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Polish musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
23 March 1971(Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Leszek Możdżer (born Lesław Możdżer 23 March 1971, Gdańsk) is a Polish jazz pianist, music producer and film music composer.
Możdżer started playing piano at the age of five, after being encouraged by his parents. In 1996 he graduated with honours from the Instrumental Faculty of the Academy of Music in Gdansk. He is a winner of many music and culture awards, including Ad Astra, Jazz Oscars, Jazz Forum Award, and Jazz Melomani Awards. He started in a band of clarinetist Emil Kowalski and later played with the band Miłość, which was very successful. He is famous for his "Impressions", subtle new interpretations of Chopin's compositions.
Discography
Studio albums
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| Chopin - impresje |
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| Talk to Jesus |
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| Chopin Demain-Impressions |
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| Solo in Ukraine |
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| Teatrowi Logos na XV-lecie |
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| Piano |
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| Piano Live |
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| Missa Gratiatoria |
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| Bernstein & Gershwin |
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| Impressions on Chopin |
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| Kaczmarek by Możdżer |
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| Komeda |
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Collaborative albums
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| Anniversary Concert For Hestia with Adam Pierończyk |
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| Facing the Wind with David Friesen |
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| Live in Sofia with Adam Pierończyk |
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| 10 Łatwych utworów na fortepian with Zbigniew Preisner |
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| Birthday Live with Olo Walicki, Cezary Konrad and Andrzej Olejniczak |
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| Makowicz vs. Możdżer at the Carnegie Hall with Adam Makowicz |
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| Metalla Pretiosa with Olo Walicki and Maurice de Martin & The Gdansk Philharmonic Brass |
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| Seven Pieces for Improvising Piano and Strings with Aukso Orchestra |
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| Tulipany Daniel Bloom featuring Leszek Możdżer Trio |
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| Live in Warsaw with Adam Klocek |
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| The Time with Lars Danielsson and Zohar Fresco |
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| Wrocław 2004 with Adam Makowicz |
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| Between us and the light with Lars Danielsson and Zohar Fresco |
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| Pasodoble with Lars Danielsson |
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| Melisa with Przemek Dyakowski and Sławek Jaskułke |
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| Live with Lars Danielsson and Zohar Fresco |
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| Tarantella with Lars Danielsson |
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| The Last Set Live At The A-Trane with Walter Norris |
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| Polska with Lars Danielsson and Zohar Fresco |
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