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Opening of the XIX International Chopin & Friends Festival in NYC
October 25, 2017
The International Chopin & Friends Festival is coming in November for the 19th time to New York. The Opening Gala will feature a concert of Aga Zaryan and Kuba Cichocki.
Opening of the XIX International Chopin & Friends Festival at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York
Friday, November 3, 2017
8pm
Aga Zaryan, a major star of European vocalists conveys the finest of jazz to today's audiences, continuing the traditions of great divas like Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae and Joni Mitchell. She is known for her distinctive style and intimate approach to singing with a characteristic lightness of phrasing and slightly matte-toned voice. Warm, engaging and very personal, shes the unique interpreter of both contemporary and classic jazz repertoire - "A rare gem" they say.
The vocalist is an example of integrating ambitious artistic goals with popular appeal, recording eight albums to date, all of which have earned gold, platinum or multi-platinum status in Poland. Her bestselling "Picking Up The Pieces," "Looking Walking Being" and "A Book of Luminous Things" have been released on Blue Note Records. Her latest studio album "Remembering Nina & Abbey" released by Parlophone was recorded with Brian Blade, Geri Allen and Larry Koonse among others. It's a tribute to Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln.
Aga was named Jazz Vocalist of The Year in Jazz Forum Magazine's yearly Jazz Top readers' poll for seven years from 2007 to 2013. She has an active performance schedule and has appeared in clubs and at festivals in Europe, the USA, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Iceland and Japan.
Kuba Cichocki is a Polish jazz pianist, improviser and composer based in New York City. Over the years he has performed in a variety of contexts in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including festivals such as International Solo Piano Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), The Mafrika Music Festival (NYC), The International Chopin & Friends Festival (NYC), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (Jarasum, South Korea), to name a few. Before coming to New York City in 2010, he performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in Polish and European jazz, such as Zbigniew Namyslowski, Michael Urbaniak, Aga Zaryan, Urszula Dudziak, Jaromir Honzak. Currently his interests oscillate between the experimental/improvised NY scene and a groove-oriented jazz with Latin elements. Cichocki collaborates, among others, with 5-time Grammy award winner, John Benitez, composer George Brandon, Flin van Hemmen, Patrick Breiner, Pat O'Leary, and has performed with his own groups at NYC music venues such as Nublu, Spectrum, Bowery Electric, Rockwood Music Hall, Shapeshifter Lab, IBeam. He is the leader of Audubon Lab Experiment, a jazz/world/experimental group that recorded their debut album in 2016.
The festival is organized by the New York Dance & Arts Innovations Inc., a not-for-profit established with the aim of multi-national creative support and promotion of the performing, visual and literary arts.
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Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York
233 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Tel: 646-237-2100, Fax: 646-237-2116
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