{"id":5801,"date":"2023-10-03T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=5801"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:34:28","slug":"kroke-uk-tour-concert-efg-london-jazz-festival-18th-nov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2023\/10\/03\/kroke-uk-tour-concert-efg-london-jazz-festival-18th-nov\/","title":{"rendered":"Kroke UK Tour, Concert @ EFG London Jazz Festival 18th Nov"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>18th November, Doors 6:30pm, Start 7:30pm, Union Chapel, Angel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>To Book Tickets:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk\/events\/kroke\">Kroke | EFG London Jazz Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Polish trio <a href=\"https:\/\/kroke.pl\/en\/\">Kroke<\/a> (Yiddish for Krak\u00f3w) perform the 'best of&#8217; the band\u2019s most popular songs from a stunning 30-year career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The concert at Union Chapel is part of the band&#8217;s UK Tour which runs from the 10th of November &#8211; 24th November &nbsp;and will see them performing at venues up and down the British Isles and can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/363800-kroke\">Kroke Tickets, Tour Dates &amp; Concerts 2024 &amp; 2023 \u2013 Songkick<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-1536x791.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/kroke-montaz-3-1-2048x1055.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photographers credit:&nbsp;@Jacek Dyl\u0105g<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Formed in 1992 by three friends &#8211; Tomasz Kukrba, Jerzy Bawof and Tomasz Lato &#8211; graduates of the Academy of Music in Krakow, Kroke were initially associated with klezmer music with strong Balkan influences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Nowadays heavily influenced by jazz, contemporary and ethnic music imbued with their own stunning improvisations, the trio have honed a totally unique style which has attracted attention from renowned artists and audiences the world over.&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In 1993 Steven Spielberg invited the band to Jerusalem to perform at the Survivor&#8217;s Reunion ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An invitation to play WOMAD UK led to recording sessions with Peter Gabriel at Real World, and Kroke&#8217;s subsequent appearance on his&nbsp;<em>Long Walk Home<\/em>&nbsp;album, the soundtrack for the 2002 film&nbsp;<em>Rabbit-Proof Fence<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Secrets of The Life Tree piece, performed by Kroke, featured on the soundtrack of David Lynch movie&nbsp;<em>Inland Empire<\/em>, and a meeting with Nigel Kennedy resulted in a joint work \u2013 the&nbsp;<em>East Meets East<\/em>&nbsp;album (2003).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In recent years the band has also collaborated with Anna Maria Jopek, Edyta Geppert, Talila, Tomasz Sta\u0144ko, Maja Sikorowska, Krzysztof Herdzin, Norwegian band Tindra, Spanish violinist Diego Galaz, Mongolian singer Urna Chahar Tugchi and Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra, and has appeared at some of the world&#8217;s most prestigious music festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cKroke, a klezmer band from Poland are gems. \u2026.. they move beyond the rumbustious towards an epic sound that\u2019s sometimes histrionic but also deeply moving. To boot, they are the coolest-looking act in town\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>&#8211; WOMAD ON KROKE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8222;What drags me into Kroke\u2019s music so successfully is this spiritual reality they have\u2026 it\u2019s honesty and sincerity in their music.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>&#8211; NIGEL KENNEDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cKroke live are a hair-raisingly brilliant, unforgettable experience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>&#8211; JON LUSK, BBC RADIO 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>To Book Tickets:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk\/events\/kroke\">Kroke | EFG London Jazz Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YqdImCqklm8&#038;t=3s\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18th November, Doors 6:30pm, Start 7:30pm, Union Chapel, Angel To Book Tickets: Kroke | EFG London Jazz Festival Polish trio Kroke (Yiddish for Krak\u00f3w) perform the 'best of&#8217; the band\u2019s most popular songs from a stunning 30-year career. 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