Historical FigureMale
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
1928 – 2021
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJerzy "Duduś" Matuszkiewicz was a Polish jazz musician and composer, playing saxophone, clarinet and piano. Between 1950 and 1958, he was leader of the jazz group Melomani. From 1965, he focused on composing music for films. He was a pioneer of the post-World War II jazz movement in Poland, regarded as a "Founding Father" of Polish jazz. He is best known for composing the music for the Polish TV series Janosik.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 10, 1928
Jasło
Date of death
July 31, 2021
Warsaw
Citizenship
Poland
Occupations & fields
clarinetistjazz musiciansaxophonistfilm score composercomposermusician
Awards & honours
Medal for Merit to CultureCommander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Field and occupation
- polský jazzový hudebník, saxofonista a hudební skladatel
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