Bronislaw Suchanek

While a last name like Stanko might be inviting trouble from those nasty jazz critics, Suchanek might be interpreted much more positively. In the case of someone hauling the enormous double bass around Europe, Eastern Europe no less, it might be taken as a compliment to the instrument itself, which no doubt needs a little sweet talk after all the hard knocks it gets, especially on its tender neck. In the case of the Polish jazz scene, names such as Tomasz Stanko, Bronislaw Suchanek, and Zbigniew Siefert are run of the mill, devoid of double meaning. But that's alright, the mai...