Jacek Kochan
Jacek Kochan (born 1955) is a Polish-born drummer, composer, arranger and music producer. After having started his adventures in music in Poland in the seventies, he moved in the early eighties first to New York City and then to Canada. There he worked with among many others Michel Donato, Karen Young, Andrew Leroux, Yannick Rieu, Oliver Jones, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Michel Cusson, John Abercrombie, Jerry Bergonzi, Pat Labarbera and Kenny Wheeler.
Also recorded as Jacek Aleksander Kochan
Jacek Kochan
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- Born
- 1955
- Birthplace
- Poland
- Occupation
- Musician, composer, arranger
- Languages
- Polish
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Jacek Kochan (born 1955) is described as a drummer, musician, jazz musician and composer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Jacek Kochan was born in 1955.
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In 1995, he returned to Europe where he continued to compose, play, tour and record music with artists like Brian Conlon Dave Liebman, Greg Osby, Marc Copland, Gary Thomas, Joey Calderazzo, Palle Mikkelborg and Eddie Henderson. Kochan has released several albums as a leader. Among those are One Eyed Horse (2004) and Yearning (2006).
Jacek Kochan photographed in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Résonance Café.
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• Background — person • Born — 1955 • Birthplace — Poland • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer, arranger • Instrument — Percussion • Label — * Unity • Counterpoint • GOWI • Not Two • Bomba • Intuition
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- 1.Jacek Kochan. Culture.pl.
- 2.Potts, Diana. Biography: Jacek Kochan. AMG.
- 3.Jazz, All About. Jacek Kochan Musician - All About Jazz. All About Jazz Musicians. 2022-11-25.
- 4.Dream Cymbals - Jacek Kochan. Dream Cymbals.
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