TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

1 Oct (wed)

>>Sloan/Tokar/Trzaska/Hollander Quartet, concert, start:20:00
Howard Lee Sloan (USA) – piano
Mark Tokar (UKR) – bass
Mikołaj Trzaska (PL) – saxophones
Rick Hollander (USA) – drums
Lee Sloan – a pianist who steadfastly refuses to be labeled, boxed, categorized or pigeon-holed, Lee Sloan’s playing reflects an astonishing diversity of influences and a command of styles that flow in a virtual torrent of ideas and emotional intensity.
Mark Tokar graduated from Lviv Polytechnic University. Upon graduation he attended classical guitar classes at S.Lyudkevych Music College.
At the same time he starts to play double bass. During 2002-2004 he repeatedly participated in Krakow jazz workshops, directed by M. Parkinson (USA).
Mikołaj Trzaska – a composer, saxophone and bass clarinet player. Born in 1960 in Gdansk. He had begun study on Art Academy, but the fascination by jazz, especially John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman in 60s, made him quit Academy. He totally gives himself to jazz music from now on. Trzaska is a co-founder of a band called Miłość, one of the column of yass scene, leader of Łoskot. He has cooperated with Lester Bowie, Peter Brotzmann, Jochn Tchicai, Tomasz Stańko, Noel Akchote and Joe Giardullo; an author of dozens of records
Rick Hollander, born November 16, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan began studying the drums at the age of nine. He studied privately with Gene Stewart and Roy Brooks and later attended Oakland Community College for courses in music theory, piano and composition.
Hollander moved to New York City in 1979 and Europe in 1987./ after www.alchemia.com.pl/
where: Alchemia Club, corner of Estery St. andPlac Nowy, entrance:30/25

30 Sep (tue)

>>>Polish Film in English, start:16:00
A short film about love, dir Krzysztof Kieslowsk, 1988, Poland
An expanded film version of the sixth episode of director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1988 Polish language ten-part made-for-television drama, The Decalogue. The film explores its narrow theme with subtlety and psychological force. Tomek, a timid, loner 19-year-old postal worker who is an orphan and lives with the pleasant mother of a friend in a non-descript Warsaw housing project hi-rise complex, spies with an astronomical telescope he stole from a nearby school on an attractive and promiscuous slightly older attractive woman, Magda who lives alone in an apartment opposite of his. The woman learns of his obsession and starts responding to his surveillance – with potentially disastrous results. Golden Lion at Polish Film Festival and Special Prize of the Jury at San Sebastián International Film Festival. /www.kinopodbaranami.pl /
Where: Cinema Pod Baranami, Main square 27, tickets:13 zl

28th September

>>Concert – Ghost Mice (USA) and Brudne Dzieci Sida in Kawiarnia Naukowa

a minimalistic band from US. The play only on acoustic instruments, they say it’s because to space hassle to carry around the gear. Their lyrics aren’t too mellow it’s about depression, fear. Support of this concert will be provided by Brudne Dzieci Sida a one person punk-rock band from Poland.

Where: Kawiarnia Naukowa, Ul. Jakuba 29, starts at 19:30. tickets: 10pln

26 sep (fri)

>>GESTAMMELORCHESTER, DOUBLE ADAPTOR, HERV, concert, start:19:00
GESTAMMELORCHESTER (rock/postpunk — berlin, germany) is a minimal two-piece rock band. their first record, ’hesitate/land’, is out now on the richter collective label.
DOUBLE ADAPTOR (experimental/improv — berlin, germany) A miniature improvising electronic bar band playing abstract splattercell heavy metal. Double Adaptor are Roy Carroll, computers and keyboards and keith o’Brien keyboards, computers and guitars.
HERV (breakcore/experimental — dublin, ireland) makes noises with his laptop. He has played with venetian snares, kid606, shitmat, dj scotch egg, duranduranduran, dev/null, droon, dälek and lots of other people, has over 25 releases on labels like risc, go away records, organised ideas/armed ambitions, netlab and acroplane.
where: Kawiarnia Naukowa, Jakuba St. 29-31 (Kazimierz), entrance 10 zł

26 sep (fri)

>>Beat Bag Bohemia, concert, start:20:00
This quartet of four drummers – two of them come from Swiss (Peter Conradin Zumthor and Lucas Niggli), Rolando Lamussene from Mozambique and Kesivan Naidoo from Republic of South Africa – creates amazing atmosphere mixing rhythms, different cultural traditions and great fun. Their compositions (Lucas Niggli), arrangements and improvisations are on a very high level – orchestral sound for four drums sets./from alechemia.com.pl/
www.lucasniggli.com
where: Club Alchemia, corner of estery St. and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz), entrance: 25/30zł

