The Pioneer: Jan Ptaszyn Wróbleski
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It may be hard to believe, but when Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski started playing music, jazz was censored in Poland. As a result of Stalin’s cultural politics that governed what kinds of art and culture could be consumed in the country. However, these rigid policies only made jazz more appealing, leading many young people across the country, like Ptaszyn, to fall in love with it.
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