50th Anniversary of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra!

50th Anniversary of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra!

March 6, 2020

Five decades of music, seventeen improvisers and three extraordinary evenings in one extraordinary city. At the beginning of March, improvised jazz lovers will have something really special to look forward to!

New Year’s Eve at Alchemia – TALES OF MOSS AND FERN

New Year’s Eve at Alchemia – TALES OF MOSS AND FERN

December 31, 2019

Part the leaves and look closer. The forest pulsates. It teems with the music of flowing juices and resins, in the rhythm of the strobes of gleaming shadows, frantically moving legs and antennae. We are feverish and delirious, our fast pulse sets the pace for the DJ. Our warm, hastened […]

THE YOUNG MOTHERS

THE YOUNG MOTHERS

November 4, 2019

This American band may turn out to be the biggest surprise of the festival. They combine jazz, noise, hip hop, electronics and African music, often in just one song. The band was formed in 2012 in Austin, Texas by Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Atomic, The Thing), a collaborator of […]

BALLISTER

BALLISTER

October 28, 2019

“The trio of saxophonist Dave Rempis, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love has the capacity to annihilate ears, but the art here is the manner in which they run their race” writes Mark Carroto at All About Jazz. This freejazz power trio met for the first time in a […]

WIĘCEK & GAWĘDA QUINTET FEAT. RALPH ALESSI

WIĘCEK & GAWĘDA QUINTET FEAT. RALPH ALESSI

October 22, 2019

JazzTimes calls his music “as clean and airy and sophisticated and disciplined as post-modern progressive jazz gets”. Ralph Alessi, son of trumpeter Joe Alessie and opera singer Maria Leone, was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, Joseph Alessi, is a classic trombonist and his wife, Liz Alessi, plays […]

OLBRZYM I KURDUPEL + WILLI HANNE

OLBRZYM I KURDUPEL + WILLI HANNE

October 17, 2019

Minimalist duo Olbrzym i Kurdupel was formed in 2007 in Gdynia after a jam session, as a result of a joint musical quest of bassist Marcin Bożek and saxophonist Tomasz Gadecki. The musicians quickly earned the support of both the critics and the audience, who didn’t have to wait long for the […]

SWELL PROJECT – RESIDENCY: FINAL CONCERT

SWELL PROJECT – RESIDENCY: FINAL CONCERT

October 9, 2019

Steve Swell has been an active member of the New York scene since 1975. He has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians, from legends such as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich to established avant-garde artists such as Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, William Parker and Cecil Taylor. His […]

Krakow Jazz Autumn Festival 2019

Krakow Jazz Autumn Festival 2019

October 7, 2019

“Jazz isn’t style. It’s a way of thinking,” said Ken Vandermark once. This is the best motto for the 14th edition of the Krakow Jazz Autumn Festival, which will echo the achievements of contemporary music, rock and noise, but always filtered through the unique sensitivity of improvised music. The festival […]

Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time

May 8, 2019

Put together top musicians from Washington, DC’s Jazz and Reggae scenes, give them the recipe for the original Jamaican Ska, throw a dose of Soul in the mix, shake well, and the result is Eastern Standard Time. Initially a Be Bop influenced Ska-Jazz supergroup, Eastern Standard Time has matured over […]

Coals – „Klan” EP

Coals – „Klan” EP

April 5, 2019

Coals is young duo from Poland under the leadership of Katarzyna Kowalczyk and Łukasz Rozmysłowski. The name of the band is connected with the region they come from – Silesia which is famous for coal mines. They started playing music in September 2014. They quickly made theirselves liked by listeners […]