TRAVELERT: Krakow Concert and Event Alerts

Alergen is a young band playing melodic californian rock, they gave some good concerts already and won few prizes on festivals for debuts.

http://www.myspace.com/alergen

1st Aug start at 20:30
Jazz Club “Mile Stone”, in Qubus Hotel
Nadwiślańska 6

The Smingus play Harris PIANO Jazz Bar for the first time. Many of you might say, “what took you guys so long” and or “don’t you mean Cafe Szafe”…

So yes, Harris it is and this ain’t no regular concert neither; Besides finally playing on a real stage with a sweet piano and great sound… This will also be the official release of our self titled debut EP (wait for it)……. Don’t Ask Smingus!

So you lovely people will be the first to have the chance to purchase this limited edition CD. The digipack disc will be available at this gig for 10 PLN (and 15 PLN at all other gigs).

Save up them gold bits folks because this show also is one of them ticketed affairs and tickets are 10/15 PLN. Our sincere apologies to our poor and/or cheap fanbase but we are finally playing a real venue and like most real venues the world around… you gots to pay to get in.

Bring a friend and see you round the bend,

Thymn Chase from smingus

It is 11th edition of the The Rozstaje (”Crossroads”) Festival, one of the oldest and biggest festivals of world music in Poland and this part of Europe.Rostaje are not only a meeting of artists from very different cultures and areas but also the mix of traditional folk styles  with jazz, rock even classical music. All in all very interesting event, definitely worth to be attended.

http://www.rozstaje.pl/

Sunday 26th July on Rozstaje

14-26:30
dance workshop
TožTak / Czechy
Rotunda club,  ul. Oleandry 1
ticket for workshops and concert on 26th Jul)-40 pln

21.00-23.00
Bester Quartet / Polska
and Dhafer Youssef Quartet
Tunezja / Armenia / Kanada / USA
Filharmonia im. K. Szymanowskiego,Zwierzyniecka st.1, tickets 40pln

It is 11th edition of the The Rozstaje (”Crossroads”) Festival, one of the oldest and biggest festivals of world music in Poland and this part of Europe.Rostaje are not only a meeting of artists from very different cultures and areas but also the mix of traditional folk styles  with jazz, rock even classical music. All in all very interesting event, definitely worth to be attended.
http://www.rozstaje.pl/

Saturday 25th July on Rozstaje

16-17:30
dance workshop
TožTak / Czechy
Rotunda club,  ul. Oleandry 1
ticket for workshops and concert on 26th Jul)-40 pln

stage on the Main Square
18.00-19.00 Muzicka, Fero Morong & Draguni / Słowacja
19.00-20.15 Joanna Słowińska/Polska
20.30-22.00 Zakopower / Polska
entrance free

Klub rotunda
23.00-01.00
Muzicka, Fero Morong & Draguni / Słowacja
TožTak / Czechy
Oleandry 1 st., entrace free

www.myspace.com/petethepiratesquid
PETE THE PIRATE SQUID German/Swedish formation playing from 2002 quite intriguing mix of post punk (inspired by The Ex, Submission Hold, Dog Faced Hermans, Life, but How to Live It?), alternative rock (PJ Harvey) and hardcore screamo (Analeny i 1905).
Well those, who seen them during 2006 tour, know that it will be memorable evening.
25 july, start at 18:30
RADIO BURROUGHS (de) and TRANSLOLA(pl)-support
where:Kawiarnia Naukowa,st Jakuba 29-31, Kazimierz, tickets:10 pln

It is 11th edition of the The Rozstaje (“Crossroads”) Festival, one of the oldest and biggest festivals of world music in Poland and this part of Europe.Rostaje are not only a meeting of artists from very different cultures and areas but also the mix of traditional folk styles  with jazz, rock even classical music. All in all very interesting event, definitely worth to be attended.
http://www.rozstaje.pl/

Thursday 23th on Rozstaje

Mazurki – Trio Janusza Prusinowskiego
concert
where:club rotunda, Oleandry st.1 , entrance:free
20-21:00

Kapela Warszawskiego Domu Tańca and Trio Janusza Prusinowskiego
where:club rotunda, Oleandry st.1 , entrance:free
21:00-00.00

Tadeusz Leśniak – piano
Marek “Smok” Rajss – congas
Łukasz Kurzydło- bongo
Przemak Sokół – trumpet, flugelhorn
Krzysztof Łochowicz – guitar
Bartek Staromiejski – drums
Students beer – 7zł
everyone welcomed to join and jam
21 july, start 21:30
Harris Piano Jazz Bar. Main Square 28

It will be jazzz..
K. Radwańska – vocal
W. Wachułka – piano
Students beer – 7zł
www.katarzynaradwanska.pl
19 Jul (sun)
Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Main Square 28, start 21:30

Krakow’s Jazz Night 18 july (sat)

18.00 – 23.00 “My polish heart” – concert Władysława “Adzika” Sendeckiego:
Mały Rynek (smaller square adjacent to Main Square)

18.00 – 22.00   -  Charis Ioannou Trio, Harry Sokal Trio, Joe McPhee – Mikołaj Trzaska Duo, Adam Pierończyk
Plac Wolnica (Kazimierz)

