Zbigniew Seifert (7[1] June 1946 – 15 February 1979)[2] was a Polish
jazzviolinist.
Seifert was born in
Kraków, Poland.[2] He played alto
saxophone early in his career and was influenced by
John Coltrane.[2] He devoted himself to jazz violin when he began performing with the
Tomasz Stańko Quintet in 1970,[2] and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists. Seifert relocated to Germany in 1973, and worked with
Hans Koller's Free Sound between 1974 and 1975.[2] The following year, he performed alongside
John Lewis at the
Montreux Jazz Festival.[2] Seifert later recorded with
Oregon.[2]
He died of cancer at the age of 32,[2] and is buried at
Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow.