21st Jazztopad Festival

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Jazztopad

November 15–24, 2024
Wrocław, Poland


Olga Humeńczuk – NFM Director
Piotr Turkiewicz – Artistic Director 


21st Jazztopad Festival, during which we will once again celebrate jazz and improvised music masters, and together discover artists who are not yet widely recognised in Poland but create wonderful and unique projects.

Performances by Ambrose Akinmusire, Isaiah Collier, Denardo Coleman, Jakob Bro, Craig Taborn, Bradley Jones, Samora Pinderhughes, aja monet, Abdullah Ibrahim, Linda Fredriksson, The Necks, Sarah Murcia, Mat Maneri, SAAGARA feat. Wacław Zimpel & Giridhar Udupa and more. 

www.jazztopad.pl

PROGRAMME

15.11, Friday, 7 pm
NFM, Main Hall 
Denardo Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come Orchestra Concert  
A Tribute to Ornette Coleman
21st Jazztopad Festival Inauguration

Line up: 
Denardo Coleman – drums 
Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet 
Isaiah Collier – saxophone 
Jakob Bro – guitar 
Craig Taborn – piano 
Bradley Jones – double bass 
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic 
Ernst Theis – conductor


16.11, Saturday, 5 pm
NFM, foyer -1
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław

Line up:
Julia Stein – violin
Max Plattner – drums 
Guro Kvåle – trombone
Pak Yan Lau – keyboards, electronics
Sofia Eftychidou – double bass
Marta Wołowiec & Piotr Skalski – dance


16.11, Saturday, 7 pm
NFM, Red Hall
Linda Fredriksson – Juniper | Samora Pinderhughes

Line-up:
Linda Fredriksson – saxophone
Tuomo Prättälä – keyboards
Mikael Saastamoinen – double bass
Olavi Louhivuori – drums
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Line-up:
Samora Pinderhughes – vocals, keyboards
Joshua Crumbly – vocals, bass
Elliott Skinner vocals, guitar
Dani Murcia – vocals, guitar
Jonathan Pinson – drums
Chris Pattishall – keyboards



17.11.2024, Sunday, 5 pm
NFM, Red Hall
Michael Bates’ Acrobat & Lutosławski Quartet

Line-up :
Michael Bates’ Acrobat: 
Marty Ehrlich – clarinet 
Mark Feldman – violin
Sara Schoenbeck – bassoon 
Michael Sarin – drums 
Michael Bates – double bass 

Lutosławski Quartet:
Roksana Kwaśnikowska – 1st violin
Marcin Markowicz – 2nd violin
Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola
Maciej Młodawski – cello


17.11, Sunday, 7 pm
NFM, Main Hall, reversed stage
The Necks

Line-up:
The Necks: 
Chris Abrahams – piano
Tony Buck – drums
Lloyd Swanton – double bass


21.11, Thursday, 7 pm
NFM, Chamber Hall
Sarah Murcia & Mat Maneri – meditation

Line-up:
Sarah Murcia – double bass
Mat Maneri – viola


21.11, Thursday, 9.30 pm
Wrocław, Mleczarnia Club & Cafe
Luka Zabric & The Gatherers

Line-up:
Luka Zabric – alto saxophone 
Nikola Vuković – trumpets 
Ivar Roban Križić – double bass 
Luís Oliveira –  drums


22.11, Friday, 7 pm
NFM, Main Hall, reversed stage
Kris Davis & Paul Grabowsky | Kris Davis & Lutosławski Quartet – The Solastalgia Suite (premiere)

Kris Davis & Paul Grabowsky
Line-up:
Kris Davis – piano
Paul Grabowsky – piano
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Kris Davis & Lutosławski Quartet – premiere 
Line-up:
Kris Davis – piano 
Lutosławski Quartet:
Roksana Kwaśnikowska –1st violin
Marcin Markowicz – 2nd violin
Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola
Maciej Młodawski – cello

Commissioned works for the Lutosławski Quartet in collaboration with Kris Davis.

22.11, Friday, 9.30 pm
Wrocław, Mleczarnia Club & Cafe
Sun-Mi Hong & Alistair Payne Slow Walk

Line-up:
Sun-Mi Hong – drums
Alistair Payne – trumpet


23.11, Saturday, 7 pm
NFM, Main Hall, reversed stage
aja monet | Saagara feat. Wacław Zimpel & Giridhar Udupa

aja monet:
Line-up:
aja monet – poetry, vocal
Justin Brown – drums
Logan Richardson – saxophone
Javier Santiago – keyboards
Micah Collier – bass
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Saagara:
Line-up:
Wacław Zimpel – alto clarinet, electronics
Giridhar Udupa – ghatam, percussions
Aggu Baba – kanijra, khanjira, percussions
Thavil Raja – thavil
Mysore N. Karthik – violin


23.11, Saturday, 9.30 pm
Wrocław, Mleczarnia Club & Cafe
François Houle & Gordon Grdina – Heliotrope

Line-up:
François Houle – clarinet
Gordon Grdina – electric guitar


24.11, Sunday, 7 pm
NFM, Main Hall
Abdullah Ibrahim solo

Line-up:
Abdullah Ibrahim – piano


Accompanying events: 

15–17.11, 20–24.11 
Wrocław, Mleczarnia Club & Cafe
Jazztopad Improv Session

Line-up:
Sundogs:
Mateusz Rybicki – clarinet
Zbigniew Kozera – double bass
Samuel Hall – drums
and Festival guests

17.11, Sunday, 10.30 am
24.11, Sunday, 10.30 am

Wrocław, Nowe Horyzonty Cinema
Jazz Morning Kids! Film Matinées with Live Music


16–17.11, 23–24.11, Saturdays and Sundays, 12 pm and 2 pm
Concerts in Living Rooms