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{{Short description|Polish jazz violinist}}
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| origin = [[Kraków]], [[Poland]]
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| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| years_active = 1970–1979
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| label = [[MPS Records|MPS]], [[EMI]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], Mood
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'''Zbigniew Seifert''' (7<ref>{{Cite web |title=40 lat temu zmarł Zbigniew Seifert |url=https://dzieje.pl/kultura-i-sztuka/40-lat-temu-zmarl-zbigniew-seifert |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=dzieje.pl |language=pl}}</ref> June 1946 – 15 February 1979)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=2222/3}}</ref> was a Polish [[jazz]] [[violin]]ist.
'''Zbigniew Seifert''' (7 June 1946 – 15 February 1979) was a Polish [[jazz]] [[violin]]ist.


Seifert was born in [[Kraków]], [[Poland]] in 1946. He played alto [[saxophone]] early in his career and was strongly influenced by [[John Coltrane]]. He devoted himself to jazz violin when he started performing with the [[Tomasz Stańko]] Quintet in 1970 and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists before he died of cancer at the age of 32.
Seifert was born in [[Kraków]], Poland.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He played alto [[saxophone]] early in his career and was influenced by [[John Coltrane]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He devoted himself to jazz violin when he began performing with the [[Tomasz Stańko]] Quintet in 1970,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists. Seifert relocated to Germany in 1973, and worked with [[Hans Koller]]'s Free Sound between 1974 and 1975.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The following year, he performed alongside [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Seifert later recorded with [[Oregon (band)|Oregon]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

He died of cancer at the age of 32,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and is buried at [[Rakowicki Cemetery]] in Krakow.


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
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* ''Nora'' (GAD, 2010; recorded 1969-70)
* ''Zbigniew Seifert'' (Capitol, 1977)
* [[Tomasz Stańko]] Quintet – ''Music for K'' (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1970) with Janusz Muniak
* ''Man of the Light'' (MPS, 1977)
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* Tomasz Stańko Quintet – ''Jazzmessage from Poland'' (JG Records, 1972) with Janusz Muniak
* ''Solo Violin'' (EMI Electrola, 1978)
* [[Jiří Stivín]] & Co Jazz System - ''Five Hits In A Row'' (Supraphon, 1972) with [[Barre Phillips]], [[Josef Vejvoda]], [[Rudolf Dašek]], Milan Vitoch
* ''Passion'' (Capitol, 1979)
* Tomasz Stańko Quintet – ''Purple Sun'' (Calig/Milo, 2006; recorded 1973) with Janusz Muniak
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* ''Kilimanjaro'' (PolJazz, 1979)
* ''We'll Remember Komeda'' (MPS, 1973) with Tomasz Stańko, [[Michał Urbaniak]], [[Urszula Dudziak]], [[Attila Zoller]], Roman Dyląg, [[Peter Giger]], Armen Halburian
* ''We'll Remember Zbiggy'' (Mood, 1979)
* ''All Stars after Hours – Night Jam Session In Warsaw 1973'' Polish Jazz vol. 37 (Muza, recorded 1973) with [[Zbigniew Namysłowski]], Janusz Muniak, Jan Jarczyk, Włodzimierz Nahorny, [[Andrzej Trzaskowski]], [[Wojciech Karolak]], [[Adam Makowicz]], Czesław Bartkowski, Paweł Jarzębski, [[Tomasz Szukalski]]
* ''We'll Remember Komeda'' (Polonia, 1998)
* [[Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski]] – ''Sprzedawcy Glonów'' (Muza, 1973) with [[Michał Urbaniak]], Marek Bliziński, Włodzimierz Nahorny, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Janusz Muniak, Tomasz Szukalski, Jan Jarczyk, Zdzisław Piernik, Waldemar Kurpiński, Tomasz Stańko, Bronisław Suchanek, Janusz Stefański, Kazimierz Jonkisz, Stanisław Cieślak
* ''Live in Hamburg 1978'' (Milo, 2006)
* [[Volker Kriegel]] – ''Lift!'' (MPS, 1973) with [[Eberhard Weber]], [[Stan Sulzmann]], [[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]], [[John Taylor (jazz)|John Taylor]]
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* ''Nora'' (GAD, 2010)
* ''Kunstkopfindianer'' ([[MPS Records|MPS]], 1974) with [[Hans Koller]] and [[Wolfgang Dauner]]
* ''Live in Solothurn '' (2017)
* [[Jasper van 't Hof]] – ''Eye-ball'' (Keytone, 1974) with [[John Lee (bassist, producer, composer, arranger, audio engineer)|John Lee]], [[Gerry Brown]]

