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
***
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
***
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
***
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
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
***
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
***
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
***
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
