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Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist.
Dec 15, 2020 · In late 1968, somewhere in the Hollywood hills, Krzysztof Komeda suffered a head injury that would put him in a coma and, a few months later, end his life at the age of 37. What led to this tragic event is a mystery.
On the 90th anniversary of jazz genius Krzysztof Komeda’s birth, we would like to show that his music is still very much alive and also reflect on how it might have developed if the famed pianist and composer hadn’t died in 1969.
Oct 29, 2020 · The details of Komeda's death are contested and murky, but that he fell at his home and suffered what later proved to be a fatal head injury are the bare bones of the truth. We may never know, as all the alleged witnesses that night are long since dead.
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This issue came off print on April 23rd, which was exactly the 40th anniversary of the untimely death of the legendary pianist and composer Krzysztof Komeda, the father of modern jazz in Poland, a visionary pioneer of European jazz.
In his short life (until his untimely death in a tragic accident in Hollywood at the age of 38), Krzysztof Komeda wrote music to over 40 films, including such Polish cinematic classics as Roman Polanski’s "Knife in the Water" and Andrzej Wajda’s "Innocent Sorcerers."