Editing Music of Poland (section)

==Contemporary popular music==
[[File:Margaret (Małgorzata Jamroży) By Daniel Åhs Karlsson (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Margaret (singer)|Margaret]], one of the most recognized Polish singers]]
{{see also|List of Polish musicians}}

Poland has always been a very open country to new music genres and even before the fall of the communism, music styles like [[rock and roll|rock]], [[Heavy metal music|metal]], [[jazz]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], and [[New wave music|new wave]] were well known.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Guerra|first1=Paula|url=http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.1.2285.0721|title=Keep it Simple, Make it Fast! An approach to underground music scenes. Volume 1|last2=Moreira|first2=Tânia|date=2015|publisher=Universidade do Porto – Faculdade de Letras|language=en|doi=10.13140/rg.2.1.2285.0721}}</ref> Since 1989, the Polish scene has exploded with new talents and a more diverse style.

Every year, a huge gathering of young Poles meet to honour the rock and alternative music in [[Jarocin]], [[Żary]], at [[Woodstock Festival (Poland)|Woodstock Festival]] Poland in [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]] and at [[Open'er Festival]] and [[Off Festival]]. These events often attract more than 250,000 people and are comparable to the gatherings in [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]] and [[Roskilde]].

In jazz music, Polish musicians created a specific style, which was most famous in 1960s and 1970s. Some prominent Polish jazz artists are: [[Krzysztof Komeda]], [[Zbigniew Namysłowski]], [[Adam Makowicz]], [[Tomasz Stańko]], [[Włodek Pawlik]], [[Michał Urbaniak]], [[Leszek Możdżer]]. Some of the most popular and commercially successful Polish vocalists of 20th and 21st centuries are [[Czesław Niemen]], [[Edyta Górniak]], [[Myslovitz]], [[Doda (singer)|Doda]], [[Maryla Rodowicz]], [[Kamil Bednarek]], [[Ewa Farna]], [[Agnieszka Chylińska]], [[Sylwia Grzeszczak]], [[Michał Szpak]], [[Edyta Bartosiewicz]], [[Anna Maria Jopek]], [[Kasia Nosowska]], [[Dawid Podsiadło]], [[Sarsa (singer)|Sarsa]], [[Monika Brodka]] and [[Margaret (singer)|Margaret]].

Two contemporary big Polish music festivals are [[Opole Festival]] and [[Sopot Festival]]. Among other important festivals there are: [[Jazz Jamboree]], [[Rawa Blues Festival]] and [[Wratislavia Cantans]].