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WARSAW (Reuters) - Tomasz Stanko, a Polish trumpeter, composer and prominent figure in avant-garde and free jazz for decades, died on Sunday at the age of 76, the Polish Jazz Association said.
Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko performs during the concert commemorating the 70th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, July 26, 2014.
Born in Rzeszow in southern Poland in 1942, Stanko made his debut in the late 1950s in Krakow. He later gained a global reputation playing alongside jazz luminaries such as drummer Jack deJohnette and bassist Dave Holland.
Stanko’s early influences came from jazz trumpet icons such as Miles Davis and Chet Baker, but he was soon drawn primarily to the free-form jazz of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry, and often recorded for the ECM label.
His first global bestseller was a 1997 album, Litania, a tribute to the music of Polish film music composer and jazz pianist Krzysztof Komeda, the record company ECM Records said.

"The acoustics are beautiful here, really special".  World reknowned jazz trumpeter Tomas Stanko reflects on a visit to Christchurch, South Main street, Cork city after his sell out concert at Triskel Theatre last night. he performs with his trio again at the Triskel on saturday night. Restoration of the church as a concert hall is due to commence in early 2008.
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