National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com
Phone: 216-261-3263
Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA
Fax: 216-261-4134
In his 60-year career in Cleveland-Style Polka Music Jerry Jasinsky estimates he
has performed upwards of 3,000 times. He has played the sax and clarinet and sung
with top polka bands from the 1950s through today. In recent years he appeared with
the Ray Polantz Orchestra. T he Cleveland native first took music lessons as a teen.
His first break was in 1951 with the John Kozozlevchar Band and he hasn't stopped
working since. Many Polka Hall of Famers hired Jerry, such as Ritchie Vadnal, Dave
Wretschko and Bob Timko. He played on tours to Florida, Canada, and Hawaii and three
recordings. Jerry made polka history with Bob Timko with the first Polk Tour to Hawaii
in 1969 and the first Polka Mass in 1972. He was a 25-year member of the PollKats
Inducted in 2014
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
JERRY JASINSKI
1936
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