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Start with Komeda
The shortest way to the heart of Polish jazz
If you are to know only one figure of Polish jazz, let it be Krzysztof Komeda. This path leads from his film music to the album Astigmatic and his legacy in later generations.
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01Who Komeda was
Krzysztof Trzciński, known as Komeda, was a physician who chose music. He gave Polish jazz a lyrical, cinematic character.
Pianist and composerCollaboration with Roman Polański
02Nóż w wodzie
The music for Polański's debut shows how jazz can build tension and mood in a film.
Film jazz1962
Open03Astigmatic
Three compositions that defined the maturity of Polish and European jazz.
Album from 1966The Komeda quintet
Open04The legacy today
Leszek Możdżer is one of many musicians who still return to Komeda's compositions.
A contemporary interpretationSolo piano
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