SBB (band)
Polish progressive rock band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SBB (first known as Silesian Blues Band, later as Szukaj, Burz, Buduj – Polish for "Search, Break up, Build") is a Polish progressive rock band formed in 1971 in Siemianowice, Upper Silesia. It was made up of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Józef Skrzek, guitarist Apostolis Anthimos, drummer Jerzy Piotrowski, and sound engineer Grzegorz Maniecki. SBB was one of the most popular super-groups in Poland and Europe in the 1970s.
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Also known as | Silesian Blues Band; Szukaj, Burz, Buduj |
Origin | Siemianowice, Poland |
Genres | Jazz rock, blues rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz fusion |
Years active | 1971–present |
Labels | CBS, Polskie Nagrania Muza, Supraphon, Spiegelei-Intercord, Omnibus, Wifon, Amiga, Jazz 'n' Java, Metal Mind Productions, Polskie Radio |
Members | Józef Skrzek Apostolis Anthimos Jerzy Piotrowski |
Past members | Paul Wertico |
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The band was one of the forerunners of progressive rock and jazz-rock and attracted many influential jazz musicians, who often performed with the band. The trumpeter Andrzej Przybielski and the saxophonist & bass clarinetist Tomasz Szukalski developed a long lasting association with SBB.