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Picastro (Can) + KHORA (Can)

Picastro (from Toronto, Canada) have received much praise for their broodingly beautiful, melancholic soundscapes, in which cello alternates in the lead with frontwoman Liz Hysen’s submerged, murmured vocals.

GAIA MATTIUZZI & FRANCESCO CUSA – Krakow Jazz Autumn 2013

Since 2010, when she appeared on the Italian recording market with the album Skinshout, she has become an important personality on her local music scene. Every year, she has been ranked as one of the top ten most creative and promising artists on Italy’s improvised music scene, and her recordings, although they have nothing whatsoever in common with entertainment music, are some of the most eagerly consumed.

Krakow Jazz Autumn 2013

Autumn is nearing and with it the Krakow Jazz Autumn, a festival that in its 7 years of existence has established itself one of the most important festival scenes not only in Europe but around the world. Some of the most versatile and dynamic musicians of the improvised music scene today have starred at the festival, with Peter Brötzmann, Anthony Braxton, Barry Guy and Ken Vandermark taking the lead, giving both concerts and also as artists-in-residence.

WILDA & AGU

Wilda’s music can be described as a combination of sensitive blues and
classical rock’n’roll. All this is compliance by raspy vocals and an
original text, which is ideal to listen in the acoustic arrangements.

Joanna Słowińska & Jarosław Bester At the Lord banquet

“Polish Saudade, Polish morna and fado, no less poignant than these, and certainly as well original and beautiful. Staying deeply impressed by this collection, 15 pieces and no weak moments, I highly recommend it.” [Wojciech Ossowski, Polish Radio 3]

Krzysztof Ścierański – “I Love Guitars” / Night of Jazz 2013

Krzysztof Ścierański at the very beginning of his musical career had been especially
interested in playing electric guitar. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles were the
artists who significantly influenced him. However, once upon a time, the bass player from his
older brother’s band left, which turned out to be a good reason for Krzysztof to try out another
instrument, cello’s younger brother- electric bass guitar.

Music of the Carpathian Mountains: Megitza (Poland)

Megitza (Małgorzata Babiarz) – acclaimed as a worldbeat revelation Megitza started her musical career in 2008 in Chicago. During her eleven-year staying in Chicago she maintained creative collaboration with many extraordinary musicians, such as Nicolae Feraru, Andreas Kapsalis, James Gallagher and others. She sings in English, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian and in the dialects Polish highlanders or […]

RADŮZA (Czech Republic)

An excellent singer, multiinstrumentalist, composer and outstanding stage personality RADUZA is coming at Crossroads with her new release ‘Ocelovy mesto’. Beginning as a busker very soon RADUZA was ‘found’ by Zuzana Navarova and since then her career went with a bang. Raduza, a representative of Czech alternative scene, released nine longplays, composed music to numerous […]

Olo Walicki / Kaszëbë II / Poland

Olo Walicki – (Poland). Double bass player, composer, producer. One of the most outstanding Polish jazz musicians. Cooperated with Leszek Możdżer, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Ingmar Villqist and many others. Olo Walicki works on his own projects, especially concerning his homeland – Kasubia. At Crossroads we will listen to his newest release Kaszebe II, an innovatory production […]

Kaszëbë II – RADŮZA – Megitza – CROSSROADS Festival Krakow

15th CROSSROADS Festival Krakow 14-21 VII 2013. Festival CROSSROADS 2013 will present artists who continue the musical
tradition of the Nordic countries – including cultural diversity and variety
of artistic forms: from crude Scandinavian traditional music to
sophisticated processing and inspiration of the ethno jazz scene.