JAZZ PO POLSKU is a music project that presents a wide spectrum of young Polish musicians from the jazz/avantgarde scene. It also helps in establishing cultural cooperation and integrates artists from many countries. The project aims at refreshing the image of the Polish jazz music on the international arena. The project comprises the festival and Polish jazz days (JPP Festival), independent promoter (JPP ON TOUR) and the record label (JPP Records). The concerts of both bands in China in 2015 were organized as part of the project JAZZ PO POLSKU ON TOUR. JPP has so far organized Polish concerts at 2012 Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Denmark), 2013 JazzBerlin (Germany), 2014 Jazzmeile Thüringen (Germany), as well as at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival (Scotland) in 2015. "ON TOUR" edition was launched with the Imagination Quartet's China tour in 2014 and Michał Milczarek Trio's performance in Germany in 2015. The first CD released by JPP Records was the Imagination Quartet's album "Live in China". The two nearest editions of the JPP Festival will take place as part of the festivals Jazzmeile Thüringen (6th-8th November, Germany) and JazzBez (4th-12th December, Ukraine).
Pink Freud has its own unique sound, being a combination of jazz and rock energy. The band is considered one of the most original groups on the contemporary jazz and improvised music scene in Poland. The musicians have received many prestigious awards, including the title of "The Record of the Year 2010" awarded by the Polish Radio Program 3 for the album "Monster of Jazz" (Universal Music). Three times they won the prestigious JazzTop survey of the Jazz Forum magazine in the category of best electric music band and received the Jazz Oscar awarded by the "Melomani" association. The band consists of Wojtek Mazolewski (bass), Adam Milwiw-Baron (trumpet), Karol Gola (saxophone) and Rafał Klimczuk (drums). The quartet performed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Morocco, Mexico Colombia, South Korea, Peru, Portugal, Ukraine, Venezuela. Pink Freud has also played a concert broadcast by South Korean television and released a CD in Japan (This Time Records). In Poland, the musicians performed at such festivals as Woodstock, Open'er and at the Red Bull Music Academy. Before setting out for China, the band went on a two-week tour in Colombia, where they appeared on one of the biggest festivals in South America - Jazz al Parque.
Jazzpospolita's advantage are the original compositions, situating the band at the junction of jazz, post-rock and electronica. The combination of jazz harmonics, rock sounds and the dynamics of club music allows Jazzpospolita to attract fans from various circles. In China, the musicians played pieces from their latest album "Jazzpo", released in October 2014 and considered by critics to be the best in their career. Since their debut in 2008, the band has been constantly on tour, performing with great success in, among others, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Romania, Russia, and Great Britain. In 2011, Polish Radio Program 3 named Jazzpospolita "Concert Discovery of the Year". The band comprises of Stefan Nowakowski (bass), Michał Przerwa-Tetmajer (guitar), Michał Załęski (keyboard) and Wojtek Oleksiak (drums).
JAZZ PO POLSKU ON TOUR "Live in China" is carried out in cooperation with the Plateaux Foundationa and Culture.pl with the support of the Polish Institute in Beijing, Chinese Jazz Musicians Association and the OCT-Loft Festival.
JAZZ PO POLSKU ON TOUR "LIVE IN CHINA 2015"
PINK FREUD
- 15th October, 2015, 11:00 am, music workshop at the School of Arts of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou
- 15th October, 2015, 8:30 pm, Y-union Club, Guangzhou
Happy Valley Mall, No.36 Ma Chang Road, Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou - 16th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Sun Livehouse Club, Zhongshan
Hubin Road, Shiqi District, Zhongshan - 17th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Oct-Loft Jazz Festival, B-10 Club, Shenzhen
North side of C2 Building, OCT-LOFT, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen - 18th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Hidden Agenda, Hong Kong
Winful Industrial Bldg, 15-17 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
JAZZPOSPOLITA
- 9th October, 2015, 7:30 pm, Nine Gates Festival, National Library Concert Hall, Beijing
No. 33 Zhongguancun South Ave, Haidian, Beijing - 11th October, 2015, 4:00 pm, music workshop at the Contemporary Music Academy, Beijing
No. 68, Yunjing South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing - 12th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Zebra Livehouse Club, Nanjing
Mandu Cultural Square, Level 2, 9 Yang Jiangjun Xiang, Beiting Xiang, Nanjing - 13th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Real Livehouse Club, Xiamen
60 Sha Powei, Daxue Road, Si Ming District, Xiamen - 15th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Sun Livehouse Club, Zhongshan
Hubin Road, Shiqi District, Zhongshan - 16th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, JHC Livehouse Club, Zhuhai
202 Qianshan South Road,1 JinJia Creative Park, Zhuhai - 17th October, 2015, 8:00 pm, Oct-Loft Jazz Festival, B-10 Live Club, Shenzhen
C2 Building, OCT-LOFT, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen - 18th October, 2015, 7:00 pm, Guangzhou Opera House
1 Zhujiang West Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou - 19th October, 2015, 2:00 pm, music workshop at the Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
135 Xingangxilu, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
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