JANEK PENTZ

acoustic fingerstyle guitarist & composer

"- It's a look at a seemingly distant world that everyone should discover. A journey to the internal life, a conversation with imperfection, search for the lights... I'd like this one guitar, one story, to become a chapter of your own story."

About me

My name is Janek Pentz.

"Janek Pentz gave an exciting fingerstyle mixture with influences from rock to classical music, alternately fast and dynamic, but again and again wonderfully calm and atmospheric intonation. Anyone who has seen Janek understands why he was invited by none other than Tommy Emmanuel to accompany him on tour."
- Matthias Mineur (Guitar&Bass 11/2019)

Janek Pentz - acoustic guitarist and composer from Poland. One of the most interesting European fingerstyle players of the young generation.

A virtuoso who regularly plays with iconic Polish vocalists, active for 40 years: Edyta Geppert and Martyna Jakubowicz.

His own music has been appreciated on the stages of many countries (Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands).

He released three original albums, the last of which is titled “ASHES” (2025).

He played joint shows with stars, such as Tommy Emmanuel, Andy McKee, Andrew York, Mike Dawes, Alex Misko or Daniel Cavanagh (Anathema). He played opening acts for Kwiat Jabłoni, Polish pop stars, inter alia at the Polish National Stadium area. He recorded with one of the most important Polish rap duos, PRO8L3M (millions of streams on Spotify).

Winner of many prestigious competitions, recently: HASPA Guitar Cup in Hamburg (2022).

His music is characterized by numerous emotional landscapes, which often turns into daring cascades of sound. He is an artist gifted with a talent for creating catchy melodies, refined forms, subtle details - all this combined with inspirations ranging from rock, through jazz, to classical music.