Tomasz Stańko
Tomasz Stańko was a Polish trumpeter, composer and musician (1942–2018). He was born in Rzeszów and died in Warsaw.
Also recorded as Tomasz Stanko
Tomasz Stańko
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- Born
- 1942
- Died
- 2018
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- trumpeter · composer · film score composer · recording artist · musician
- Fields
- jazz · free jazz
- Known for
- Suspended Night · Lontano · Matka Joanna
In this article
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 3: Suspended Night, Lontano and Matka Joanna. His recorded genres are jazz and free jazz.
Identity
Tomasz Stańko is recorded with the occupation film score composer. Recorded with the occupation recording artist. Recorded with the occupation trumpeter. Recorded with the occupation musician. Classed in the genre free jazz.
Tomasz Stańko is recorded as trumpeter, composer, film score composer and recording artist.
Tomasz Stańko
Tomek Broszkiewicz Krakow, Poland · Tomasz Stańko
Tomasz Stańko Polish jazz musician
Photographer Andrzej Tyszko · scanned from "Studio" Polish monthly, 5/1993
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1942
Tomasz Stańko was born on 11 July 1942.
2018
Tomasz Stańko died on 29 July 2018.
Catalogued output
Catalogued works
From the Green Hill
Klub profesora Tutki
Cisza
Dziura w ziemi
Reich
Reporting from underworld
Egzekutor
Mala matura 1947
A Farewell to Maria
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Tomasz Stańko received Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Paszport Polityki, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Poezja na głos z towarzyszeniem muzyki jazzowej: Wisława Szymborska – Tomasz Stańko i Ewa Lipska – Leszek „HeFi” Wiśniowski, Ruch Literacki, 2024
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2024
- Stańko, Tomasz, Oxford Music Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q385488: Tomasz Stańko
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Tomasz Stańko”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Tomasz Stańko
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
Literature
Literature
Stańko, Tomasz, Oxford Music Online, 2003
Poezja na głos z towarzyszeniem muzyki jazzowej: Wisława Szymborska – Tomasz Stańko i Ewa Lipska – Leszek „HeFi” Wiśniowski, Ruch Literacki, 2024
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for Tomasz StańkoMetaBrainz Foundation
Verifiedscholarly publication
Poezja na głos z towarzyszeniem muzyki jazzowej: Wisława Szymborska – Tomasz Stańko i Ewa Lipska – Leszek „HeFi” Wiśniowski, Ruch Literacki, 2024Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Stańko, Tomasz, Oxford Music Online, 2003Crossref registry
Verifiedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q385488: Tomasz StańkoWikimedia Foundation
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
36,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Tomaso BenvenutiPerson
- Tomaso CecchinoPerson
- Tomasz SikorskiPerson
- Tomasz SkweresPerson
- Tomasz ZiętekPerson
- TomatoOrganisation
- Tomaž PengovPerson
- TomcraftPerson
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