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* [[Joachim Kühn]] – ''Cinemascope'' (MPS, 1974) with John Lee, Gerry Brown, Toto Blanke, [[Rolf Kühn]]
===As sideman===
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* Joachim Kühn – ''Springfever'' (Atlantic, 1976) with [[Philip Catherine]], John Lee, Gerry Brown, [[Curt Cress]]
'''With [[Tomasz Stanko]]'''
* ''Man of the Light'' (MPS, 1976) with Joachim Kühn, [[Cecil McBee]], [[Billy Hart]], and [[Jasper van 't Hof]]
* ''Solo Violin'' ([[EMI Records|EMI]], 1976)
* ''Music for K'' (Polskie Nagrania, 1970)
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* ''Jazzmessage from Poland'' (B.Free, 1972)
* [[Charlie Mariano]] - ''Helen 12 Trees'' ([[MPS Records|MPS]], 1976) with [[Jack Bruce]], [[Jan Hammer]], [[John Stanley Marshall|John Marshall]], and [[Nippy Noya]]
* ''Zbigniew Seifert'' ([[Capitol Records|Capitol]], 1977)
* ''Purple Sun'' (Calig, 1973)
* ''W Pałacu Prymasowskim'' (PolJazz, 1983)
* ''Passion'' (Capitol, 1978) with [[John Scofield]], [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Richie Beirach]], [[Eddie Gómez]], [[Naná Vasconcelos]]

* ''Kilimanjaro'' ([[:pl:PolJazz|PolJazz]], 1978)
'''With others'''
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* ''Kilimanjaro Vol. 2'' (PolJazz, 1978)
* [[Boogie Pimps]], ''The Music in Me'' (Superstar, 2005)
* ''Violin'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]], 1978) with [[Oregon (band)|Oregon]]: [[Glen Moore]], [[Ralph Towner]], [[Paul McCandless]], [[Collin Walcott]]
* [[Hans Koller]], ''Kunstkopfindianer'' (MPS/BASF, 1974)
* Glen Moore – ''Introducing Glen Moore'' (Elektra, 1979) with [[Jan Hammer]] and [[David Darling (musician)|David Darling]]
* [[Hans Koller]], ''Nome'' (B.Free, 2017)
* ''We'll Remember Zbiggy'' (Mood, 1979) with Richie Beirach, Wolfgang Dauner, Joe Haider, Joachim Kühn, Jan Hammer, Philip Catherine, [[Albert Mangelsdorff]], Charlie Mariano, [[Leszek Zadlo]], Hans Koller, David Darling, Adelhard Roidinger, Glen Moore, Isla Eckinger, Jan Hammer, Joe Nay, [[Urszula Dudziak]], [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk|Norddeutscher Rundfunk Studio Band]]
* [[Volker Kriegel]], ''Lift!'' (MPS/BASF, 1973)
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* [[Joachim Kühn]], ''Cinemascope'' (MPS/BASF, 1974)
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* [[Joachim Kühn]], ''Springfever'' (Atlantic, 1976)
* [[Charlie Mariano]], ''Helen 12 Trees'' (MPS/BASF, 1976)
* [[Glen Moore]], ''Introducing'' (Elektra, 1979)
* [[Oregon (band)|Oregon]], ''Violin'' (Vanguard, 1978)
* [[Jiří Stivín]], ''5 Ran Do Cepice'' (Supraphon, 1972)
* [[Jasper van 't Hof]], ''Eye Ball'' (Keytone, 1974)
* [[Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski|Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski]], ''Sprzedawcy Glonow'' (Polskie Nagrania, 1973)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 7 November 2024

Zbigniew Seifert
Born(1946-06-07)7 June 1946
OriginKraków, Poland
Died15 February 1979(1979-02-15) (aged 32)
GenresJazz
Years active1970–1979
LabelsMPS, EMI, Capitol, Mood

Zbigniew Seifert (7[1] June 1946 – 15 February 1979)[2] was a Polish jazz violinist.

Seifert was born in Kraków, Poland.[2] He played alto saxophone early in his career and was influenced by John Coltrane.[2] He devoted himself to jazz violin when he began performing with the Tomasz Stańko Quintet in 1970,[2] and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists. Seifert relocated to Germany in 1973, and worked with Hans Koller's Free Sound between 1974 and 1975.[2] The following year, he performed alongside John Lewis at the Montreux Jazz Festival.[2] Seifert later recorded with Oregon.[2]

He died of cancer at the age of 32,[2] and is buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow.

Discography

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As leader

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  • Zbigniew Seifert (Capitol, 1977)
  • Man of the Light (MPS, 1977)
  • Solo Violin (EMI Electrola, 1978)
  • Passion (Capitol, 1979)
  • Kilimanjaro (PolJazz, 1979)
  • We'll Remember Zbiggy (Mood, 1979)
  • We'll Remember Komeda (Polonia, 1998)
  • Live in Hamburg 1978 (Milo, 2006)
  • Nora (GAD, 2010)
  • Live in Solothurn (2017)

As sideman

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With Tomasz Stanko

  • Music for K (Polskie Nagrania, 1970)
  • Jazzmessage from Poland (B.Free, 1972)
  • Purple Sun (Calig, 1973)
  • W Pałacu Prymasowskim (PolJazz, 1983)

With others

References

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  1. ^ "40 lat temu zmarł Zbigniew Seifert". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2222/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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