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-lsb- http://www.grzegorzturnau.pl/ www.grzegorzturnau.pl -rsb- ewa wojciech malajkat , ewa małas-godlewska bem , andrzej sikorowski , magda umer , piotrków trybunalski , poland pomaton emi , emi music poland , mystic production solo_singer 31 july 1967 piano , vocals poezja śpiewana grzegorz turnau -lrb- 2009 -rrb- . jpg grzegorz turnau
 grzegorz turnau in 2009 musician , songwriter , producer
grzegorz turnau

grzegorz turnau is a polish composer , pianist , poet and singer .
he was born on 31 july 1967 in kraków , poland .
at age seventeen he won first prize -lrb- grand prix -rrb- at the student song festival in kraków in 1984 .
he went on to join the piwnica pod baranami cabaret , composing such hits as `` znów wędrujemy '' , and released his first album , `` naprawdę nie dzieje się nic '' -lrb- `` really , nothing is happening '' -rrb- in 1991 .
he has released eleven albums to date , including one -lrb- cafe sułtan -rrb- made up of his own versions of songs by jeremi przybora and jerzy wasowski , and most have enjoyed considerable chart success .
his characteristic style consists of strong , clear lyrics and music composed in special keys and harmonies , using instruments such as piano -lrb- played by himself -rrb- , saxophone , violin and various horns .
influenced by such artists as marek grechuta and jan kanty pawluśkiewicz , his music style has been described as `` soft jazz '' .
he did participate in the aleksander glondys 's `` ellington po krakowsku '' -lrb- `` ellington kraków way '' -rrb- , a concert based upon idea of notable composers of piwnica pod baranami playing their interpretations of duke 's music .
other participants include pawluśkiewicz , zbigniew raj and several other musicians .
