Jazz Jamboree 70 | Mlodozeniec | Vintage Polish Posters

The 1970 Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw marked one of the highlights of Europe’s premier jazz festivals, drawing leading musicians from around the world to Poland. Since its founding in 1958, the festival had become a vital meeting place for East and West, where American and European jazz artists could share the stage despite Cold War barriers. The 1970 edition continued this tradition, showcasing both international stars and Poland’s own vibrant jazz scene, reinforcing Warsaw’s reputation as a cultural hub for modern jazz. Art for this poster is by Jan Mlodozeniec, who was born in 1929 in Warsaw, Poland. He was a Polish graphic designer that worked in posters, drawing, book and publication design, and illustration. He studied from 1948 to 1955 at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in the Department of Graphic Arts and Posters with Henryk Tomaszewski. He also was a member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI), a club composed of the world’s leading artists and designers. He won such awards as the Gold Medal, International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, 1980, and First Prize, Poster Biennale in Lahti, Finland, 1984. He passed away in 2000.