A Polish violinist, was particularly valued by the great composer Witold Lutoslawski, who entrusted to him the task of giving the first Polish performances of all his works for violin (Chain II, the orchestral version of Partita, Subito, the maestro's last composition).

He graduated with an honours degree after studies in Wroctaw, Warsaw and Bloomington, Indiana. He studied under great masters such as: Tadeusz Wronski, Josef Gingold, Janos Starker and Henryk Szeryng. He is the winner of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition as well as the Henryk Szeryng Special Award. Jakowicz has frequently participated in world-famous festivals and has appeared with outstanding orchestras. He has collaborated with eminent conductors, such as Riccardo Chailly, Witold Lutoslawski, Pinchas Steinberg, Krzysztof Penderecki, Jerzy Semkow, Leopold Hager, Jerzy Maksymiuk, and many others.

Among many artistic awards, he received the Awards of the Polish Ministries of Culture and of Foreign Affairs for promotion of Polish culture abroad and the award of the Polish Composers’ Union, for his numerous performances of Polish contemporary music.

In 1986, he was granted the Award of the Polish Artists - Musicians’ Association for the best performance of Chain II by Witold Lutoslawski, at the Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music. For the CD of the performance of the same work, in 1989, the French critics awarded him with the "Diapason d'Or". He has recorded widely for radio and TV as well as Polish and foreign record companies such as: EMI, Angel, Le Chant du Monde, Riiskonsert, Polskie Nagrania, Dux.

Krzysztof Jakowicz is also a Professor of the Music Academy in Warsaw and visiting professor of the Soal University in Osaka (Japan).