Zbigniew Seifert

Zbigniew Seifert
Born	(1946-06-06)6 June 1946
Origin	Kraków, Poland
Died	15 February 1979(1979-02-15) (aged 32)
Genres	Jazz
Years active	1970–1979
Labels	MPS, EMI, Capitol, Mood

Zbigniew Seifert (6 June 1946 – 15 February 1979) was a Polish jazz violinist.

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.

Discography

• Nora (GAD, 2010; recorded 1969-70)
• Tomasz Stańko Quintet – Music for K (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1970)
• Tomasz Stańko Quintet – Purple Sun (Calig/Milo, 2006; recorded 1973)
• Kunstkopfindianer (MPS, 1974) with Hans Koller and Wolfgang Dauner
• Man of the Light (MPS, 1976) with Joachim Kühn, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, and Jasper van 't Hof
• Solo Violin (EMI, 1976)
• Charlie Mariano - Helen 12 Trees (MPS, 1976) with Jack Bruce, Jan Hammer, John Marshall, and Nippy Noya
• Zbigniew Seifert (Capitol, 1977)
• Passion (Capitol, 1978) with John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Richie Beirach, Eddie Gómez, Naná Vasconcelos
• Kilimanjaro (PolJazz, 1978)
• Kilimanjaro Vol. 2 (PolJazz, 1978)
• Violin (Vanguard, 1978) with Oregon
• We'll Remember Zbiggy (Mood, 1979)

External links

• Passion - The Zbigniew Seifert Documentary
• "Rare Interview with Zbigniew Seifert". Retrieved 2006-05-19.
• Yanow, Scott. Biography for Zbigniew Seifert at AllMusic. Retrieved 2006-05-19.