Zbigniew Seifert
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| Zbigniew Seifert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1946 |
| Origin | Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 15 February 1979 (aged 32) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1970–1979 |
| Labels | MPS Records/EMI/Capitol Records/Mood Records |
| Associated acts | Hans Koller Oregon |
Zbigniew Seifert (6 June 1946–15 February 1979) was a Polish jazz violinist.
Seifert was born in Kraków, Poland in 1946. He played alto saxophone early in his career and was strongly influenced by John Coltrane. He devoted himself to jazz violin when he started performing with the Tomasz Stańko Quintet in 1970 and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists before he died of cancer at the age of 32.
[edit] Discography
- Kunstkopfindianer (1974, MPS Records- with Hans Koller)
- Man of the Light (MPS Records - 1976)
- Solo violin (EMI - 1976)
- Kilimanjaro (1978, PSJ-101 by PolJazz)
- Kilimanjaro vol. 2 (1978, PSJ-102 by PolJazz)
- Violin (1978, Vanguard - with Oregon)
- Zbigniew Seifert (Capitol Records - 1977)
- Passion (Capitol Records - 1978)
- We'll Remember Zbiggy (Mood Records - 1979)
- Nora (GAD Records - 2010, by Zbigniew Seifert Quartet)
[edit] External links
- Passion - The Zbigniew Seifert Documentary
- "Rare Interview with Zbigniew Seifert". http://www.jazzfiddlewizard.com/Seifert.htm. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
- Yanow, Scott. "Zbigniew Seifert Biography". http://allmusic.com. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
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