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Kosciuszko Fdn x Blues Alley Jazz Club in D.C.

Poland has long and rich jazz traditions. Jazz has been a very popular and cultivated genre since the end of the Second World War. Under communism, jazz was tied… Read more »

Tagged Jazz, October 2022, Performances, September 2022

2nd ArteFonie Music Festival

The Association of Young Artists of the Wejherowo Region and the Vocal Group Art’n’Voices are hosting the second edition of the ArteFonie Music Festival, which… Read more »

Tagged August 2022, Festivals, Jazz, September 2022

JARCZYK BROADCASTS

Jan Jarczyk (1947-2014)—a prominent Polish jazz pianist and trombonist, composer, arranger and educator—is being remembered this week by RadioJAZZ.FM in a series of broadcasts dedicated… Read more »

Tagged Jazz, July 2021, Radio Broadcasts

Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ Series Livestream Continues

March 30, 2021

The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, continues The Great Improvisation series online live-streamed from the National Forum of Music (NFM)… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, April 2021, Folk, Jazz, March 2021, PMC News

UPDATED: Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestreams in February

February 9, 2021

Please note: the performers originally slated for February 19 (Maniucha & Ksawery) are unable to perform due to Covid-19 quarantine—they will return to the Jazztopad… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, February 2021, Jazz, Performances, PMC News

Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream

January 13, 2021

The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Folk, Jazz, PMC Events, PMC News

Darek Oles Trio in L.A., July 12 & 14

July 10, 2019

There will be two special concerts in Los Angeles this weekend featuring the Darek Oles Trio: bassist Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewicz, pianist Kuba Stankiewicz, drummer Tina… Read more »

Tagged Jazz, July 2019, Los Angeles, Performances

Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities

May 23, 2019

On May 10, the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok presented “Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities”—a Pawlik/Moniuszko Polish… Read more »

Tagged Jazz, May 2019, Performances

Free Jazz Exploration

June 10, 2014

According to a new article in Biweekly.pl, anthologies of Grupa w Składzie and Andrzej Bieżan released in early 2014 along with the upcoming Tie Break box… Read more »

Tagged Jazz, June 2014, News

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Thornton School of Music
820 W. 34 St. BMH 101 - MC 1441
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1441

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