in Warsaw, where he died, aged 93. Awards Matuszkiewicz received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding achievements. In 2006, he was awarded the Gold Helikon medal from the Krakow Jazz Club. In 2021, he received an award for his life achievements at the Polish Film Awards gala. References Further reading Dabrowski, Jaroslaw: Jazz in Communist Poland: Jerzy Matuszkiewicz and Melomani (thesis), York University, Toronto, 2006 Johnson, Bruce: Everyday Life in Jazz and Totalitarianism, Taylor & Francis, 2016, ISBN 978-1-31-749943-5 pp. 105–111 External links Kałużna, Ewa: Jerzy "Duduś" Matuszkiewicz (in Polish, biography, photos and videos) muzeumjazzu.pl 2020 1928 births 2021 deaths Melomani members People from Jasło Polish jazz musicians