Jacek Kochan is a Polish

Poland

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 born drummer, composer, arranger and music producer. After having started his adventures in music in Poland in the seventies he moved in the early eighties first to New York

New York

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 and then to Canada

Canada

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. There he worked with among many others Michel Donato, Karen Young

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, Andrew Leroux, Yannick Rieu, Oliver Jones, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Michel Cusson, John Abercrombie

John Abercrombie (guitarist)

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, Jerry Bergonzi

Jerry Bergonzi

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, Pat Labarbera

Pat LaBarbera

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 and Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler

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In 1995 he returned to Europe

Europe

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 where he continues to compose, play, tour and record music with artists like Brian Conlon Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman

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, Greg Osby

Greg Osby

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, Marc Copland

Marc Copland

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, Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas

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, Joey Calderazzo

Joey Calderazzo

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, Palle Mikkelborg

Palle Mikkelborg

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 and Eddie Henderson

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. Kochan has released several albums as a leader. Among those are One Eyed Horse (2004) and Yearning (2006).