Jarosław Śmietana
Jarosław "Jarek" Śmietana (born March 29, 1951 in Krakow ; † September 2, 2013 ibid) was a Polish jazz guitarist and band leader .
Career
Śmietana initially played the blues and graduated from the Katowice State Music Academy . In 1974 he played with Klaus Lenz on the Jazz Jamboree . Between 1975 and 1981 he directed the fusion band Extra Ball (with Andrzej Olejniczak sax and Wojciech Groborz p). From 1982 he was on the road with his own band Sounds , the big band Symphonic Sound Orchestra , which he led, and the all-star combo Polish Jazz Stars Band . He formed a quartet with Zbigniew Namysłowski and other musicians. He has toured internationally and at festivals with David Gilmore , Eddie Henderson (1994), John Abercrombie (1998), Gary Bartz (1999), Dave Friedman , Brad Terry and Nigel Kennedy (2009). He also recorded with Zbigniew Seifert ( Kilimanjaro , 1978), Art Farmer (1998) and John Purcell (2001) and wrote numerous jazz tracks.
At the beginning of September 2013, Śmietana died at the age of 62 from complications from a brain tumor .
Prizes and awards
For a long time since the 1970s he led the polls of the magazines Jazz Forum , Jazz , Gitara i Bass and Muzyk . In 1998 he won the Polish Fryderyk Music Prize with his album Songs and Other Ballads .
The Polish Post issued a special stamp in his honor in 2017.
Discographic notes
- Talking guitar
- Sound & Colors
- Touch of touch
- Jarosław Śmietana: Polish Jazz
- Speak Easy - Jarosław Śmietana / John Abercrombie band: Jarosław Śmietana, John Abercrombie , Harvie Swartz , Adam Czerwiński ; PAO Records - PAO 10610 (1991)
- Cooperation (1992)
- Live in New York
- Plays Ellington (1996)
- Songs and Other Ballads (1997)
- Extra Cream (1999)
- Groove Band (2000)
- Tomasz Szukalski - Jarek Śmietana Quartet (2000)
- Live At The Cracow Philharmonic Hall - Jarek Śmietana Quintet Featuring Nigel Kennedy ; JSR Records - JSR 1001 (2003)
- Autumn Suite (2006)
- A Tribute To Zbigniew Seifert - Didier Lockwood , Krzesimir Dębski , Christian Howes , Mark Feldman , Maciej Strzelczyk , Adam Bałdych , Pierre Blanchard , Mateusz Smoczyński , Zbigniew Wegehaupt , Adam Czerwiński , Janusz Grzywacz , Piotr Wylezol , Sławomir Berny ; JSR Records - JSR 0011 (2009)
Web links
- Literature by and about Jarosław Śmietana in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary at London Jazz News (accessed July 28, 2019)
- ↑ Poland - Postage Stamps - 2017 - Polish Jazz Musicians - Jarek Śmietana, 1951-2013. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Śmietana, Jarosław |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Śmietana, Jarek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2. September 2013 |
| Place of death | Krakow |