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A scene of Polish jazz

Kraków

A city of jazz cellars and the early modern scene.

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The city scene

A city of jazz cellars and the early modern scene.

The circle around the Helikon club and Piwnica pod Baranami helped create the language of Polish jazz.

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Clubs and scenes
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Clubs and scenes

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ClubKraków

Piwnica pod Baranami

An iconic Kraków artistic cellar, an important point in the milieu from which the city's modern jazz scene grew.

Profiles

Scene artists

PortraitZbigniew Seifert
Violin1946–1979

Zbigniew Seifert

A violinist who brought the energy of John Coltrane's playing to the violin; he died prematurely at the age of 32.

PortraitAndrzej Trzaskowski
Piano1933–1998

Andrzej Trzaskowski

Pianist and composer, co-founder of the early modern jazz scene in Kraków.