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David Wilczewski

1952 – 2009

American jazz musician

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Lived 1952 – 2009 (aged 57). David Wilczewski was an American musician and saxophonist.

David Wilczewski (June 9, 1952, in Boston – August 22, 2009, in Stockholm) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Wilczewski took up clarinet as a child before switching to saxophone as a teenager. He attended Berklee College of Music from 1968 to 1970 and then the New England Conservatory of Music from 1970 to 1975, and toured and recorded with musicians such as Al Kooper, Harvey Mason, Tavares, and Marvin Gaye. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and split his time between there and Boston, playing with Mike Stern, Tim Landers, Dean Brown, and Steve Smith, who together would form the group Vital Information in 1981. He relocated to Stockholm in 1982, playing there with Don Cherry, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bobo Stenson, Herbie Hancock, Nils Landgren, Peter Erskine, the Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Lars Danielsson, Alex Acuña, Eje Thelin, Anders Jormin, Bosse Broberg, Goran Klinghagen, Steve Dobrogosz, and Rolf Jardemark.

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Berklee College of Music

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Who was David Wilczewski?

American jazz musician

When was David Wilczewski born?

David Wilczewski was born on 9 June 1952 in Boston.

When did David Wilczewski die?

David Wilczewski died on 22 August 2009.

What was David Wilczewski's occupation?

David Wilczewski was a musician and saxophonist.

What nationality was David Wilczewski?

David Wilczewski was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Wilczewski

· Wikidata: Q15445085

· DBpedia: David Wilczewski

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