15th KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL

The jubilee, 15th edition of the popular festival will begin in Warsaw on September 29th. We will hear stylistically diverse Komeda projects and interpretations performed by recognized Polish and foreign artists of different generations.

For years, the festival has been popularizing the musical output of the icon of Polish jazz from various musical perspectives. It is a place of dialogue and confrontation between Polish and foreign artists who are inspired by the work of "Chopin of Polish jazz". We show that Krzysztof Komeda's music is still a fascinating area for further creative development and is still inspiring.

Concerts with the participation of renowned Polish and foreign artists, premieres, exhibitions, film screenings are the attractions of the festival.

The festival has a beautiful artistic legacy. Previous editions featured Polish and European jazz stars, outstanding artists in special and premiere projects, including: Tomasz Stańko, Michał Urbaniak, Jerzy Milian, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Leszek Możdżer, Andrzej Jagodziński, Grażyna Auguścik, Urszula Dudziak, Lora Szafran, Krzesimir Dębski, Piotr Baron, Janusz Olejniczak, Henryk Majewski, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Motion Trio, Atom String Quartet, Paweł Kaczmarczyk, Adam Bałdych, Pianohooligan Piotr Orzechowski & Marcin Masecki, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, EABS & Michał Urbaniak, RGG Trio, Piotr Schmidt Quintet feat. Krzysztof Herdzin & Grzegorz Piotrowski.

The bands and renowned artists from prestigious European labels ACT and ECM performed - Radio String Quartet Vienna, Oleś Brothers & Christopher Dell, Ketil Bjørnstad, Tore Brunborg, Bobo Stenson, Tord Gustavsen, Enrico Pieranunzi, Danilo Rea, Daniele di Bonaventura, Espen Eriksen Trio.

The guests of the festival were directors and film critics: Janusz Morgenstern, Janusz Majewski, Andrzej Bukowiecki, Janusz Wróblewski.

PROGRAMME

29th September 2024

Foyer of W. Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Public Radio, Modzelewskiego 59, Warsaw

Exhibition KOMEDA, a calendar of life

The exhibition "KOMEDA, a calendar of life" presenting the profile of the outstanding composer by Andrzej Rumianowski, director of the Jazz Museum. The exhibition was created based on materials from the archives of Zofia Komedowa-Trzcińska, donated to the Jazz Museum by her son, Tomasz Lach.

W. Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Public Radio, Modzelewskiego 59, Warsaw

entry 6 PM

Concert Wojciech Staroniewicz - A`FreAk-KomEdA Project

The saxophone master performed a kind of deconstruction or rearrangement of Komeda's original compositions, searching for or adding to them an African element, stylistically contained in the broadly understood idiom of jazz and ethnic music. We will hear Krzysztof Komeda's pieces in the "A'Freak-aN" style, such as: "Kattorna", "Moja Ballada" known from the film "Do widzenia do jutra" by Janusz Morgenstern or "Crazy Girl" and "Cherry" from "Knife in the Water" by Roman Polański.

Wojciech Staroniewicz, a leading Polish jazzman (years ago the only European finalist of the International Jazz Improvisation Competition in Washington), wrote his arrangements for an expanded saxophone section, making it the subject of artistic sound exploration.

The leader invited well-known and respected musicians from the Tri-City environment to play music together. "A project on the scale of the Polish "World Saxophone Quartet" was created ... A beautiful and important project, an album" - Dionizy Piątkowski, Era Jazzu.

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W. Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Public Radio, Modzelewskiego 59, Warsaw

8 PM

Concert Luca Aquino & Giovanni Guidi Trio - Premiera

Luca Aquino. He is one of the most valued Italian jazz musicians and composers on the international scene. Winner of the international award "Massimo Urbani", and "Top Jazz" for the best Italian jazz musician.

A trumpet virtuoso with a beautiful timbre and a delicate and modern sound, he perfected his skills under the watchful eye of such masters as Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Jon Hassell. The Italian artists will play several pieces by Komeda in a new version.

His passion for sound experiments is emphasized by the industry press, which describes him as a "modern discoverer of sound", and foreign critics similarly see in him that special Italian feature that in the international imagination resembles travel, creativity, visionary inspiration and beauty.

Giovanni Guidi. He is one of the most important figures of the new generation of European jazz scene, a renowned Italian pianist, composer, known among others for his collaboration with jazz trumpet master Enrico Rava. (He shared the stage with Tomasz Stańko many times).

As a soloist and accompanist, he specializes in sophisticated music and is extremely technically proficient. He plays exceptionally atmospheric and original jazz with reflective depth and innovative sound.

His discography, rich in various albums and collaborations, recordings for prestigious CAMP and ECM labels, says a lot about his musical journeys and his evolution on the international scene.

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30th September 2024

Kino Atlantic, Chmielna 33, Warsaw

7 PM

Concert Maciej Tubis Komeda: Reflections

Komeda: Reflections, the first authorial album of the leader and pianist in love with the piano, fully reflects the sensitivity that solo contact with this instrument gives. It is a collection of arrangements of Krzysztof Komeda's music, where classical piano has been supplemented with influences of electronic, film and neoclassical music. However, the main element remains improvisation, which emphasizes the melodicities, phrases and themes characteristic of the artist's work. This will be another, original look at the work of the jazz icon.

Maciej Tubis. Pianist (long-time piano lecturer at the Academy of Music in Łódź) created his unique style through his own compositions and as the leader of the Tubis Trio band. A musician who is searching, who does not shy away from unusual authorial and arrangement solutions.

His Tubis Trio is one of the most original, dynamically developing jazz bands in recent years. Their latest studio albums "The Truth" and "Flashback" were enthusiastically received by reviewers in Poland and abroad.

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Kino Atlantic, Chmielna 33, Warsaw

8 PM

Screening of "Bariera" by Jerzy Skolimowski

A poetic psychological drama by the director from 1966. Awarded at festivals in Valladolid and Bergamo, a story about rebellion and searching for a place in the world. The film also received the Warsaw Mermaid, the award of the Film Criticism Club of the Association of Polish Journalists.

Script and direction: Jerzy Skolimowski, cinematography: Jan Laskowski, music: Krzysztof Komeda. Starring: Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Maria Malicka, Zdzisław Maklakiewicz.

The screening of the film will be preceded by a discussion about the film led by film critic and film expert, Andrzej Bukowiecki.

29 - 30 września 2024

Warszawa, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosławskiego

Warszawa, Kino Atlantic

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