Jazztopad Festival
and
The Polish Cultural Institute New York
Invite you to join us at
Jazztopad Festival Presents: The Best of Polish Jazz
National Sawdust
Jazz Standard
Cornelia Street Café
Happy Lucky no. 1
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Super Club
The Sembrich Museum
House Concert @ Lethe Lounge
For the second time a special edition of Wroclaw’s Jazztopad Festival will take place in the homeland of Jazz, the United States, in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. In June and July leading Polish jazz ensembles including the Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, the Obara International Quartet, and the Lutoslawski Quartet (well-known for their partnerships with outstanding international jazz musicians) will perform in New Haven, New York, Washington DC, and Bolton Landing. Stars of previous editions of Jazztopad, including Tony Malaby and Uri Caine, will join the Polish musicians. Artists from Poland will play at the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center and during the famous International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven with Bang on a Can All-Stars, in the cult New York club Jazz Standard, at Williamsburg’s dynamically developing National Sawdust, at the Sembrich Opera Museum in Bolton Landing, and other well-known music venues. “The American edition of Jazztopad Festival will be above all an opportunity to discover the most important artists from the Polish contemporary jazz scene,” says Piotr Turkiewicz, Artistic Director of the Festival. This is the first presentation of Polish jazz on such a large scale in the USA.
The Polish jazz scene has been a strongly recognizable brand in the word, both in terms of quality of festivals and the craft of artists. For twelve years, Wroclaw’s Jazztopad Festival has commissioned works which often push the boundaries of genre and combine jazz with classical music. The festival collaborates with events all over the world, including the Korean Jarasum International Jazz Festival, Japan’s Tokyo Jazz Festival, and, as of last year, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. CD recordings of Jazztopad events are released by the most prestigious international labels, including ECM and Blue Note Records.
The American edition of the Jazztopad Festival is presented by the National Forum of Music, Polish Cultural Institute New York, in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Jazz Standard, Cornelia Street Cafe, Bethesda Blues & Jazz Super Club, HappyLucky no.1, National Sawdust, The Sembrich Museum, and the Lethe Lounge. Co-Partners: Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Culture.pl, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C.
Sunday, June 19, 1:00 pm and 3:15 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: OFF THE CHARTS – International Jazz Collides with All-Stars
International Festival of Arts & Ideas
University Theatre
222 York Street, New Haven, CT
PART I Jazz Ensembles $45 / PART II Bang on a Can All Stars $45 / OFF THE CHARTS
PACKAGE: (both parts + food) $65
Monday, June 20, 8 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Super Club
7719 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Tuesday, June 21, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
116 East 27 Street
New York, NY 10016
$25 Book online
Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Marcin Wasilewski Trio / Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet / Lutoslawski Quartet & Uri Caine
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
$30 / $25 students
Book online or by phone: 212-258-9595
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet / Marcin Wasilewski Trio / Lutoslawski Quartet & Uri Caine
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
$40
Book online or by phone: 212-258-9595
Friday, June 24, 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz & Gerard Lebik Duo
Happy Lucky no. 1
734 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Saturday, June 25, 9:00 pm and 10:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Tony Malaby / Polish Quintets
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St., New York, NY 10014
$10
By phone: 212-989-9319
Saturday, June 25, 4:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: House Concert @ Lethe Lounge
Upper West Side, NYC
Sunday, June 26, 4:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: House Concert @ Lethe Lounge
Upper West Side, NYC
Sunday, June 26, 8:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Lutoslawski Quartet & Uri Caine
National Sawdust
80 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11249
$25, book online or by phone: 646-779-8455
Use the PCINY discount code: POLAND5 to get $5 off your ticket price.
Please note this code is only valid for online presales (not at the door).
Friday, July 1, 7:30 pm
Lutoslawski String Quartet
4800 Lakeshore Dr.,
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
$35, book by phone: 518-644-2431 extension 101
