- Polish jazz
Polish jazz has a history that spans periods of both acceptance and political repression.
Polish jazz before Communism
The beginning of jazz in Poland is difficult to determine. Still by the 1930s clubs in
Warsaw ,Kraków ,Rzeszów orPoznań would play some jazz. This tended to beswing (genre) and some of it was influenced by more classical influences likeGeorge Gershwin . [ [http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/es_polski_jazz Polish culture article] ]Eddie Rosner might be one of the first jazz musicians of significance in Poland. A great many Polish jazz musicians in this era were Jewish, German, or members of other ethnic minorities.talinist repression
The period of Communist takeover saw initial repression of jazz. Although groups like Melomani existed, jazz was officially condemned and forbidden from the radio. [ [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19122 All About Jazz article on Polish jazz] ]
Liberalisation
After the death of Stalin jazz in Poland gained renewed freedom. In 1958
Dave Brubeck visited Poland and the nation's jazz scene became influenced bycool jazz . By the sixties three strands had emerged as dominant;trad jazz , "mainstream", andfree jazz .Polish jazz musicians
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Marek Bliziński -Guitarist.
*Stanisław Domarski -Saxophonist
*Urszula Dudziak -Singer
*Marcin Grochowina -Pianist and composer.
*Maciek Grzywacz -Guitarist, also classical.
*Andrzej Jagodziński -Pianist.
*Marcin Jahr -Drummer
*Wojciech Karolak -Describes himself as"an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician, born by mistake in Middle Europe."
*Krzysztof Kiljański
*Krzysztof Komeda -Composer
*Sławomir Kulpowicz -Pianist
*Stan Lalowski -Pianist
*Marcin Masecki -Pianist
*Adam Makowicz -Pianist, currently lives in Toronto.
*Marcin Małecki -Composer and pianist
*Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
*Henryk Miśkiewicz
*Leszek Możdżer -Pianist
*Włodzimierz Nahorny -Pianist and saxophonist who won aFryderyk .
*Zbigniew Namysłowski -Saxophonist
*Bartlomiej Oles -Drummer, free improvisation.
*Marcin Oles -Bassist, free improvisation.
*Zbigniew Seifert -Violinist.
*Jarosław Śmietana -Guitarist
*Tomasz Stańko -Trumpeter, avant-garde
*Alex Tarkowski -Jazz Flute
*Szymon Tarkowski - Bassist, off - jazz
*Andrzej Trzaskowski
*Tymon Tymański -Multi-instrumentalist and poet
*Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski -Composer
*Michał Urbaniak -ViolinistWeb sources
External links
* [http://www.polishjazz.com/ Polish jazz.com]
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