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Stan Breckenridge is an American vocalist, soul and jazz pianist, composer, and has authored three books. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Claremont University in California, USA, and is currently a Visiting Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. He has recorded fifteen albums and twelve singles, with the latest album Fryderyk Chopin Reimagined (2025) (also known as Reimagined Chopin), that reimagine’s selected Chopin pieces by using current-day stylistic tendencies drawn from jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, neo-classical, and funk. On May 30, 2019, “The Centennial of Polish-American Diplomatic Relations” that also celebrated the 30th anniversary of restored democracy in Poland, Stan Breckenridge was awarded the 2019 Amicus Poloniae (“Friend of Poland”) distinction, given annually to U.S. citizens for their contributions to the development of Polish-American relations (See article). On November 15, 2024 Stan Breckenridge became the first American to be honored with the Polish Independence Centennial Ring. Professor Breckenridge was recognized as one of 23 Fulbright Scholar alumni who have made a lasting impact worldwide in the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, music and more. Other notable individuals include Maya Angelou, John Lithgow, Aaron Copeland, John Steinbeck and eighteen others.

Stan Breckenridge has/had engagements worldwide in such places as Dubai, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. Performances in the United States include The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Greek Theatre, The Los Angeles Forum, The Los Angeles Sports Arena, The Hollywood Bowl, The Watts Summer Festival, Capitol Records and on various national television shows. He has performed with or for such celebrities as Madeleine Albright, Danuta Blazejczyk, Mahalia Jackson, Wojciech Karolak, Jerry Lewis, Janusz Muniak, Martha Reeves (of the Vandellas), Larry McCormick, Greg Morris, Rowan and Martin, David Ruffin (of the Temptations), Nancy Sinatra, John Travolta, John Wayne and many others.which is given annually to American citizens who have advanced Polish-American relations. (See article) He has appeared with and/or performed for personalities such as Madeleine Albright, Bill Cosby, Mahalia Jackson, Jerry Lewis, Martha Reeves (of the Vandellas), Larry McCormick, Greg Morris, Rowan and Martin, David Ruffin (of the Temptations), Nancy Sinatra, John Travolta, John Wayne, and many others.