25 Sep (thur)

>>Gutbucket, start:20:00
Ken Thomson – alto sax, Ty Citerman – guitar, Eric Rockwin – bass and Adam Gold – drums, are the members of New Yorker quartet that by its music refers to punk rock or hardcore jazz tunes. Getbucket is often compared to Lounge Lizards or Naked City. Their live performances are very impressive – full of amazing energy, humor, quotes and instrumental virtuosity /from alchemia.com.pl/
www.gutweb.com
where: alchemia club, corner of Estery St and Plac Nowy, (Kazimierz), entrance:30.25 zł

24 sep (wed)

>>Gravity Forces, concert, strat:20:00
Improvised free jazz
Andrzej Sawik – piano
Alek Papierz – saxophones
Radek Pieślak – bass guitar
Tomek Głuc – drums
where:Stranger Cafe, Dietla 97 (Kazimierz), entrance:5 zł

23 sep (tue)

>>Klezzmates,concert,start:19:00
fusion of jazz, folk, etno and klezmer music
Tomasz Polak-clarinet
Bartek Staniak -violin
Jarosław Wilkosz -double bass
Krzysztof Kossowski -percussion
Marcin Wiercioch -accordion
where:Galicja Museum, Dajwór St. 18 (Kazimierz)

21 sep (sun)

>>Locksmith Isidore, concert, start:20:00
Two members of the group are already well known to Polish fans. Jason Stein, bass clarinet virtuoso, performed in Poland with Ken Vandermark’s Bridge 61; Jason Roebke with Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mike Reed and Jeb Bishop. Mike Pride, as the only one, had never been to Poland before but the jazz lovers had already a chance to listen to him with Tony Malaby and William Parker on the record called Scrambler. Locksmith Isidore’s debut (A Calculus Of Loss, Clean Feed label) still receives enthusiastic reviews in trade press. /after:www.alchemia.com.pl/
where: Alchemia Club, corner of Estery St and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz), entrance:20/25 zl

19,29 and 21 Sep (fri, sat, sun)

>>3x Kraftwerk, concert, start:21:00
3 thrilling concerts of legendary German group Kraftwerk will end this edition of The Sacrum Profanum Festival. Founded in 1970, known for its inventions in area of experimental and synthetic tunes, Kraftwerk is considered as a pioneer of techno and other electro and house genres like:ambient, elektropop, rave and house.
The group will play in very relevant space of steelwork’s production hall  in Nowa Huta
krawfterk
sacrum profanum
where:Arcelor Mittal Steel in Nowa Huta district,tickets from 150zł to 40zł

18 Sep (thur)

>>Sacrum Profanum Festival, concerts
19:00
Wolfgang Rihm - Concerto Séraphin”Chiffre IV
musikFabrik
Emilio Pomarico – conductor
where: Technical Museum of Krakow (Muzeum Inżynieri Miejskiej),Wawrzyńca st. 15
22:00
Karlheinz Stockhausen –Orchester-Finalisten, Glanz
Asko |Schönberg
where: Schindler’s Factory, Lipowa St. 4
tickets:50/35zł
more aout the festival>>here

18 Sep (thur)

>>Fusion Jam Session, start:21:30
R. Krawczuk – saxophones
G. Bąk- bass
S. Bernatowicz – keyboard
A. Malik – drums
Everyone welcomed to come and jam
where: Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Main Square 28, free

17 sept (wed)

>>Dickaty, Mazur, Chołonieski, concert, 20:00
Ray Dickaty (uk,sax)
Rafał Mazur (Krk, bass guitar)
Tomek chołoniewski (Krk, percussion)
Ray Dickaty- a British saxophonist, improviser, member of popular group in 90′ties the spiritualized,now working on project Loka for Ninja Tunes.
He worked with PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sterolab, Neil Young, Carlos Zingaro, Damo Suzuki..
Rafał Mazur-a musician from Krakow, at the first stage of the career fascinated with jazz, now more into improvised music. He work with Frederick Blondy, Charlotte Hug, LaDonna Smith., Adam Kawończyk
Tomek Chołoniewski- percussionist with keen for improvisations.
where: Stranger Cafe, dietla st. 97 (Kazimierz), entrance:5zł

17 sept (wed)

