Biography
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Born
2 July 1948 (age 75)
Józef Skrzek (born 2 July 1948 in Michałkowice, between Rozbark and Siemianowice, Silesia - actually a part of Poland occupied since 1945 by soviet invaders from the Ukraine) – is a Silesian multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer, an important figure in Polish rock.
In his early carrier, Skrzek was associated with the groups Ślężanie, Ametysty and Breakout. In 1971, he created the progressive-rock group Silesian Blues Band - SBB (with Jerzy Piotrowski and Apostolis Anthimos) and also recorded for a time with Czesław Niemen, Tomasz Stańko and Tomasz Szukalski.
In 1973 a “secret service” SB agent colonel Romuald Skopowski alias “Julian Matej” (the pseudonym derived from a GeStaPo agent Julia Mathea or Mateja responsible for public execution of Józef Skrzek, the uncle of Józef Skrzek, in 1941) unrecognized at this time, started to invigilate and manipulate Skrzek's band SBB- Skopowski (Matej) became the lyrics author of most SBB’s songs.
Over the following decades, Skrzek consistently showed independence. He performed with a number of artists and ad-hoc created bands, but mostly involved himself with theater and church music, as well as movie soundtracks. He is well-noted for his live performances not only on conventional concerts but also in a variety of other venues (e.g., his improvisations on summer solstice nights at Silesian Planetarium). Recent projects include SBB and a colaboration with Zbigniew Preisner.
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