19.00 – 21.00 – Gmach Muzeum Narodowego, Aleje Mickiewicza, concert/happening- Marek Bałata with band “Śpiewobrazy”
where: National Museum, Al.Mickiewicza

22-02 concerts at clubs
Kawończyk/Mazur/Górka Trio- Piec Art, Sławkowska St. 10
Aleksandra Tomaszewska Quintet-Harris Piano Jazz Bar. Main Square 28
Ślusarczyk/Skolik/Kupiec Trio-Piwnica Pod Baranami, Main Square 38
Muniak&Friends- U Muniaka, Floriańska St
Harry Sokal Trio & Duo Trzaska/McPhee -alchemia club corner Estery and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz)
Charis Ioannou  Trio-Drukarnia, Nadwislańska 1 (Podgóze)

D. Bieńczycki – violin
N. Pajek – guitar
G. Bąk – bass
D. Niewiński – drums
everyone welcomed to come and jam
Students beer 7zł
FREE ENTRANCE
Harris Jazz Piano Bar, Main Squae 28, 16 Jul (thur), start at 21:30

Sz. Kamykowski – saxophones
J. Płużek –piano
D. Fortuna – drums
H. Gradus – double-bass
everyone welcomed to come and jam
Students beer 7zł
FREE ENTRANCE
Harris Jazz Piano Bar, Main Squae 28, 13 Jul (mon), start at 21:30

The concert is an accompaniment to American Dream, an exhibition devoted to American art and culture at Krakow’s National Museum.
Roginski one of the most original and talented young improvisers in Poland, will be creating variations to pieces of John Fahey, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash..
where: Alchemia club, corner of Estery St and Plac  Nowy, 12 july (sun), 21:00, free entrance

EWA KAWKA QUARTET
E. Kawka – piano, voc
K. Czerska – bass, double bass
A. Martinson – sax
T. Bunyak – drums
ewakawka.art.pl
where: Harris Jazz Piano Bar, Main Square 28, 12 july (sun), 21:20, tickets 10 pln

Tides From Nebula,NewBreed, Mouga and Afekth
well it will be a night of alternative/ambient/experimental/progressive/math METAL
9th July (fri), start at 19:00, tickets 15 pln
where: Klub Studio, Budryka 4 (students town)

He has been called “the last klezmer of Galicia” and “the treasure of Kazimierz.” This pianist, composer, and conductor is the last prewar klezmer living in Poland. He is the grandson of Pejsach Brandwein, who, with his dozen musical sons, founded the most famous klezmer band in Galicia. One of Kozlowski’s uncles is the clarinetist Naftule Brandwein, regarded in America as the “king of klezmer.”
During this year’s concert at the Tempel synagogue, Leopold Kozłowski will be accompanied by his Friends Jacek Cygan, Katarzyna Jamróz, Renata Świerczyńska, Kamila Klimczak, Marta Bizoń, Andrzej Róg, Jacek Hołubowski, and Halina Jarczyk.
Tempel Synagogue, ul. Miodowa 24,5 July(sun), 19:00
More about last day of Jewish Culture Fetival

Every summer Kazimierz hosts the Jewish Culture Festival that
celebrates traditional and modern Jewish culture through concerts,
films, workshops and exhibitions. This year’s festival is the 19th
installment and of course is the biggest and best so far and starts on
June 27th and lasts until July 5th.  Every day is filled with all
kinds of events and activities but the real highlights are the
concerts that happen on every corner and any time of day.   Paul Brody
and Danial Kahn will be leading the Alchemia Klezmer jams which go on
through out the festival and stretch late into the night. One of the
biggest artists taking the ul. Szeroka main stage are Balkan Beat Box.
They are a uniqe project and fuse the musical styles of Jewish
klezmer, Mediterranean and Balkan traditions with hip-hop and
dancehall beats.  Other notable acts at this year’s festival are
Krakow’s own Kroke, Emil Zrihan Ensemble (Izrael), Fretwork (UK), Kobi
Israelite Ensemble (USA) and many others.  For a full list of events
and concerts check out  www.jewishfestival.pl. This is the biggest
festival of Jewish Culture in all of Europe and also one of the
biggest parties in Krakow. Don’t miss it.

27 June – 5 July
Kazimierz

— Many thanks to Thymn Chase for text. -–

During five nights Paul Brody will become a master of ceremony on alchemical crucible, where jazz and klezmer music will mix up giving a chance to spontaneous, live experiments and improvisation.

Klezmer tunes will be the heart and jazz the soul of this music, which will easily follow into free and groovy directions.

Jazz klezz

Paul Brody and other musicians invited to the project.

„As a MC I will have the possibility to play with Sun Ra style adding a certain amount of it into some compositions, directing the group improvisation spontaneously giving the musicians the signal when to start and when to leave the stage. This should enrich the performance with all kinds of stylistics and musical tastes and also make the night much more interesting.“
Paul Brody
from, alchemia.com.pl

Alchemia club, corner of Estery and Plac Nowy (Kazimierz), July 2nd and 3rd, from midnight, tickets:8 pln

more about Jewish Culture Festival