Krakowskie
Zaduszki Jazzowe - the All Souls Jazz Festival in Krakow.
Very
likely Krakow's All Souls Jazz Festival, known in Poland as
Krakowskie Zaduszki Jazzowe is Europe's oldest jazz festival.
It has attracted both Polish and foreign jazzmen as well as
jazz fans every year in early November for over half century. Music
has been changing in keeping with current trends, also venues
and performers, but some features remain constant. One is
stylistic diversity, another the tradition of a jazz Holy Mass
that takes place in one of Krakow's ancient churches on the
All Souls Day, November 2, or one of the following
evenings.
The
All Souls Festival is organized by the Krakow chapter of the
Polish Jazz Association. The organizer’s postal address is Polskie Stowarzyszenie
Jazzowe, Oddzial w Krakowie. Phone: (+48) 603251092, email:
psj-krakow@o2.pl
Program
of Krakow's 56th All Souls Jazz Festival (Krakowskie Zaduszki
Jazzowe) in 2011.
Note: things keep changing, so take
into account, please, that the following program is liable to
alterations.
October
29th, Saturday
10
p.m.
Jazz concert features Przemyslaw Straczek International Group,
the quartet of guitarist Przemyslaw Straczek, trumpeter Piotr
Schmidt, bassist Francesco Angiuli, and drummer Flavio Li
Vigni.
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square)
in Krakow.
October
30th, Sunday
7
p.m.
International Jazz Guitar Meeting features Susan
Weinert Band of Germany's guitarist Susan Weinert and bassist
Martin Weinert and Poland's drummer Cezary Konrad followed by
Australia's vocalist Bill Neal with Poland's trio of guitarist
Jarek Smietana, bassist Krzysztof Scieranski, and drummer Adam
Czerwiński.
Venue: Teatr Groteska theater at 2 Skarbowa street.
9
p.m.
Serbia's top guitar trio, Balkan Strings.
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
9
p.m.
Ensemble 56 jazz trio of
Russia's saxophonist Ilia Bielorukov plus Poland's drummer
Mieczyslaw Gorka and bassist Rafal Mazur plays with Krakow's
saxophonist and flutist Marek Stryszowski.
Venue: Centrala Music Club at 4 Maly Rynek square.
October
31st, Monday
6:30
p.m.
Benefit jazz concert for the 25th anniversary of
Krakow's Little Egoists ensemble features an array of Poland's
jazzmen plus Susan Weinert and Martin Weinert.
Venue: the Wieliczka Salt Mines' Komora Warszawa underground
chamber.
9
p.m.
Jazz concert features Poland's Wierba & Schmidt
Quintet playing with Krakow's saxophonist Piotr Baron.
Venue: Centrala Music Club at 4 Maly Rynek square.
November
1st, Tuesday.
9:30
p.m.
USA's duo of guitarist Mike Greene and bassist
David Price perform with Poland's harmonica player Lukasz
Wisniewski.
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
November
2nd, Wednesday.
9:30
p.m.
Jazz jam features Poland's violinist Dominik
Bienczycki, organist Kajetan Galas, guitarist Szymon Mika, and
drummer Bartek Staromiejski (free admission).
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
November
3rd, Thursday.
9 p.m.
Krakow's trio of jazz guitarists, Que Passa
Acoustic Guitar Kollektiv, play unplugged.
Venue: Piwnica pod Baranami cellar
club at 27 Rynek Glowny central square.
9:30
p.m.
Poland's jazz quintet, Acoustic Travel Band,
performs world music.
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
November
4th, Friday.
6
p.m.
Krakow’s jazz rock band, Little Egoists.
Venue: Dwor Zieleniewskich, 47a Pilsudskiego
street in the city of Trzebinia.
November
5th, Saturday.
7
p.m.
Krakow’s bass guitarist Krzysztof Scieranski (free
admission).
Venue: Grube Ryby
restaurant at 57a Slaska street in Zabierzow.
10
p.m.
Jazz concert features Poland's Krzysztof Pacan
Band, the quartet of bass guitarist Krzysztof Pacan, pianist
Jan Smoczynski, drummer Arek Skolik, and trumpeter Jerzy Malek.
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
November
6th, Sunday.
6:00
p.m.
Krakow’s veteran quintet, Laboratorium, performs jazz rock (free
admission).
Venue: Dwor Czeczow culture center at 36 ks. Popieluszki
street.
9:30
p.m.
Jazz jam (free admission).
Venue: Harris Piano Jazz Bar at 28 Rynek Glowny central
square.
November
7th, Monday
7:30 p.m.
Jazz Holy Mass (free admission).
Venue: Kosciol Dominikanow church, Stolarska street at Plac
Dominikanski square.
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