Hagaw

Hagaw
The original Hagaw lineup: Kowalski (violin), Jastrzebski (sousaphone), Bielecki (clarinet), Brudko (banjo)
Background information
Also known asAsocjacja Hagaw
OriginWarsaw, Poland
GenresJazz
Years active1964 (1964)–present

Hagaw, also known as Asocjacja Hagaw, is a Polish traditional jazz band, formed as a quintet at the Klub Stodoła in Warsaw in 1964 by Andrzej Jastrzębski, and named from the initials of the first names of its founding members. The original lineup consisted of Jastrzębski, Grzegorz Brudko, Henryk Kowalski, Wiesław Papliński, and Andrzej Bielecki. The lineup has since changed many times.