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Janusz Józef Muniak (3 June 1941 – 31 January 2016) was a Polish jazz musician, saxophonist, flutist, arranger, and composer. He was one of the pioneers of free jazz in Europe, although later in life tended towards the mainstream. After 1976, he was the leader of several ensembles, and since 1991 he has been running the Jazz Club "U Muniaka" at Florianska 3 in Krakow, which, under his artistic management, became an important incubator of new talents. In the poll of Jazz Top 2011 of the monthly Jazz Forum, Janusz Muniak was voted the best saxophonist in Poland.

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  • Janusz Muniak (* 3. Juni 1941 in Krakau; † 31. Januar 2016 ebenda) war ein polnischer Tenorsaxophonist des Modern Jazz. Er spielte lange im freien Idiom, während er in seinen späten Jahren eine eher traditionellere Spielweise pflegte. (de)
  • Janusz Józef Muniak (3 June 1941 – 31 January 2016) was a Polish jazz musician, saxophonist, flutist, arranger, and composer. He was one of the pioneers of free jazz in Europe, although later in life tended towards the mainstream. He debuted in Lublin in 1960. During the 60s and 90s, he worked with, among others, Ronnie Burrage, George Cables, James Cammack, Don Cherry, Ted Curson, Art Farmer, Eddie Gladden, Dexter Gordon, Eddie Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Rusty Jones, Nigel Kennedy, Branislav Lala Kovačev, Joe Lovano, Wynton Marsalis, Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny, Hank Mobley, Takeo Moriyama, Joe Newman, Sal Nistico, Jasper van 't Hof, Aladár Pege, Rufus Reid, Akira Sakata, Archie Shepp, Charlie Ventura, Yōsuke Yamashita and Polish musicians such as Vladyslav Sendecki, Tomasz Stańko, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Zbigniew Seifert, Adam Makowicz, Wojciech Karolak, Krzysztof Komeda, Andrzej Kurylewicz, Andrzej Trzaskowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Jarek Śmietana, Jan Jarczyk, Włodek Pawlik, Leszek Możdżer and Michał Urbaniak. He was one of the first jazz musiciansd who performed who cooperated with rock musicians like Dżamble and Czesław Niemen. After 1976, he was the leader of several ensembles, and since 1991 he has been running the Jazz Club "U Muniaka" at Florianska 3 in Krakow, which, under his artistic management, became an important incubator of new talents. In the poll of Jazz Top 2011 of the monthly Jazz Forum, Janusz Muniak was voted the best saxophonist in Poland. He is buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow. (en)
  • Janusz Muniak, né le 3 juin 1941 à Cracovie, et mort le 31 janvier 2016 à dans sa ville natale, est un joueur polonais de saxophone ténor et un compositeur de jazz. (fr)
  • Janusz Muniak (Krakau, 3 juni 1941 - aldaar, 31 januari 2016) was een Poolse tenorsaxofonist, fluitist, componist en arrangeur in de moderne jazz. Hij speelde lange tijd free jazz, maar in zijn latere jaren meer traditionele muziek. (nl)
  • Janusz Józef Muniak (ur. 3 czerwca 1941 w Krakowie, zm. 31 stycznia 2016 tamże) – polski muzyk jazzowy klasy światowej, saksofonista, flecista, aranżer i kompozytor. Jeden z pionierów free jazzu w Europie. Zwany jest „sercem polskiego jazzu” i „Ojcem Chrzestnym” kilku pokoleń polskich muzyków jazzowych. (pl)
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  • Janusz Muniak (* 3. Juni 1941 in Krakau; † 31. Januar 2016 ebenda) war ein polnischer Tenorsaxophonist des Modern Jazz. Er spielte lange im freien Idiom, während er in seinen späten Jahren eine eher traditionellere Spielweise pflegte. (de)
  • Janusz Muniak, né le 3 juin 1941 à Cracovie, et mort le 31 janvier 2016 à dans sa ville natale, est un joueur polonais de saxophone ténor et un compositeur de jazz. (fr)
  • Janusz Muniak (Krakau, 3 juni 1941 - aldaar, 31 januari 2016) was een Poolse tenorsaxofonist, fluitist, componist en arrangeur in de moderne jazz. Hij speelde lange tijd free jazz, maar in zijn latere jaren meer traditionele muziek. (nl)
  • Janusz Józef Muniak (ur. 3 czerwca 1941 w Krakowie, zm. 31 stycznia 2016 tamże) – polski muzyk jazzowy klasy światowej, saksofonista, flecista, aranżer i kompozytor. Jeden z pionierów free jazzu w Europie. Zwany jest „sercem polskiego jazzu” i „Ojcem Chrzestnym” kilku pokoleń polskich muzyków jazzowych. (pl)
  • Janusz Józef Muniak (3 June 1941 – 31 January 2016) was a Polish jazz musician, saxophonist, flutist, arranger, and composer. He was one of the pioneers of free jazz in Europe, although later in life tended towards the mainstream. After 1976, he was the leader of several ensembles, and since 1991 he has been running the Jazz Club "U Muniaka" at Florianska 3 in Krakow, which, under his artistic management, became an important incubator of new talents. In the poll of Jazz Top 2011 of the monthly Jazz Forum, Janusz Muniak was voted the best saxophonist in Poland. (en)
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  • Janusz Muniak (de)
  • Janusz Muniak (fr)
  • Janusz Muniak (en)
  • Janusz Muniak (pl)
  • Janusz Muniak (nl)
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