The esteemed Polish music festival, Jazztopad will return to New York and Canada for the eighth time in its history on June 13 through June 27.
Jazztopad, as it implies in the title, is one of Poland’s biggest festivals in Jazz and Improvised music. As the eight North American Jazztopad, the festival does have a New York Focus but performances will travel to Philadelphia and Canada. The last two shows, Hand to Earth with Amalia Umeda on June 26 and an ensemble on June 27, are in collaboration with the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society in Vancouver. The New York dates include some jazz specific venues like Dizzy’s Club and barbès.
The Festival is possible due to the work of Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music and The Polish Cultural Institute New York. The NFM was founded as an institution in 2014 and has created festivals like The International Festival Wratislavia Cantans and Musica Electronica Nova along with various ensembles and orchestras. The Polish Cultural Institute New York has shared Polish art and history all across the country since its establishment in 2000. The Institute works with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Julliard School of Music and more.
Artists from around the world will perform at Jazztopad including the Australian contemporary ensemble, Hand and Heart, and Polish violinist, Amalia Umeda. One of the artists featured in Jazzopad is Kris Davis, a Canadian pianist and composer. She is a Grammy award winning artist and has released 24 records as a leader or co-leader. At Jazzopad, she will perform with The Lutosławski Quartet, an NFM ensemble founded in 2007.
On June 13, Kris Davis and The Lutosławski Quartet will perform at Dizzys Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, an intimate venue in New York that features artists from around the world since it officially became a department of Lincoln Center in 1991. Jazztopad will move to barbès on June 14 and 15. Barbès is a Brooklyn Jazz club that was named in the top ten best Jazz clubs in the country by Playboy Magazine.
To experience a Jazztopad show or find more information, you can visit the website here.
Jazztopad 2024
June 13: Kris Davis & Lutosławski Quartet – World Premiere of The Solastalgia Suite at Dizzy’s Club
June 14: Marta Sanchez / Amalia Umeda / Michael Bates / Lesley Mok at Barbès
June 14: Kris Davis & Lutosławski Quartet –The Solastalgia Suite at Philadelphia, Solar Myth
June 15: Hand to Earth with Amalia Umeda – “The Crow” premiere at Hearst Plaza Outdoor Stage at Lincoln Center
June 15: Michael Bates’ Acrobat with Lutosławski Quartet at Barbès
June 16: Stephan Crump & Amalia Umeda at Rizzoli Bookstore
June 16: BUNGUL: Hamid Drake, Peter Knight, David Wilfred, Daniel Wilfred, Sunny Kim, Aviva Endean & Amalia Umeda at Public Records
June 19: Hand to Earth with Amalia Umeda at Suoni Per Il Popolo
June 22: Hand to Earth with Amalia Umeda at Ottawa Jazzfest
June 26: Hand to Earth with Amalia Umeda at The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
June 27: Amalia Umeda / Eirik Hegdal /David Stackenäs / Tyson Naylor / Kenton Loewen at The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
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