Jerzy Stanisław Milian, born on April 10, 1935, in Poland, was a jazz vibraphonist and composer. He graduated from the Secondary School of Music in Poznań at sixteen. In the mid-1950s, Milian formed his first quintet and played with Krzysztof Komeda. He directed the Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television Services Entertainment in Katowice and lectured at the Poznań Academy of Music. Milian participated in numerous jazz festivals, including the annual Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw. His notable albums include Baazaar (1969), Milianalia (2005), and Rivalen (2016). He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland and died on March 7, 2018, at the age of 82.
