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- Forming as a quartet of schoolfriends, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist (Lars) Henrik Andersson (Ray Wonder) (in 1994 replaced by Mattias Norlander from the band Blithe), bassist Marcus Holmberg and Holmberg's brother Jonas on drums.
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Musical artist. Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, [a] was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist. Perhaps best known for his work in film scores, Komeda wrote the scores for Roman Polanski ’s films Knife in the Water (1962), Cul-de-sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers ...
Oct 29, 2020 · For some years Komeda had been composing film soundtracks, and his early student collaborations with a young Roman Polanski were blossoming into a fully-fledged career. For his soundtrack to Jerzy Skolimowski's award-winning film Le Départ (1967) Komeda had recruited the likes of Don Cherry , Gato Barbieri and Philip Catherine .
Dec 15, 2020 · From Underground Jazz Clubs to Breaching Hollywood: Krzysztof Komeda and the Polish Sound. 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. One account is that Komeda fell in his ...
Oct 29, 2020 · Jazz only just started fighting for its rights in Poland. It was still regarded as a cheap, suspect, night-club music. Komeda Sextet became the first Polish jazz group playing exclusively modern music and its spectacular performance on the festival stage cleared the triumphant way for jazz in Poland.
The 1975 debut album of the West German fusion group Virgo, comprised of musicians from now forgotten krautrock bands, featured an interesting interpretation of Kattorna. It begins with a two-and-a-half-minute saxophone solo that goes from gentle swing music to a forlorn, death rattle-like wheeze from the instrument.
Oct 3, 1997 · Pianist Krzysztof Komeda topped the bill. His was the first Polish band to play modern jazz. The next year Roman Polanski commissioned Komeda to write the music for his film "Two Men and a...
Aug 21, 2023 · August 21, 2023 / JazzLocal32.com. Komeda is one of the most intriguing characters in the European Jazz Pantheon. A man referred to as the Chopin of modern Polish music. So, who was he and why did a musician who only released one ‘official’ Jazz album have such an outsized influence on European Jazz?
