Polish jazzmen play again in China. This time on the tour of the mediate State:
- Rafał Sarnecki Quintet,
- Confusion task and
- Tomasz Chła Quintet
– formations which had respective times already had the chance to touring behind the large Wall.
Musicians will play over 20 concerts in the largest agglomerations specified as Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Wuhan.
Concerts are held as part of the JAZZ POLSCU task “About the World”, and will run from 31 August to the end of October.
The Chinese audience will have the chance to perceive to concerts of artists who have performed regularly in China in fresh years. These will be concerts performed by Rafał Sarnecki Quintet (31.08-10.09), Confusion task (16.09-24.09) and Tomasz Chyła Quintet (20.10-31.10). The musicians will play in Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhuhai, Xiaomen, Xi’an. They will execute in both the large performance halls and the prestigious jazz club network Blue Note, JZ Club and Lavo.
Polish musicians return to China after a three-year break due to the pandemic. The performances of Polish jazzmen as part of the JAZZ POLSK task in the mediate State have already become a tradition. Since 2014, more than 300 concerts have been held, with the participation of a 100 musicians, including only completed in June this year the tour performed by Mateusz Gawada Trio.
“Our task in China has featured Polish young jazzmen. Artists have toured 30 different cities, and in the largest cities specified as Beijing, Canton, Shanghai many times – building and strengthening the brand of Polish improvised music, as an art unprecedented to local audiences," says Jakub Krzeszowski, creator of JAZZ POLSK.
The concerts are organized by JAZZ POLSCU Foundation as part of the latest task “About the World”. It took the form of an global tour and is inspired by the achievements of the Polish traveler, Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, who was the first Pole to tour the planet (1834-1843). Polish musicians will play 100 concerts on 4 continents. It will be attended by the top of the Polish jazz and improvised scene. The task will take 3 years and it started in May this year in China – tour of Michał Ciesielski, Piotr Krępeć and Mateusz Gawęda bands.
Rafał Sarnecki Quintet, Confusion task and Tomasz Chyła Quintet in China are organized by the JAZZ POLSku Foundation, in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Beijing, the Consulate General of Poland in Chengdu, the Consulate General of Poland in Canton, the Consulate General of Poland in Shanghai, and Culture.pl.
The events are co-financed by the PZU Foundation.
Strategic partners: ARP Foundation, Podlaskie Region, Institute of economical Diplomacy.
Honorary patronage: National Chamber of Commerce.
Media Patrons: Jazz Forum, Warsaw Insider.
Rafał Sarnecki Quintet
Rafał Sarnecki – guitar, Michał Ciesielski – piano, Nathaniel Gao (USA) – saxophone, Wang Chenhuai/Dany Zanker – double bass, Victor Bastidas – drums
- 31.08, China, Beijing, Blue Note, Beijing
- 01.09, China, Chengdu, Oak Nose
- 02.09, China, Chengdu, Oak Nose
- 03.09, China, Xi’an, gathering Jazz
- 07.09, Shanghai, Blue Note Jazz Club
- 10.09, Hangzhou, JZ Club
Confusion Project
Michał Ciesielski – piano, Piotr Giersszewski – bass, Adam Golicki – drums
- 16.09, China, Zhuhai, Golden Jazz Academy
- 17.09, China, Zhuhai, Golden Jazz Academy
- 19.09, China, Shenzhen, Lavo
- 20.09, China, Shenzhen, Lavo
- 21.09, China, Beijing, Blue Note Jazz Club
- 22.09, China, Shanghai, Blue Note Jazz Club
- 23.09, China, Beijing, ICMA
- 24.09, China, Hangzhou, JZ Club
Tomasz Chła Quintet
Tomasz Chyła – violin, Emil Miszek – trumpet, Krzysztof Hadrych – guitar, Konrad Żołnierek – double bass, Sławek Koryzno – drums
- 17.10, China, Xiamen, Real Live House
- 18.10, China, Wuhan, Linkongang Poly Grand Theater
- 19.10, China, Chongqing, NUTS Live House
- 20.10, China, Chengdu, Oak Nose Club
- 21.10, China, Chengdu, Oak Nose Club
- 22.10, China, Xi’an, gathering Jazz Club
- 25.10 China, Hangzhou, Jinsha Lake Grand Theatre
- 26.10, China, Shanghai, Blue Note Jazz Club
- 28.10, China, Shenzhen, Lavo
- 29.10, China, Shenzhen, Lavo
Editorial: Leszek B.
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