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Jan Wróblewski

Illustration — Wróblewski in 2017 • Illustration — Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Quartet (2017) • Illustration — Wróblewski in 2013 Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski (27 March 1936 – 7 May 2024) was a Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger. He played the tenor and baritone saxophones. Wróblewski began his musical career in 1956 at the first Sopot Jazz Festival in Krzysztof Komeda's group.

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Jan Wróblewski

Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski, Muzyczne Studio Polskiego Radia im. Agnieszki Osieckiej, Warszawa 2013.

This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons This photograph was taken with a Nikon · Public domain

Born
1936. · Kalisz.
Died
2024. · Warsaw.
Nationality
Poland.
Occupation
writer, radio personality, composer, conductor, saxophonist, clarinetist and musician.
Fields
jazz, music, music composing and conducting.
Education
Academy of Music in Kraków and Poznań University of Technology.
Known for
Trzy kwadranse jazzu.
Honours
Medal for Merit to Culture, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Złoty Fryderyk, Annual Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Paszport Polityki and honorary doctorate.
Languages
Polish.

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Illustration — Wróblewski in 2017 • Illustration — Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Quartet (2017) • Illustration — Wróblewski in 2013 Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski (27 March 1936 – 7 May 2024) was a Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger. He played the tenor and baritone saxophones. Wróblewski began his musical career in 1956 at the first Sopot Jazz Festival in Krzysztof Komeda's group.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Recordings and discography
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

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