Cezary Ostrowski
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Cezary Maciej Ostrowski (born 30 September 1962 in Brzeg
, Lower Silesia, Poland) is a Polish composer, musician, songwriter, author, visual artist and journalist.
He is best known for his work as a leader of the critically acclaimed new wave
band Bexa Lala, established in 1983
. Before that, he had fronted the groups: Taz and Leo Patett in the early 1980s, bands renowned for their rough, and violent sound influenced by free jazz
, electronica
, and post-punk
. In 2001, he formed the jazz
duo Trzaska & Ostrowski that released the album Blades. In 2003 his another duo Swietlicki & Ostrowski released the album Crawl. Ostrowski's music is generally characterised by intensity and a wide variety of influences.
Cezary Ostrowski currently lives in Poznań
, Poland.
As a child, Ostrowski lived in Brzeg and then Zielona Góra
in Poland. His father Tomasz was a lawyer, with a love of literature, and his mother was a teacher. In spite of this Ostrowski was often in trouble with the local school authorities.
In 1977 his family moved to Poznań. After his secondary schooling, Ostrowski studied drawing (Fine Art) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań.
, Marcin Swietlicki
, Malgorzata Ostrowska
, Piotr Bikont
.
Brzeg
Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...
, Lower Silesia, Poland) is a Polish composer, musician, songwriter, author, visual artist and journalist.
He is best known for his work as a leader of the critically acclaimed new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Bexa Lala, established in 1983
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
. Before that, he had fronted the groups: Taz and Leo Patett in the early 1980s, bands renowned for their rough, and violent sound influenced by free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
, electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, and post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
. In 2001, he formed the jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
duo Trzaska & Ostrowski that released the album Blades. In 2003 his another duo Swietlicki & Ostrowski released the album Crawl. Ostrowski's music is generally characterised by intensity and a wide variety of influences.
Cezary Ostrowski currently lives in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Poland.
Youth and education
Ostrowski was born in the small town of Brzeg in the Lower Silesia, Poland, to Izabela and Tomasz Ostrowski.As a child, Ostrowski lived in Brzeg and then Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....
in Poland. His father Tomasz was a lawyer, with a love of literature, and his mother was a teacher. In spite of this Ostrowski was often in trouble with the local school authorities.
In 1977 his family moved to Poznań. After his secondary schooling, Ostrowski studied drawing (Fine Art) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań.
Work with other artists
Cezary Ostrowski has also played with Mikolaj Trzaska, Olga JackowskaOlga Jackowska
Olga "Kora" Jackowska is a Polish rock vocalist and songwriter. She is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Maanam. She also provided the voice of Edna Mode in the Polish language dub of The Incredibles....
, Marcin Swietlicki
Marcin Swietlicki
Marcin Świetlicki is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Cracow, Poland.Świetlicki was born in Piaski, near Lublin, Poland. He studied Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, where he has been living since 1980. He worked as an editor at the Tygodnik...
, Malgorzata Ostrowska
Malgorzata Ostrowska
Małgorzata Ostrowska is a Polish political figure who served as a member of the Sejm of Poland from 19 September 1993 to 4 November 2007....
, Piotr Bikont
Piotr Bikont
Piotr Bikont is a Polish journalist, publicist, culinary critic and a theatre director. He translated Art Spiegelman's "Maus" to Polish.-References:...
.