The highlight of the first week of the Krakow Fall Jazz Festival was probably the first-ever performance in Poland by the legendary (and I don’t use the word lightly) Rova Saxophone Quartet last Sunday at Alchemia club.
Read moreLine-up for this year’s Krakow Fall Jazz Festival.
Read moreIn what would appear to be a rather pointless exercise, one of the most respected Polish market research agencies recently asked 1,000 Poles of different generations who the most outstanding Polish musical artist is.
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On July 26, a quintet led by veteran percussionist, Rashied Ali, will be giving a special concert at Radio Krakow to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of saxophonist, John Coltrane.
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On Saturday evening, a carefully selected group of jazz musicians from Poland and other countries in Europe will be taking to the temporary stage on pl. Szczepanski to celebrate the 750th Anniversary of Krakow coming under the jurisdiction of Magdeburg Law.
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Last week, the luxurious Orient Express made a maiden two-day scheduled stop in Krakow. Well, not quite.
Read moreThis year’s annual Piwnica Pod Baranami jazz festival commenced last Saturday with an excellently attended concert at the Philharmonic.
Read moreOver the coming week, Krakow residents and visitors will have the opportunity to catch veterans and rising stars of the Polish jazz scene playing every night at Piwnica Pod Baranami Jazz Club at Rynek Glowny.
Read moreOn Wednesday, July 18, there will be a special concert at the Manggha Center on ul M. Konopnickiej to commemorate the life of the multi-instrumentalist, jazz pioneer and composer Andrzej Kurylewicz who passed away this April.
Read moreSince the inauguration of the first Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow in 1988, some performers have almost become fixtures as they appear year after year.
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