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Krzysztof Komeda
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Andrzej Trzaskowski
Andrzej Trzaskowski
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2
Jerzy Milian
Jerzy Milian
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Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak
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Janusz Muniak
Janusz Muniak
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Tomasz Szukalski
Tomasz Szukalski
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Zbigniew Seifert
Zbigniew Seifert
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Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
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10
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
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Tomasz Stańko
Tomasz Stańko
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
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13
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
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Bernt Rosengren
Bernt Rosengren
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Bill Crow
Bill Crow
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
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Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
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Zbigniew Namysłowski
Zbigniew Namysłowski
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
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Red Callender
Red Callender
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
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Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
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Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
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Max Roach
Max Roach
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
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Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
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Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
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Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
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Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
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James Buffington
James Buffington
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
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Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
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Don Ellis
Don Ellis
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
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Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
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Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
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Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
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Dave Pike
Dave Pike
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
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Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
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Jamil Nasser
Jamil Nasser
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
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60
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
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George Coleman
George Coleman
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
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Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
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Tony Scott
Tony Scott
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
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69
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
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70
John Garvey
John Garvey
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71
Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
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72
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
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Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
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Joe Morello
Joe Morello
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Leon Sash
Leon Sash
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John Lewis
John Lewis
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Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico
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78
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
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Eugene Wright
Eugene Wright
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Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
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Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski
Polish jazz musician

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski

Intro
Polish jazz musician
Genres
Awards Received
Medal for Merit to Culture
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Paszport Polityki
Member of, past and present
Polish Jazz Quartet

Polish Jazz Quartet

International Newport Band

International Newport Band

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski (2017)
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Quartet (2017)

Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski (born 27 March 1936) is a Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger. He plays the tenor and baritone saxophones.

He began his musical career in 1956 at the first Sopot Jazz Festival in Krzysztof Komeda's group. In 1958 he became the first Polish jazz musician to perform at the Newport Jazz Festival as a member of the International Youth Band. He went on to tour around the world and for a decade, starting in 1958, he directed the Polish Radio Jazz Studio. He has been associated with Third Stream.

He is also the DJ of Europe's longest running Jazz Program, broadcast weekly by the Polskie Radio Program III since 1970.