54th Kraków Jazz All Souls’ Day Festival

05Nov09

Krakow’s All Souls Jazz Festival is the oldest jazz festival in Europe, founded in 1954 as part of an underground jam session while jazz, being music of freedom was forbidden to perform publicly in Poland. For musicians, representing intellectual’s class, playing jazz was an escape from grey and sad then Poland under Communism regime. All of them knew each other but the only day they could get off work was All Souls Day – that’s how it started. The festival attracted both Polish and foreign jazzmen as well as jazz fans every year in early November for over half century. The music has been changing in keeping with current trends, also venues and performers, but some features remain constant.

This year’s festival takes place from 30 October to 9 November

KRAKOW PROGRAM:

October 30st / 2009
9.00 p.m.
MILE STONE JAZZ CLUB (Hotel Qubus), Nadwiślańska St. 6
phone no. (48) 12 374 51 00

Little Egoists
Marek Stryszowski – saxs, voc
Seb Bernatowicz – keybs
Cezary Chmiel – keybs
Krzysztof Bodzoń – bass

Tomasz Grochot – dr

Tickets: 25 / 15 PLN

7.00 p.m.

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DWÓR CZECZÓW, ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki St. 36
phone no. (48) 12 651 39 13
Funk De Nite
Ryszard Krawczuk – sax
Piotr Grząślewicz – g
Piotr ” Quentin ” Wojtanowski – bg
Artur Malik – dr
Free entrance
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9:00 p.m.
HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
www.harris.krakow.pl
Piotr Nalepa Breakout Tour
Jean – voc
Piotr Nalepa – g
Robert Lubera – g, voc
Piotr ”Quentin” Wojtanowski – bass, voc
M.Jurkiewicz – keyb
W.Fedkowicz – dr
Tickets: 30 / 25 PLN

October 31st / 2009
6.00 p.m.
KINOTEATR UCIECHA, Starowiślna St. 16
phone no. (48) 12 421 50 65
1. Jarek Śmietana International Band feat. Jerry Goodman
A concert promoting the newly released (on 1st October 2009) album entitled
“A TRIBUTE TO ZBIGNIEW SEIFERT”
The album has been published on the 30th anniversary of death of the distinguished cracovian jazz violinist Zbigniew Seifert.
Both the album and the concert present the nine Zbigniew Seifert compositions arranged by Jarek Śmietana, featuring JERRY GOODMAN,the legendary American violinist from the legendary MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA and THE FLOCK groups.
Jerry Goodman – vln
Jarek Śmietana – g
Piotr Wyleżoł – p
Ed Schuller – acoustic bass
Adam Czerwiński – dr
Sławomir Berny – perc
2. Seb Bernatowicz Acoustic Trio
Sebastian Bernatowicz – p
Tomasz Kupiec – bass
Dawid Fortuna – dr
3. Paweł Kaczmarczyk AUDIOFEELING Band
Paweł Kaczmarczyk – p
Radek Nowicki – sax
Wojciech Pulcyn – double bass
Paweł Dobrowolski – dr
Tickets: 60 / 40 PLN
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9.30 p.m.
PIWNICA POD BARANAMI, Square Market 27
The All Saints’ Jam Session
Free entrance
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9.00 p.m.

HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
Nocna Zmiana Bluesa
(The Blues Night-Shift Group)
Sławek Wierzcholski – harmonijka, voc
Witek Jąkalski – g
Maras Dąbrowski – g
Piotr Dąbrowski – bass, voc
Grzegorz Minicz – dr, tara

Tickets: 30 / 25 PLN

November 1st / 2009

8.00 p.m.
DRUKARNIA “Podgórze”- Nadwiślańska St. 1
phone no. (48) 12 656 65 60
www.drukarnia_podgorze.republika.pl
1. Eryk Kulm International Quartet
Sulaiman Hakim – sax, g, voc
Longineu Parsons – tp
Paweł Tomaszewski – p
Andrzej Zielak – bass
Eryk Kulm – dr
2. Barabasz Jazz Quartet
Maciej Matthew Barabasz – g
Patrick Mulcahy – bass
Clifton Wallace – dr
Marcin Żupański – sax
Tickets: 35 / 25 PLN
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9.00 p.m.
HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
Funk De Nite
Ryszard Krawczuk – sax
Artur Malik – dr
Piotr Grząślewicz – g
Piotr ” Quentin ” Wojtanowski – bg

