14th KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL

The festival popularises 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 inspired by the work of the "Chopin of Polish jazz".

Special concerts with the participation of Polish jazz stars, recognised Polish and foreign artists, premieres, a photo exhibition and a film screening are the attractions of the three-day festival. The festival has a beautiful artistic heritage.

Polish and European jazz stars have performed at the festival, outstanding artists in special premiere projects including. These include Tomasz Stańko, Michał Urbaniak, Jerzy Milian, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Leszek Możdżer, Andrzej Jagodziński, Grażyna Auguścik, Urszula Dudziak, Lora Szafran, Krzesimir Dębski, Janusz Olejniczak, Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Motion Trio, Atom String Quartet, Paweł Kaczmarczyk, Adam Bałdych, Marcin Masecki, Piotr Orzechowski, Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet, EABS & Michał Urbaniak, Piotr Schmidt Quintet.

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

Prominent film directors and critics such as Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Janusz Morgenstern, Janusz Majewski, Andrzej Bukowiecki, Jerzy Płażewski, Janusz Wroblewski were guests at the festival.

This year's programme offer covers the three days of the festival and promises to be very interesting. We will hear stylistically diverse comedy projects and various interpretations performed by renowned Polish and foreign artists of various generations.

PROGRAMME

29 September 2023

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

entry 18.00

Photo exhibition entitled They Play Komeda

The exhibition will feature over 15 photographs of musicians playing Komeda's compositions, including Michał Urbaniak, Andrzej Jagodziński, Piotr Schmidt, Grażyna Auguścik, Danielo Rea, Wojciech Mazolewski and Krzesimir Dębski. All photographs are from previous editions of the festival taken by Krzysztof Wojciechowski, a jazz photography enthusiast.

7.00 pm

Concert Luca Ciarla Quartet - Cinema amore mio (Italy)

A creative and surprising violinist who easily crosses the boundaries between genres, following an innovative musical path, balancing between improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. His quartet will perform several of Komeda's compositions in original arrangements.

"...One of the most interesting violinists on the international scene today, confronting different sounds and genres without ever losing his unique style."

La Repubblica

Winner of several competitions in Italy and abroad, in 1999 he was awarded by the prestigious New York Chamber Music America.

Over the years Luca Ciarla has collaborated with artists such as Greg Cohen, Chris Jarrett, Joshua Bell, Edgar Mayer, Daniele Scannapieco, Danilo Rea, Luciano Biondini, Fabrizio Bosso, Sergio Cammariere, Sylvain Gagnon, Anthony Fernandes, Luciano Berio, Andrea Piccioni, Meklit Hadero, Javier Girotto, Antonio Forcione.

After recording for several prestigious labels, Luca Ciarla set up Violipiano, a production company to handle his artistic activities. Many national and international media have written about him, including la Repubblica, New York Times, Rai 1, Il Fatto Quotidiano, The Sydney Morning Herald, RadioRai 2, TGcom Mediaset, Il Giornale della Musica, RTHK Hong Kong, Neue Musikzeitung and many others.

8.30 pm

Concert Espen Eriksen Trio - Komeda's Time (Norway)

Another new and interesting project presenting the genius of Krzysztof Komeda's music. The Norwegian formation is a flagship ensemble perfectly reflecting the entire creative, artistic and image image of today's "scandinavian touch of jazz", the quintessence of Scandinavian jazz. With the concert "Komeda's time", the Espen Eriksen Trio will present an authorial vision of Krzysztof Komeda's compositions.

This will be only the second concert by a leading European band in Poland.

The prestigious British magazine The Milk Factory compared the Espen Eriksen Trio to Tord Gustavsen's band and Esbjörn Svensson's E.S.T. Trio, but "the level of clarity and versatility makes the trio completely unique".

The leader of the trio is pianist and composer Espen Eriksen, who has invited bassist Lars Tormod Jenset and drummer Andreas Bye to join him. Espen Eriksen instantly joined the elite of Scandinavian jazz and became a sensation at European festivals.

They have released six critically acclaimed albums on the Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. The trio has collaborated with British saxophonist Andy Sheppard, resulting in the album Perfectly Unhappy and many sold-out tours in Europe, including two concerts at the London Jazz Festival broadcast by BBC Radio.

An artistic concept described by the musicians as 'the less the better' has become neatly synonymous with the jazz trio concept and a quintessentially Scandinavian.

espeneriksentrio.com

30 September 2023

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

8 p.m.

Concert RGG feat. Robert Majewski & Łukasz Poprawski - Astigmatic Project

One of the most important and valued Polish bands playing in the formula of a classical piano trio (Łukasz Ojdana - piano, Maciej Garbowski - double bass, Krzysztof Gradziuk - percussion). In the palette of nationally recognised jazz piano trios, RGG occupies a special position. We will hear a special concert project dedicated to the album "Astigmatic" - one of the most important releases in the history of Polish jazz music - the canon of Polish jazz.

A trio of perfectionists who treat every sound and its sound context as a value in itself. This is Tomasz Stanko's last touring group . They were the first Poles to release an album on the famous OKEH Records, where Branford Marsalis or Kurt Elling record. Their invitations were accepted by legends of the jazz world (Evan Parker and Trevor Watts) as well as the flower of the young scene with Samuel Blaser or Verneri Pohjola.

Their album Memento was released in the legendary Polish Jazz series.

The musicians of RGG, together with the invited guests, excellent musicians , with unprecedented eloquence and grace create their own vision of the musical space associated with Komeda, which in their interpretation clearly goes beyond the boundaries of jazz. The uniqueness of this idea lies in the general approach of the "Astigmatic" album in such a way that it is still possible to speak of Komeda's music, despite the change in the performance apparatus and the individual conception of the realization of the whole. Consequently, the construction of the classical piano trio, which is the natural musical environment for RGG, by developing the formula into a quintet, takes on a fresh meaning here, where the key seems to be the global synthesis of inspirations, in this case closely related to Krzysztof Komeda.

rggtrio.com

1 October 2023

Atlantic Cinema, 33 Chmielna, Warsaw

5.00 pm

Screening of "Komeda. A Soundtrack for a Life" documentary

"Komeda. A Soundtrack for a Life" directed by Claudia Buthenhoff- Duffy.

It is a film essay on music and its references to the life of Krzysztof Komeda . The film tells the story of his attitude towards social, political and cultural changes in the post-war period and the emigration of Polish artists in the 1950s and 1960s.

In the film, Krzysztof Komeda is remembered by Henning Carlsen, Tomasz Stańko, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Wajda and Zofia Komeda, among others.

It is illustrated with archive materials and excerpts from feature films with music composed by Krzysztof Komeda.

Entry to the entire event is free.

29 września - 1 października 2023

Warszawa, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosławskiego

Warszawa, Kino Atlantic

Dofinansowano ze środków

Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego w ramach programu Narodowego Centrum Kultury: Kultura-Interwencje. Edycja 2023

Dofinansowano ze środków budżetu Województwa Mazowieckiego

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