Presented By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies
Annual Copernicus Lecture
Interview with Tomasz Stańko
Tomasz Stańko, jazz trumpeter; interviewed by Piotr Michałowski, George G. Cameron Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, U-M.
Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko is “one of the most original and creative jazz trumpet players in the world,” proclaimed the New Yorker. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, he was 20 when he formed his first band in 1962 and has been a jazz hero in Europe ever since.
On February 5, UMS presents The Tomasz Stanko New Balladyna Quartet, performing Balladyna, based on the Polish tragedy written by Juliusz Slowacki in 1834 and published in 1839 in Paris. The quartet includes Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; Tim Berne, saxophones; John Hébert, bass; and Jim Black, drums.
Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko is “one of the most original and creative jazz trumpet players in the world,” proclaimed the New Yorker. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, he was 20 when he formed his first band in 1962 and has been a jazz hero in Europe ever since.
On February 5, UMS presents The Tomasz Stanko New Balladyna Quartet, performing Balladyna, based on the Polish tragedy written by Juliusz Slowacki in 1834 and published in 1839 in Paris. The quartet includes Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; Tim Berne, saxophones; John Hébert, bass; and Jim Black, drums.
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