A singer born in Upper Silesia, Poland, to a family devoid of musical traditions. Karnas has worked with top-line artists of Poland’s jazz scene including its legends. In 2006 Karnas was awarded first prize at Young Jazz Singers Competition in Brussels. In August 2007 he was a winner of Crest Jazz Vocal competition in France. Being noticed by both the juries and the audiences got his band touring around Europe, Caucasus and Asia including appearances at events such as London Jazz Festival. Since 2008 Karnas has been the spiritus movens of Intercultural Gathering For Music, Expression and Creativity Voicingers a festival built around human voice.