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4 unusual facts about Grzegorz Turnau


Aleksander Glondys

Towards the end of the 1990s he initiated a more jazz-oriented musical project: The "Ellington, Krakow-style" concert, in which Duke Ellington's compositions were arranged by the foremost composers from Kraków's Piwnica pod Baranami cabaret - including Zygmunt Konieczny, Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, Zbigniew Raj and Grzegorz Turnau – for a 25-piece orchestra which performed in Kiev, Stockholm, and several other cities.

Grzegorz Turnau

He did participate in the Aleksander Glondys's "Ellington po krakowsku" ("Ellington Kraków way"), a concert based upon idea of notable composers of Piwnica pod Baranami playing their interpretations of Duke`s music.

He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most have enjoyed considerable chart success.

Kutno railway station

Songs about Kutno were also performed by:Grzegorz Turnau "O Kutno" and Andrzej Rosiewicz "Podróz poślubna do Kutna" (Honeymoon to Kutno).



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