Szymon Kataszek
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Pianists · 1898–1943

Szymon Kataszek

Polish composer and pianist

Born
4 July 1898
Warsaw
Died
22 May 1943
Pawiak
Country
Poland

Biography

Szymon Kataszek was a jazz musician who played piano. Szymon Kataszek was born on 4 July 1898 in Warsaw and died on 22 May 1943 in Pawiak. The music is usually filed under jazz, popular music and club/dance music.

Szymon Kataszek (1898–1943) (born Boruch Szymon Kataszek), was a Polish-Jewish composer, bandleader, pianist, a pioneer of Polish jazz. Born in Warsaw 1898; studied piano at the Warsaw Music Institute and Rome's St. Cecilia Academy. He returned to Poland and first worked as an organist in St. Trinity Church, while also playing piano in nightclubs.

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Szymon Kataszek is known for playing piano.

When and where was Szymon Kataszek born?

Szymon Kataszek was born 4 July 1898 in Warsaw.

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