{"id":1655,"date":"2020-08-12T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T10:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/telaviv\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2020-09-03T10:58:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T08:58:52","slug":"polish-jazz-festival-in-tel-aviv-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/telaviv\/en\/2020\/08\/12\/polish-jazz-festival-in-tel-aviv-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Polish Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv <\/strong><strong>kicks off &#8211; online event<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Four weekends of Polish Jazz and Polish-Israeli jazz performances produced by the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv, Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw and the Israeli Jazz Fun Club\u00a0 &#8211; between\u00a0 August 27 and\u00a0 September 17.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The event, under the artistic direction of Barak Weiss, will take place over four weekends <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">from August 27 to September 17, will include live performances broadcasted online, online meetings with artists, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">lectures on music and more. The festival originally scheduled to take place live in June 2020 in Tel Aviv <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">due to the pandemic global situation was moved to the end of summer and will be broadcasted online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Poland&#8217;s position in the world musical arena can be described as &#8220;Jazz Power&#8221;.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Since the late 50s, when jazz in Poland was a symbol of the desire for freedom from the communist regime, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">to this day, Poland is one of the leading countries on the global jazz scene. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Polish jazz scene is one of the highest quality and is one of the most recognizable brands <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">of Polish modern culture. Polish jazz ensembles regularly perform at all the leading jazz festivals <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">and on the most important stages in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Despite this, the jazz fan base in Israel has hardly been exposed to Polish jazz in general <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">and contemporary jazz in particular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polishjazzfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">For the Festival Facebook page\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The festival will include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">&#8211; 3 concerts by some of the leading Polish jazz ensembles;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">&#8211; A marathon of 4 performances by leading Israeli ensembles that will play jazz arrangements of music <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0by the great Polish composer, Frederic Chopin, which were written especially for the festival;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">&#8211; Online meetings and interviews of festival artists, Poles and Israelis, with festival audience;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">&#8211; A lecture on the history of jazz, by one of the great experts in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Performances Schedule:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>August 27th 20:00 &#8211; Marcin Wasilewski Trio &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gcv2Xh438Z8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For listening\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>September 2nd 20:00 &#8211; A lecture on the history of jazz by the expert Piotr Schmidt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>September 3rd 20:00 &#8211; The O.N.E. quintet &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yeC64HERPME\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For listening\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>September 9th 20:00 &#8211; Chopin Marathon by Israeli musicians\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>September 17th 20:00 &#8211; Kuba Wi\u0119cek trio &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlEJ5fFaTNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For listening\u00a0\u00a0+<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W9XJCgWkrkI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>For listening\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The Polish ensembles that will perform at the festival:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Marcin Wasilewski Trio<\/strong> &#8211; led by Marcin Wasilewski, the most active, well-known and respected Polish jazz artist <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">in the world jazz scene &#8211; who has played for years with renowned Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and today, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">records on the renowned label ECM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Kuba Wi\u0119cek trio<\/strong> &#8211; led by the young saxophonist who is considered a European sensation &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">who participated in and won jazz competitions on prestigious stages around the world <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">and was chosen to play at the important jazz fair in the world Jazzahead;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The female quintet O.N.E.<\/strong> \u2013 combining modern jazz with elements of Polish folk music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The debut album of the quintet O.N.E. this year has come out and the reviews are rave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Chopin Marathon by Israeli musicians:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The marathon will include four Israeli ensembles led by the best jazz pianists in the country, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">who will improvise and play jazz arrangements of Frederic Chopin&#8217;s music, which were written <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">especially for the festival.