Michał Urbaniak is dead
Polish jazz violinist Michał Urbaniak has died at the age of 82,his wife Dorota Palmowska announced on Instagram.”Michał urbaniak. He lived and felt with great notes. He passed away,” Palmowska wrote,adding,”With love Dorota Dosia Urbaniak.”
The proclamation quickly spread through Polish media, with numerous outlets reporting on the loss of the renowned musician.
michał Urbaniak struggled with health problems
The last year proved exceptionally difficult for Urbaniak, marked by serious health complications. In early 2024, he underwent a planned cardiac procedure that initially seemed routine. However, complications arose, leading doctors to place him in a medically induced coma for five days.
reflecting on the experience in an interview, Urbaniak wryly noted, “I had a great adventure, as during a minor cardiac procedure there were complications, that’s one of the reasons why I now have a voice like Miles Davis. I was in a medically induced coma for five days,”
Following his awakening, Urbaniak spent over 47 days recovering in intensive care and the cardiology department. He described the ordeal as challenging, stating, “It was difficult as it was like I was in a medically induced coma for five days and then 47 days in the ICU, then in cardiology, and then rehabilitation.I’m still finishing today in semi-hospital mode, but I’m already walking because after a few months of lying in bed I couldn’t stand on my feet.”
The road to recovery involved extensive rehabilitation to regain his physical fitness. For months, Urbaniak struggled with mobility issues and relied on a walker. Reports indicated he faced significant difficulty regaining his strength after the coma.
Urbaniak also shared surreal experiences from his time in the coma with TVP Info, recounting a bizarre journey: “I was flying to new York from Okęcie, there were two rockets, not a plane, and I met a friend. We started talking, we didn’t say where anyone was going, because it was known that it was to New york. The stewardess says in Russian: “We’re going to Moscow.” I spent some time there, I had an affair with artificial intelligence – the machine was next to me and this hand came out and gave me an injection every few minutes and they took blood, and I was just anemic and lacking blood. I say: “nielza, nielza, I will pay you back later, but I have to make some of the blood myself. There was a lot going on there,”
