Jan Fryderyk Dobrowolski (born 9 July 1944 in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

) is a Polish classical and jazz keyboardist and composer. He won first prizes at the competitions in

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, "Jazz at the Oder" in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

and the "Jeunesse Musical Festival" in Częstochowa. He made himself a name as a Chopin interpret, but then focussed on

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and World Music. He appeared at the

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with fellow bassplayer Zbigniew Bednarek (sometimes referenced as Jacek Bednarek) as ''Jan Fryderyk Dobrowolski Duo'' in 1972. Extraordinary band settings in live recordings with

Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biography Mariano was born in ...

on saxophone and Alberto Alarcon with castanets gained him high reputation among critics and became also a commercial success. He also composed and recorded music related to car driving and is the composer of music representing brands like Citroën and Opel.

Discography

Recordings * 1972 ''At The New Jazz Meeting Altena 1972'' * 1973 ''Jan Fryderyk Dobrowolski'' * 1983 ''trio – '' * 1983 ''Handschrift'' * 1987 ''Autobahn-Musik'' * 1992 ''Two Concerts in Cologne'' * 2008 ''highway-music'' (9 CD-set) * 2011 ''Hedgehogs, Hedgehogs, Hedgehogs'' (Hipster vinyl)

References

External links

Short biography
(German)

Jazz Index

Highway-music
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