About
Avant-garde and free jazz musician known for his Davis-esque lyricism.
Before Fame
He became noticed for his role in the Jazz Darings, and formed the Tomasz Stańko-Adam Makowicz Unit in 1975.
Trivia
He has dentures due to tooth loss in the 1990s but used embouchure to play.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Rzeszów, Poland.
Associated With
Stańko attended his first jazz concert in 1958, featuring Dave Brubeck.
