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Tomasz Stańko

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Also known as Tomasz Stanko

Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018)

Person · Open Library

Works
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Poland
Active from
1942-07-11
Active to
2018-07-29
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazzjazz and blues

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54,586
Total plays
670,396

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jazztrumpetfree jazzpolish jazzpolish

Tomasz Stańko (Rzeszów, Poland, 11 July 1942 - 29 July 2018) was a Polish jazz trumpeter and composer. Often recording for ECM Records, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. Stańko was born in Rzeszów, Poland, on 11th July 1942. He formed the quartet Jazz Darings in 1962 with Adam Makowicz (later replaced by Janusz Muniak); this was one of the first European groups to be influenced by Ornette Coleman. He played with Krzysztof Komeda (1963-1967) and Andrzej Trzaskows

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1942–2018
Nationality
PL, POL
Role / Field
Trumpet players, Jazzmusiker, Jazz musicians, Composers, Trubkari, Jazz
Language
pol
Gender
Male

Recorded by 23 libraries

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