Barbara Moore (Kowalska)
Jazz singer
Born Poland; came to U.S., 1986.
Career: dancer, singer, Polish theaters and TV, 1976-82; jazz singer, numerous concerts and recitals, i.a.: with "Sami Swoi", "Antiquintet", and "Rama" bands, Poland, Germany, U.S.S.R., Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, 1978-82, with "Golden Express", Japan, 1981, with Jed Levy quintet, Weill Recital Hali, Carnegie Hali, 1988, with Enos Pyne trio and Jed Levy quintet, Town Hall, 1989, with Michael Urbaniak band, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, 1990, New York City, with Tony Cimorosi and BBC Trio; jazz singer, Angry Squire Club, Christopher Sweet Basil Club, Sweethearts Club, Green Street, 1986-94, New York City.
Author: albums, (with "Sami Swoi") Fly to Passion, 1980, (with Wesley Wilczkiewicz) Infinity, 1988, (with Michael Urbaniak) One and One, 1993.
Honors: Grand Prix for best jazz soloist, Old Jazz Meeting, Warsaw (Poland), 1980; Special Public Award, Baltic Song Festival, Sweden, 1980; Special Award, Polish Jazz Association, 1980; award, Jazz Jamboree, Warsaw, 1981; Critical Acclaim, International Vocal Festival (Poland), 1981.
Languages: Polish, English.
Home: 2-11 34th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996