Zbigniew Namys³owski is dead. The legendary jazzman was 82 years old. “He was planning concerts in the coming weeks”

“On February 7, 2022 Zbigniew Jacek Namysłowski passed away – our Husband, Dad, Grandfather – jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, teacher of many generations of young musicians, leader and although he himself did not like this term very much – the legendary Polish jazzman. It is very difficult for us to write now. everything we feel, it is also difficult for us to summarize his achievements, because what we feel now is, above all, a huge emptiness and despair “- the musician’s family said.

“We send you with great tenderness in front of the loudspeakers, so that you can commemorate Zbigniew Namysłowski together by listening to his recordings. What was undoubtedly one of the most important things for Daddy was jazz music. He communicated with the world the most honestly and most profoundly with his saxophone and compositions. he stopped creating, performing and was constantly planning to participate in concerts in the coming weeks. We are convinced that his music will survive, and thus, that Dad will always be with us and with you “- we read in the post on Facebook.

Zbigniew Namysłowski was a jazz saxophonist. He collaborated, among others with Krzysztof Komeda, Czesław Niemen, Jerzy Matuszkiewicz and Michał Urbaniak.

He has recorded over 30 original albums and has been awarded several times with Fryderyk awards in the Jazz Album of the Year category and in the “Jazz Forum” plebiscite in the Alto Saxophonist of the Year category.

Born under bombs

He was born right after the outbreak of World War II, on September 9, 1939. – The war broke out and I was born under bombs. My parents and grandmother left Warsaw for Vilnius. On the train that was under fire by the Germans, somewhere near Minsk, my mother felt the pains of childbirth. And somewhere on the road, I was born. I can say that I was born on the train. For me it was a rather indifferent experience then, but maybe then my appetite for life was born – on my 70th birthday.

Of course I’m happy to be a jazz musician, I wouldn’t trade this job for any other profession. Jazz is an incredible opportunity for creative development, freedom, the ability to choose a style, improvise, a chance to live, it gives joy and satisfaction. I think most jazzmen are of the same opinion. However, do I feel fulfilled? I’m still waiting for something else. I feel unsatisfied with the events in my life, definitely unsatisfied

– he confessed in an interview.

This year, Namysłowski of the Jupiter brand. The instrument accompanied the musician on a concert tour in Israel. He also appears together with the artist on the cover of “Jazz Forum” 09/2016. On Monday evening, its price was over 35 thousand. zloty.