In collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York, a
special edition of Wrocław’s Jazztopad Festival will take place in the
United States this summer. From June 19 – July 1, leading Polish jazz
ensembles the Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, the
Obara International Quartet and the Lutosławski Quartet will perform in
New Haven, New York, Washington, D.C., and Bolton Landing, N.Y. Also
joining this year’s musicians are previous Jazztopad guests Tony Malaby
and Uri Caine.
This series constitutes the first large-scale presentation of Polish
jazz to take place in the U.S. For 12 years, Wroclaw’s Jazztopad
Festival has commissioned works that often push the boundaries of genre
and combine jazz with classical music. The festival collaborates with
events all over the world, including Korea’s Jarasum International Jazz
Festival, Japan’s Tokyo Jazz Festival, Turkey’s Akbank Jazz Festival
and, as of last year, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
“The American edition of Jazztopad Festival will be above all an
opportunity to discover the most important artists from the Polish
contemporary jazz scene,” said Piotr Turkiewicz, artistic director of
the festival, in a press release. “Jazztopad Festival presents, apart
from regular concerts, special projects and commissions, as well as
concerts in private apartments. I am happy we have been able to transfer
these specific elements of our festival across the Atlantic Ocean.”
Festival Program:
Jazztopad Festival Presents: OFF THE CHARTS: International Jazz
Collides with All-Stars Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Obara International
Quartet, Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet/Bang on a Can All-Stars
Sunday, June 19, 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
http://www.artidea.org/offthecharts" rel="nofollow - International Festival of Arts & Ideas
University Theatre
222 York Street, New Haven, CT
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
Monday, June 20, time TBD
http://bethesdabluesjazz.com" rel="nofollow - Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
7719 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
Tuesday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
http://www.jazzstandard.com" rel="nofollow - Jazz Standard
116 East 27 St.
New York, NY 10016
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
http://www.jazz.org/dizzys/" rel="nofollow - Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola/Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
http://www.jazz.org/dizzys/" rel="nofollow - Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola/Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz & Gerard Lebik Duo
Friday, June 24, time TBD
http://www.happyluckyno1.com" rel="nofollow - Happy Lucky No. 1
734 Nostrand Avenue,
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Tony Malaby’s Polish Quintets
Saturday, June 25, time TBD
http://corneliastreetcafe.com" rel="nofollow - Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
Greenwich Village, NYC 10014
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Concerts in Private Residencies
Saturday, June 25, 4 p.m.
Private Residence Concerts @ Lethe Lounge
Upper West Side, NYC
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Concerts in Private Residencies
Sunday, June 26, 4 p.m.
Private Residence Concerts @ Lethe Lounge
Upper West Side, NYC
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Lutosławski Quartet & Uri Caine
Sunday, June 26, 8 p.m.
http://nationalsawdust.org/calendar/" rel="nofollow - National Sawdust
80 N 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Lutosławski String Quartet
Friday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.
http://www.thesembrich.org" rel="nofollow - The Sembrich
4800 Lakeshore Dr.
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
More details and concerts to be announced soon. For more information, visit http://www.polishculture-nyc.org" rel="nofollow - PolishCulture-NYC.org and http://www.jazztopad.pl" rel="nofollow - jazztopad.pl .
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