Zbigniew Seifert
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Zbigniew Seifert | |
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| Born | 7 June 1946 |
| Origin | Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 15 February 1979 (aged 32) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1970–1979 |
| Labels | MPS, EMI, Capitol, Mood |
Zbigniew Seifert (7[1] June 1946 – 15 February 1979)[2] was a Polish jazz violinist.
Seifert was born in Kraków, Poland.[2] He played alto saxophone early in his career and was influenced by John Coltrane.[2] He devoted himself to jazz violin when he began performing with the Tomasz Stańko Quintet in 1970,[2] and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists. Seifert relocated to Germany in 1973, and worked with Hans Koller's Free Sound between 1974 and 1975.[2] The following year, he performed alongside John Lewis at the Montreux Jazz Festival.[2] Seifert later recorded with Oregon.[2]
He died of cancer at the age of 32,[2] and is buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow.
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- Zbigniew Seifert (Capitol, 1977)
- Man of the Light (MPS, 1977)
- Solo Violin (EMI Electrola, 1978)
- Passion (Capitol, 1979)
- Kilimanjaro (PolJazz, 1979)
- We'll Remember Zbiggy (Mood, 1979)
- We'll Remember Komeda (Polonia, 1998)
- Live in Hamburg 1978 (Milo, 2006)
- Nora (GAD, 2010)
- Live in Solothurn (2017)
As sideman[edit]
With Tomasz Stanko
- Music for K (Polskie Nagrania, 1970)
- Jazzmessage from Poland (B.Free, 1972)
- Purple Sun (Calig, 1973)
- W Pałacu Prymasowskim (PolJazz, 1983)
With others
- Boogie Pimps, The Music in Me (Superstar, 2005)
- Hans Koller, Kunstkopfindianer (MPS/BASF, 1974)
- Hans Koller, Nome (B.Free, 2017)
- Volker Kriegel, Lift! (MPS/BASF, 1973)
- Joachim Kühn, Cinemascope (MPS/BASF, 1974)
- Joachim Kühn, Springfever (Atlantic, 1976)
- Charlie Mariano, Helen 12 Trees (MPS/BASF, 1976)
- Glen Moore, Introducing (Elektra, 1979)
- Oregon, Violin (Vanguard, 1978)
- Jiří Stivín, 5 Ran Do Cepice (Supraphon, 1972)
- Jasper van 't Hof, Eye Ball (Keytone, 1974)
- Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski, Sprzedawcy Glonow (Polskie Nagrania, 1973)
References[edit]
- ^ "40 lat temu zmarł Zbigniew Seifert". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2222/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
External links[edit]
- Passion - The Zbigniew Seifert Documentary
- "Rare Interview with Zbigniew Seifert". Retrieved 19 May 2006.
- Yanow, Scott. Biography for Zbigniew Seifert at AllMusic. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
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