\u00a0 Participants:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Tom Oren<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; piano solo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hila Kulik and Hadar Neuberg<\/strong> &#8211; piano-flute duet;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Guy Mintus Trio; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Uriel Herman-Maya Beleitzman-Ehud Aton<\/strong> (piano-double bass-cello).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>About the co-organizers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a national cultural institution, under supervision of the Polish Ministry of Culture and Heritage, whose mission is to strengthen and communicate Poland&#8217;s cultural dimension through active participation in international cultural exchanges. The institute manages cultural projects in seventy countries. Since the year 2000 more than six thousand events have been held which have attracted more than fifty-seven million viewers and listeners on five continents. All projects of the Institute are conducted under its main brand name, Culture.pl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Jazz Fun Club, Israel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Social Jazz Fun Club, is a voluntary organization of about 2000 jazz enthusiasts. The jazz community began its activities 4 years ago, and it works to satisfy the jazz needs of jazz lovers, needs that are not met at jazz festivals in Israel neither by commercial performances. During its four years of operation, the jazz community has brought to Israel dozens of quality world jazz performances, without artistic compromises and without profit considerations. 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The festival originally scheduled to take place live in June 2020 in Tel Aviv \r\ndue to the pandemic global situation was moved to the end of summer and will be broadcasted online.\r\n \r\nPoland's position in the world musical arena can be described as \"Jazz Power\".\u00a0 \r\nSince the late 50s, when jazz in Poland was a symbol of the desire for freedom from the communist regime, \r\nto this day, Poland is one of the leading countries on the global jazz scene. \r\nThe Polish jazz scene is one of the highest quality and is one of the most recognizable brands \r\nof Polish modern culture. Polish jazz ensembles regularly perform at all the leading jazz festivals \r\nand on the most important stages in the world. \r\nDespite this, the jazz fan base in Israel has hardly been exposed to Polish jazz in general \r\nand contemporary jazz in particular.\r\nFor the Festival Facebook page\u00a0\r\n \r\nThe festival will include:\r\n- 3 concerts by some of the leading Polish jazz ensembles;\r\n- A marathon of 4 performances by leading Israeli ensembles that will play jazz arrangements of music \r\n\u00a0 \u00a0by the great Polish composer, Frederic Chopin, which were written especially for the festival;\r\n- Online meetings and interviews of festival artists, Poles and Israelis, with festival audience;\u00a0\r\n- A lecture on the history of jazz, by one of the great experts in the field.\r\n \r\nPerformances Schedule:\r\nAugust 27th 20:00 - Marcin Wasilewski Trio - For listening\u00a0\r\nSeptember 2nd 20:00 - A lecture on the history of jazz by the expert Piotr Schmidt\r\nSeptember 3rd 20:00 - The O.N.E. quintet - For listening\u00a0\r\nSeptember 9th 20:00 - Chopin Marathon by Israeli musicians\u00a0\u00a0\r\nSeptember 17th 20:00 - Kuba Wi\u0119cek trio - For listening\u00a0\u00a0+\r\nFor listening\u00a0\r\n \r\nThe Polish ensembles that will perform at the festival:\r\nMarcin Wasilewski Trio - led by Marcin Wasilewski, the most active, well-known and respected Polish jazz artist \r\nin the world jazz scene - who has played for years with renowned Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and today, \r\nrecords on the renowned label ECM.\r\nKuba Wi\u0119cek trio - led by the young saxophonist who is considered a European sensation - \r\nwho participated in and won jazz competitions on prestigious stages around the world \r\nand was chosen to play at the important jazz fair in the world Jazzahead;\r\nThe female quintet O.N.E. \u2013 combining modern jazz with elements of Polish folk music. \r\nThe debut album of the quintet O.N.E. this year has come out and the reviews are rave.\r\nChopin Marathon by Israeli musicians:\r\nThe marathon will include four Israeli ensembles led by the best jazz pianists in the country, \r\nwho will improvise and play jazz arrangements of Frederic Chopin's music, which were written \r\nespecially for the festival.\u00a0 Participants:\r\nTom Oren\u00a0- piano solo;\r\nHila Kulik and Hadar Neuberg - piano-flute duet;\r\nGuy Mintus Trio; \r\nUriel Herman-Maya Beleitzman-Ehud Aton (piano-double bass-cello).\r\n \r\nAbout the co-organizers:\r\nAdam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw\r\nThe Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a national cultural institution, under supervision of the Polish Ministry of Culture and Heritage, whose mission is to strengthen and communicate Poland's cultural dimension through active participation in international cultural exchanges. The institute manages cultural projects in seventy countries. Since the year 2000 more than six thousand events have been held which have attracted more than fifty-seven million viewers and listeners on five continents. All projects of the Institute are conducted under its main brand name, Culture.pl.\r\nJazz Fun Club, Israel\r\nThe Social Jazz Fun Club, is a voluntary organization of about 2000 jazz enthusiasts. The jazz community began its activities 4 years ago, and it works to satisfy the jazz needs of jazz lovers, needs that are not met at jazz festivals in Israel neither by commercial performances. During its four years of operation, the jazz community has brought to Israel dozens of quality world jazz performances, without artistic compromises and without profit considerations. 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