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Zbigniew Seifert | |
|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "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.