>>Sacrum Profanum Festival, concerts
19:00
Heiner  – Herakles 2, Befreiung, La Jalousie, Samplersuite
Asko|Schönberg
Hans Leenders – dyrygent
where: Technical Museum of Krakow (Muzeum Inżynieri Miejskiej),Wawrzyńca st. 15
22:00
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Adieu, Zeitmasze, Gesang der Jünglinge, Kontakte
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton – dyrygent
where:where: Schindler’s Factory, Lipowa St. 4
tickets:50/35zł
more aout the festival>>here

16th Sep (tue)

>>Sacrum Profanum Festival
19:00
Helmut Lachenmann – Concertini, „…Zwei Gefühle…“, Musik mit Leonardo
Helmut Lachenmann – lektor
Klangforum Wien
Johannes Kalitzke – concdactor
where: Technical Museum of Krakow (Muzeum Inżynieri Miejskiej),Wawrzyńca st. 15
22:00
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Stimmung
Theatre of Voices
where: Schindler’s Factory, Lipowa St. 4
tickets:50/35zł
more aout the festival>>here

15 Sep (mon)

>>The thing+ Ken Vandernark, concert, start:20:00
This Swedish-Norwegian band was founded in February 2000 during a series of concerts and recording sessions in Stockholm. The members are well known on jazz scene from the cooperation with Peter Brotzmann, Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee, Paul Lovensen or Barry Guy. The Thing, next to Atomic, is one of the most interesting improvising bands from Scandinavia. The style of The Thing comes from German, British and American tradition of 60s free jazz, considering especially Don Cherry’s productions (who lived in Stockholm for several years). All the records of The Thing (The Thing, Action Jazz, Live At Bla, Garage, The Thing with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience – Sounds Like A Sandwich, Two Bands And A Legend and I See You Baby) received great reviews. “All About Jazz” has written: “… the concerts of those three great improvisers are a unique mix of tradition, avant-garde, energy and madness. As a result we receive a dose of an amazing music that won’t let anybody be indifferent.”/after:alchemia.com.pl/
where: Alchemia Club,  corner of Estery and Pl. Nowy (Kazimierz),entrance:30/35z

14th – 21st September

>>Sacrum Profanum festival

This is the sixth edition of the festival. This year will be dedicated in entirety to the most important artists and musical trends of 20th century Germany.
The organizers claim that this year this is the largest event in Poland and even in Europe that promotes contemporary German music. The list of artists that will perform is quite long and varied:  Kurt Weill, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Hans Werner Henze, Helmut Lachenmann, Heiner Goebbels, Wolfgang Rihm and Kraftwerk. Many post-industrial buildings like factory floors, rolling mills, galvanizing mills will be used as concert halls.
More info including detailed program you can find at official Sacrum Profanum site >>

13. September

>>New Century Classics – Muzyczna Owczarnia
First off, if you aren’t familiar with this cult music venue tucked away in a sheep barn at the edge of Poland – then this is a golden opportunity for you to come check it out. Located just an hour and a half south of Krakow in the village of Jaworki (just past Szczawnica), Muzyczna Owczarnia is a truly magical place with a flair for the eccentric. They opened their doors 8 years ago and immediately set a bold mission of bringing some of the best Polish and International performers to their cozy stage. Nigel Kennedy, of all people, has notoriously has fallen in love with the place and performs here regularly (over 20 concerts to date). In keeping with the creative spirit of the place, they often host up and coming young Polish bands– hence this evenings concert which features Krakow’s New Century Classics and Eluktrick. NCC is an instrumental post rock group whose compositions are as strikingly beautiful as they are emotionally eviscerating. Their energy, intensity, poise and sheer musical diversity (each member plays at least 2 and up to 5 different instruments over the course of a set) is both entertaining and intoxicating. NCC have collaborated with the more indie rocking Eluktrick in the past so expect an evening filled with surprises (and amps cranked loud enough for the sheep to hear). If you are curious how to get to the gig, contact eluktrick@gmail.com (a bus is being chartered from Krakow).
where: Muzyczna Owczarnia in Jaworki (little village, sough fo Krakow),start. 20.00

13th of September

>>Revolda Sound System in Cafe Stranger

Four person sound system from Krakow, aldough they often reamind one of them – Matys started to perform in Tarnobrzeg. From January this year Revolda organizes parties in Krakow under the name  “This is reggae” they invite performers to join them from all over the Europe.
Revolda Sound System on MySpace

Where: Cafe Stranger, Dietla 97, free

12 sep (fri)

>>N.R.P.D, concert, start:20:00
N.R.P.D is a young hip hop bad from Krakow, their name should be decoded as New Movement for Spoiling Sound. Those who saw them say that their show goes far beyond typical hip-hop cliche. Well, let’s see.
where: Folia Concept Club, Main Square 30, entrance:free