) 2007 - Acoustic Room 47 (Various Artist) 2007 - Henryk Miśkiewicz Full Drive 2 2007 - Tak zwyczajny dzień (Karolina Kozak) 2008 - Caminho (Dorota Miśkiewicz) 2012 - ALE (Dorota Miśkiewicz) 2012 - Henryk Miśkiewicz Full Drive 3 feat.
Michael "Patches" Stewart Albums with Anna Maria Jopek 1998 - Szeptem (Mercury/Polygram Poland) 1999 - Dzisiaj z Betleyem (Universal Music Poland) 2000 - Bosa (Universal Music Poland) 2002 - Nienasycenie (Universal Music Poland). Barefoot (Emarcy); Upojenie with Pat Metheny (Warner Music Poland) 2003 - Farat (Universal Music Poland.
Civil Defense, Digital Video Disc, Box Civil Defense/Digital Video Disc + Civil Defense "Z pamięci") 2005 - Secret (Emarcy). Niebo (Universal Music Poland) 2007 - Idaho (Universal Music Poland/Emarcy) 2008 - JO & Colorado (Universal Music Poland.
Dwa serduszka cztery oczy (Universal Music Poland.
Box 2CD+Civil Defense "Spoza") 2011 - Polanna (Universal Music Poland). Lustra (Universal Music Poland, box 3CD).