Jacek Zieliński died May 6, 2024. He was known primarily as the co-founder of the legendary group Skaldowie. In the music industry, he was a vocalist, trumpeter, violinist and arranger. The Piwnica pod Baranami profile announced the artist's death on social media. “Jacek Zieliński, a great Polish artist – co-creator of the Skalds – but also our great friend and composer, has died,” we read in the entry.
Jacek Zieliński was a valued artist both by his listeners and friends from the industry, with whom he collaborated on various projects. Many of them felt the loss and decided to share their last farewell with their followers.
On the profile of a famous Polish journalist and TV presenter, Agata Młynarska, Jacek Zieliński was mentioned. “A wonderful musician and artist has passed away. A man with a big heart. Honest, modest, loved. It's terribly empty… and terrifyingly quiet…” the woman wrote. She mentioned Jacek Zieliński's loved ones who will have to cope with great longing. “Skaldowie – Jacek and Andrzej Zieliński. Brilliant musicians. Brothers, friends. Always together on stage. Always smiling and kind. (…) Thoughts run to Andrzej, his loved ones, his bandmates and friends. I express my sincere condolences. sympathy,” added Agata Młynarska.
The journalist also described her memories of Jacek Zieliński. “The tenderness and kindness they showed us during my father's farewell, singing together in the Ateneum Theater after my father's funeral – these are moments that stay in my heart forever. Thank you for allowing me to listen to Jacek and draw from his vast experience, and enjoy working together and then talk and talk and talk… I will never forget one of the most important concerts in my life. The Skaldów Jubilee at the Festival in Opole in 2015. I had the honor of conducting this concert and preparing it together with the Zieliński brothers viewership, and the audience in the amphitheater, despite the rain, went crazy from the first bars of the songs. What will it be like without Jacek? Without his singing and joyful jumping on the stage? – wrote Młynarska.
She also said goodbye to Jacek Zieliński Magda Steczkowska – Polish pop singer and sister Justyna Steczkowska. “Jack… Thank you with all my heart for your great kindness, smile, wonderful energy and always kind words️. I'm not saying goodbye, see you soon…” she wrote on Instagram. She added a photo of a smiling Zieliński sitting at the piano.
One of the young generation artists shared his memory of a joint performance with the Skaldowie group, expressing sadness after Zieliński's departure. “Jacek Zieliński from Skaldów has passed away, I am very sorry. I am honored that I could perform with this legendary band and sing with Mr. Jacek less than a year ago in Krakow. Skaldowie, you are a legend! Condolences to the entire R family.” – he wrote Ralph Kaminski on social media. He also posted a recording from the concert in which he sang together with Jacek Zieliński “A beautiful cellist”.
On the Facebook account Krzysztof Cugowski There were also some moving words saying goodbye to Jacek Zieliński. “An era is ending, the great are leaving. Today, Jacek Zieliński, co-creator of Skaldów, a wonderful man and artist, said goodbye to us. Rest in peace on the other side…” – wrote the former vocalist Suflera booths.
On the profile of the Budka Suflera group, there was a longer memory about Jacek Zieliński from all the band members. “It's a sad time. Yesterday, on May 6, 2024, another great artist, Jacek Zieliński, passed away – vocalist, violinist, trumpeter, composer. Jacek, as the star of the Skaldowie band, delighted us with the sincerity and beauty of his performances of Skaldowie's music for almost sixty years. On today's music market, songs that Jacek and his brother Andrzej proposed were pearls and diamonds. It's hard not to have songs like 'In the yellow flames of leaves' sung by Jacek and Łucja Prus in Opole, or 'Everything tells me that someone loved me', or 'Everything tells me that someone loves me'. 'You're all in larks'. I won't attempt to list the titles of all the songs that are still loved and sung by Poles all over the world. Jacek Zieliński was and will be synonymous with the wonderful melody, harmony and content of Polish songs,' we read.
“PS At the end of last year, we invited Jacek and Andrzej Zieliński as guests to our anniversary concert of Budka Suflera in Lublin. They both accepted the invitation…” – added the representative of Budka Suflera.
The singer also said goodbye to Jacek Zieliński Anna Rusowicz. “Uncle… I'm so sad… Something is ending… an era,” she wrote on social media. “There remain songs, memories and yes, Ania, as you wrote, an era is ending”, “Great people I grew up with are disappearing…” – fans added in the comments.
The legendary artist was also bid farewell by Paweł Trześniowskiwho cooperated with the band Skaldowie on the promotion of the album and the concert “Over the years”. “I remember it was nice and relaxed… The Skalds were a bit out of their depth in the new times full of marketing tricks, but they still played well and wanted to play. I was amused when they sent a single photo for promotion in which they were standing in home clothes and wearing worn-out clothes. slippers. This photo made me feel emotional. But I also thought, 'Oh, these guys are really cool'. (…) Yes, they were also very cool on stage… I also realized that they wrote a lot of unforgettable hits. .. Mr. Jacek, let's not close the door… Maybe we will start living again?” – we read on Instagram.