Zbigniew Karkowski | en

Composer of CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, AMBIENT and HARSH NOISE. Was born in Krakow, Poland, but emigrated as a teenager, and afterwards lived in, among others Gothenburg, Sweden; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; Los Angeles, USA; and Tokyo, Japan. He studied music and composition for many different teachers and composers in Poland, Sweden, France and Netherlands. From today's perspective he considers that the only teacher who taught him something real was Iannis Xenakis. Karkowski has presented his work in more than 30 countries on nearly all continents. He is convinced that it is a responsibility of an artist in present time...

Polish guitarist, especially known as a guitarist of Perfect. Actually he's continuing solo career. In the past he was also oposition activist. Also, if it wasn't for the pirates he would be like Eric Clapton. .

Zbigniew Namysłowski (b. 1939) is a Polish jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, cellist, trombonist, pianist, and composer. Born in Warsaw on 9th September 1939, he studied piano and 'cello in Krakow and Warsaw. In 1957 he played both instruments in his first jazz performance, at the Sopot International Jazz Festival. He went on to play trombone in traditional groups, but soon switched to the alto saxophone, which became his main instrument. In the early 1960s he formed the group Jazz Rockers, which included Michal Urbaniak on tenor sax. In 1962 they both joined The Wreckers quintet for a month-long, coast-to-coast tour...

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