Tickets: 30 / 25 PLN

November 2nd / 2009
9.30 p.m.
PIWNICA POD BARANAMI, Square Market 27
The All Saints’ Jam Session

Free entrance
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9.00 p.m.
HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
Kattorna – Tribute to Komeda
Dawid Główczewski – saxs
Grzegorz Rogala – tb
Kuba Cichocki – p
Andrzej Zielak – double bass
Krzysztof Szmańda – dr

Tickets: 30 / 25 PLN

November 3rd / 2009
9.30 p.m.
PIWNICA POD BARANAMI, Square Market 27
The All Saints’ Jan Session
Free entrance

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9.00 p.m.
HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
Beale Street Band
M.Korzyńska – voc
A.Marchewka – cornet
R.Zydroń – sax
T.Gmyrek – tb
G.Piętak – bass
A.Popiel – dr
J.M.Bożyk – p, voc
Tickets: 20 / 15 PLN

November 4th / 2009
9.30 p.m.
PIWNICA POD BARANAMI, Square Market 27
The All Saint’s Jam Session

Free entrance

Zbigniew Seifert in Memoriam November 5st – 7st / 2009

November 5th / 2009
7.00 p.m.
The Karol Szymanowski Concert Hall in Cracow,
Zwierzyniecka St. 1
ph. +48 12 428 50 97, +48 693 438 660
1. Philip Catherine – g
Jasper van’t Hof – p
Adam Nussbaum – dr
2. Joachim Kühn Solo – p
3. Zbigniew Seifert – Jazz Concerto for Violin, symphonic orchestra and rhythm group
Mateusz Smoczyński – vn
Joachim Kühn – p
Bronisław Suchanek – bass
Janusz Stefański – dr
Bohdan Jarmołowicz – conductor
Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Orchestra
Tickets: 45 / 35 PLN

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10.00 p.m.
PIEC ART, Szewska St. 12
phone no. (48) 12 429 64 25
Mateusz Smoczyński Quintet

Tickets: 20 / 15 PLN

November 6th / 2009
4.00 p.m.
MANGGHA – Centre/Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, M. Konopnickiej St. 26
phone no. (48) 12 267 27 03
Promotion of the Zbigniew Seifert biography by Aneta Norek entitled
„Man of the Light”along with a panel discussion featuring the participants of the festival
(the artists, the journalists and the music lovers)
Free entrance

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6.00 p.m.
Screening of a documentary on Zbigniew Seifert entitled “Passion”
dir. Erin Harper
www.passion-themovie.com the screening is followed by a concert:
1. Zach Brock – vln
Jan Jarczyk – p
Jan Gonciarczyk – bass
Bronisław Suchanek – bass
Janusz Stefański – dr
2. Władysław „Adzik” Sendecki – p
Tickets: 45 / 30 PLN
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10.00 p.m.
KLUB ALCHEMIA, Estery St. 5
phone no. (48) 12 421 22 00
Adam Pierończyk Trio

Tickets: 25 / 20 PLN

November 7th / 2009
10.00 p.m.

Jazz-Klub U Muniaka, Floriańska St. 3
phone no. (48) 12 423-12-05
Jam session
Tickets: 50 PLN

November 9th / 2009
7.30 p.m.
Basilica of the Dominican Friars
XXIII Jazz Mass
Free entrance
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9.00 p.m.
HARRIS PIANO JAZZ BAR, Square Market 28
phone no. (48) 12 421 57 41
Jam session

Free entrance

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8.00 p.m.
DRUKARNIA “Podgórze” – Nadwiślańska St. 1
ph. +48 12 656 65 60
The 10th anniversary of The Globetrotters group
www.globetrotters.vernet.pl
Bernard Maseli – vib. el
Nippy Noya – perc
Jerzy Głowaczewski – saxs
Kuba Badach – voc
Tickets: 30 / 20 PLN