TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

11 sep. (thur)

>>Peter Brötzmann Quartet, concert, start:20:00
Peter Brötzmann (DEU) – saxes, clarinet, tarogato
Toshinori Kondo (JPN) – trumpet
Massimo Pupillo (ITA) – electric bass
Paal Nilssen-Love (NOR) – drums
Peter Brötzmann
He has been active on jazz scene since 1959. His trio with Peter Kowald and Sven-Ake Johansson founded in 1964 was free jazz forerunner in Europe.Brotzmann is on of the founder of legendary label FMP. He leads several very interesting projects, meanly with Scandinavian and Chicagoan musicians (Chicago Tentet, Dried Rat-Dog, Sonore).
Toshinori Kondo
One of the most famous Japanese jazz trumpet players. He moved to NYC in 70s and since then has been working with Downtown scene musicians, such as Bill Laswell or John Zorn. Kondo changes his home again in 80s, this time he moves to Amsterdam where he cooperates with: Praxis band, Eugen Chadbourn, Tom Cora and Peter Brotzmann.
Massimo Pupillo
Leading Italian free jazz and avant rock musician. He is a member of cult band ZU; Pupillo records and performs with: Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Jeb Bishop, Peter Brotzmann among others.
Paal Nilssen-Love
He has been active musician in the beginning only on Scandinavian, then on European and American jazz scene since 1990. /quoted after alchemia.com.pl/
where:Alchemia club, corner od Estery St and Plac Bowy (Kazimerz), entrance:30/35zł

10. September

>>Minimal Break
Keeping with their ever-evolving conceptual ethos, Folia offers a unique evening of dynamic action and minimal satisfaction. The evening kicks off with a b-boy bang at 18:00 with an interactive breakdance workshop. Folia’s own in house breakdance instructor schools both beginners and amateur head spinners in how to execute simple and complex moves. The climate is straight out of Brooklyn with a ghettoblaster stereo pumping the tunes and a crowd of b-boys and girls cheering along. The night takes a drastic turn when the sun goes down and Djs S.T. R. U Kako Fonix Poler Pi take to the turntables at 21:00 to usher in an evening of Minimal techno. The experienced Krakow Dj’s perform individually as well as in different combos to collectively shower listeners with slow moving waves of the newest minimal grooves and progressive soundscapes, that crash late into the night. If you can’t make it to Folia for one or both of these innovative events, don’t fret because both happen every Tuesday (the breakdance workshop also works on Mondays).
where:Folia Concept Club,Main Square 30,Start 18:00

9 Sep (tue)

>>Free Impro Dub Session + Sound System, start: 21:00
Members of such bands as Dub Septet, Aloes, Ectoplasma, Fucking Avangarda Maniacks and Yere Yere Li will play sometimes together and sometimes separately…
Sound System – Dr What and STB
where:Stranger Cafe, Dietla St.97 (Kazimierz), entrance:free

7 sep (sun)

>>>Fascination with Rhythm, concert, start at 18:00
The  percussion ensemble created by Wiktoria Chrobak, Tomasz Sobaniec, Arkadiusz Kuś, Tomasz Flammer will perform:
Michael W.Udow – Four Movements:Strike
Minoru Miki – Marimba Spirituals
Keiko Abe – Michi
William Albright – Take that
where: Museum Manggha (Centre of Japanishe Art), M. Konopnickiej St. 26 (the other bank of wisła river,on the level of Wawel castle), entrance:10/15zł

7th of September

>> Dachshund’s March  and dogs fashion contest.

This unusual event takes place in Krakow once a year and become quite popular.
In the program there is a fashion contest the jury will choose the nicest dogs outfit.
The dogs with their owners will gather at 11:45 at Barbakan and than march thorough Florainska st towards the Main Square
More details at Radio Krakow site the event organizer.

6 Sep (sat)

>>Irek Głyk Multisound-”Step Ahead”, concert, start: 21:30
IGM is a trio composed of extraordinary musicians who entertain audience with sound of vibraphone, electric bass guitar and drums. During the live shows they perform their own compositions along with some well-known jazz standards.Their skill and passion result  in quite interesting music.
where: Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Main Square 28, entrance:20/25zl

5 Sep (fri)

>>Kaj’Tech, clubbing, 21:00
Kaj’Tech his adventure with gramophones begun in 2000, however presented first set to  public in 2004. His first fascination with minimal music has gone, when he realised how much can add live instruments. He is inspired by everything from jazz and bossa nova to reggae and folk. his style could be described as fusion of hot, tropical  and electronic music..generally mixture of styles and genres.
where: Stranger Cafe, Dietla St. 97 (Kazimierz), entrance:free

3rd of Sep (Wed)

>> Simeon Lenoir World Trans System, concert, start:21:30
World Trans System is an international band that was funded in Krakow. A mixture of folk, rock and trance – unique and colorful music.
World Trans System at Myspace
where: Harris Jazz Piano Bar, Main Square 28, entrance:10z

2nd Sept

>> Love Stories by Jerzy Sztuhr

Comedy about four men (played by the director Jerzy Stuhr) – and their relationships.  More here>>

Where: Kino Pod Baranami Rynek Główny 27, Start at 16:00

1st of Sept (Mo)

>>Jeff Lewis, cocnert,start:20:00
Coming fresh off of touring with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, poetic anti-folk rocker Jeffrey Lewis and his band bring their eclectic crassy sound to the stage of Krakow’s Re. Jeff was born and raised in New York City and grew up playing music and drawing comic books. He was signed by UK label Rough Trade in 2001 and has released 4 albums to date. His most recent album was released in October 2007 and was entitled 12 Crass Songs and the album consisted entierely of cover versions of British punk band Crass. And exactly what the hell is anti-Folk anyways… well it started as an actual movement in New York City in the mid 1980s but over time has sort of lost its meaning. Now it is used to describe artists that have some elements of folkmusic but also do other crazy shit as well (think early Beck). Jeff describes his own music as “sounding a bit like if Woody Guthrie fronted Sonic Youth” and he often includes video and his own art installations into his concerts. The Jeffrey Lewis Band features Jeff on vocals and guitar, his brother Jack on bass and David Beauchamp on drums. Although they are often looped into thos anti-folk bracket, they also dable in psychadelia, punk (art and post), folk, and garage rock to name a few. Don’t come to Re with any expectations except to see a truly unique artist and experience something different. Who knows, you may just have your mind blown.
where: Cafe stranger, Deitla 97, tickets: 30pln.