Jerzy Matuszkiewicz

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Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz (photo by Unknown).
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz (photo by Unknown).
Background information
Birth name Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
Born April 10, 1928
Origin Jasło, Poland
Genre(s) Jazz
Occupation(s) Composer, Instrumentalist, Bandleader
Instrument(s) Saxaphone, Piano

Jerzy Matuszkiewicz is a Polish jazz musician and composer. He was a pioneer of the post-WWII jazz movement in Poland. Between 1950-58 he was head of the well-known Polish jazz group, “Melomani”. Throughout 1964 he performed both inside and outside of Poland. In 1965 he began to mainly produce music for movies and commercials. He currently resides in Warsaw, Poland with his wife, Grażyna.

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