About Andrzej Trzaskowski
Lived 1933 – 1998 (aged 65). Andrzej Trzaskowski was a Polish pianist, composer, jazz musician, film score composer, conductor and music critic.
Andrzej Trzaskowski (23 March 1933 – 16 September 1998) was a Polish jazz musician, composer and musicologist. From the mid-1950s onward, he was regarded as an authority on syncopated music.
Biography
Early life and education Andrzej Trzaskowski was born in Kraków on 23 March 1933. He began playing piano at age four and founded his first jazz band, Rhythm Quartet. He attended Jan III Sobieski High School in Kraków and collaborated with prominent Polish jazz pianists. His paternal grandfather, Bronisław Trzaskowski, established some of the first girls' secondary schools in Poland.
Trzaskowski died in Warsaw on 16 September 1998, aged 65. He is buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery.
Selected recordings The Wreckers (1960, Muza 0133) Polish Jazz Vol. 4 (1965, Muza 0258) Andrzej Trzaskowski Sextet Featuring Ted Curson "Seant" (1966, Muza 0378)
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Polish composer and jazz musician (1933-1998)
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Andrzej Trzaskowski was born on 23 March 1933 in Kraków.
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Andrzej Trzaskowski died on 16 September 1998 in Warsaw.
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Andrzej Trzaskowski was a pianist, composer, jazz musician, film score composer, conductor and music critic.
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Andrzej Trzaskowski was Polish.
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