Jazztopad Festival from Poland in the United States

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, 2016 - Friday, July 1, 2016

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, TBC
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Super Club
7719 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
TBC

Tuesday, June 21, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Obara International Quartet
Jazz Standard
116 East 27 Street
New York, NY 10016
$25 Book online

Wednesday, 22 June, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
TBC, Book online or by phone: 212-258-9595

Thursday, June 23, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
TBC, Book online or by phone: 212-258-9595

Friday, June 24, TBC
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Piotr Damasiewicz & Gerard Lebik Duo
Happy Lucky no. 1
734 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
TBC

Saturday, June 25, TBC
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Tony Malaby / Polish Quintet TBC
Cornelia Street Cafe
734 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
TBC

Saturday, June 25, 4:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: House Concert @ Lethe Lounge

Sunday, June 26, 4:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: House Concert @ Lethe Lounge

Sunday, June 26, 8:00 pm
Jazztopad Festival Presents: Lutoslawski Quartet & Uri Cane
National Sawdust
80 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11249
$25, book online or by phone: 646-779-8455

Friday, July 1, 7:30 pm
Lutoslawski String Quartet
The Sembrich
4800 Lakeshore Dr.,
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
$35, book by phone: 518-644-2431 extension 101