The next edition of the JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World” project starts in April. This year will be devoted to Asia and will feature concert tours of Polish musicians in China, Korea, India Japan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan.
JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World/Destination Asia” will begin in April with the Lemańczyk/Golicki/Sarnecki Trio. The group will perform from April 24 to May 10 in China, and then from May 12 to 17 in Japan. From May 12 to 24, the JAH Trio will perform in Uzbekistan and Pakistan. From June 12 to 21, Jazzpospolita will play in China, and from September 11 to 22, the Tomasz Chyła Quintet will perform in China and Korea. The project will end with performances by the Light Star Guiding formation in India from November 27 to December 7. The presentation of Polish jazz in Asia will be complemented by educational workshops and screenings of the film JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World”. In total, over 40 events will be held in 6 Asian countries.
JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World” is a project promoting Polish jazz internationally by organizing concert tours of various music projects. It was launched in May 2023 and has since brought over 170 events in 21 countries, with over 100 musicians performing therein. It is inspired by the feats of a Polish traveler, Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, who was the first Pole to circumnavigate the World in the 1800s (his voyage took place between 1834 and 1843 and included extensive geological and geographical research which had its part in today’s state of knowledge about the World).
This year’s edition is titled JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World/Destination: Asia” and marks the first decade of the presence of Polish jazz musicians under the JAZZ PO POLSKU label on the Asian market. Since 2014 the JAZZ PO POLSKU concert tours have gathered over 400 shows in 11 Asian countries.
„The goal of this project is to show the most gifted Polish jazzmen of the younger generation in the largest metropolises in Asia – Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Lahore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and many more. The project promotes the „Polish jazz school” that dates back to the interwar period after which it developed in post-war times and has kept on living thanks to younger generation of Polish artists” – says Jakub Krzeszowski, JAZZ PO POLSKU Founder.
The JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World/Destination Asia” Project is carried out by the JAZZ PO POLSKU Foundation and is financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, specifically from the Culture Promotion Fund. Its partners include Polish Institutes in Beijing, Tokyo and New Delhi, as well as Polish Embassies in Islamabad and Seoul, as well as Consulates General of Poland in Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai. Polish Air Lines (LOT) is the logistic partner. Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the honorary patron. The list of media patrons includes: Dwóka Polish Radio, Warsaw Insider, Jazz Forum Magazine, Jazz Press.
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The live shows constituting the JAZZ PO POLSKU „Around the World” Project have so far taken place in 21 countries and have been documented with numerous photographs, audio video recordings, press releases, and will also include a video documentary. The concerts have so far been organized in: Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, China, Croatia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Canada, Korea, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Vietnam and Taiwan. The project has hosted over 100 musicians including bands like: Confusion Project, JAH Trio, Kuba Wójcik Trio, Mateusz Gawęda Trio, Michał Ciesielski Band, Paweł Kaczmarczyk Trio, Piotr Damasiewicz Into The Roots, Damasiewicz-Kryńska, Damasiewicz-Wójcik, HoTS, Piotr Krępeć, Piotr Lemańczyk Electric Band, Rafał Sarnecki-Adam Zagórski-Ehud Ettun, Rafał Sarnecki Quintet, Simona De Rosa feat. Confusion Project, The Flash!, Tomasz Chyła Quintet, Skowroński/Galas/Zagórski, Unleashed Cooperation, ZIEMIA, ZK Collaboration. The 2025 edition is destined to include some more equally exquisite artists.
The JAZZ PO POLSKU Foundation is a non-governmental organization presenting the wide spectrum of skills of Polish artists from the younger generation. It helps in establishing international cultural collaboration and integrates artistic environments from various countries. It strives to refresh and reinforce the image of Polish jazz music in the consciousness of the foreign audience. Since 2012 the JAZZ PO POLSKU Project has organized over 500 events in 25 countries. These events involved over 200 musicians. The organized projects have also included performances of Polish and foreign artists here in Poland.
JAZZ PO POLSKU „AROUND THE WORLD/DESTINATION ASIA” 2025 SCHEDULE
Lemańczyk/Golicki/Sarnecki Trio
Piotr Lemańczyk – bass, Adam Golicki – drums, Rafał Sarnecki – guitar
24.04 CHINA, Beijing, The Embassy of Poland (feat. Nathaniel Gao)
25.04 CHINA, Shanghai, Lincoln Center (19:00 + 21:00)
26.04 CHINA, Hangzhou, JZ Club
27.04 CHINA, Hefei, J&Z Cottage
28.04 CHINA, Xiamen, BPop Studio, *workshops
29.04 CHINA, Xiamen, RealLive and Books
30.04 CHINA, Xiamen, RealLive and Books
01.05 CHINA, Shenzhen, Lavo Futian
02.05 CHINA, Shenzhen, VinylHouse
03.05 CHINA, Zhongshan, Friends Bar
04.05 CHINA, Nannjing, Malt Live House
05.05 CHINA, Chengdu, Oak Nose Jazz Club
07.05 CHINA, Chongqing, NUTS Live House
08.05 CHINA, Xi’an, Meeting Jazz
09.05 CHINA, Pekin, East Shore (feat. Nathaniel Gao)
10.05 CHINA, Pekin, Smoke
12.05 JAPAN, Tokio, Haremame
14.05 JAPAN, Ena, Gomouza Concert Hall
16.05 JAPAN, Kobe, 100 Ban Concert Hall
17.05 JAPAN, Tokio, Festiwal Kultury Polskiej
JAH Trio
Jan Jarecki – piano, Michał Aftyka – doube bass, Marcin Sojka – drums
12.05 Uzbekistan, International Jazz Festival in Tashkent
23.05 Pakistan, Islamabad, Internatinal Jazz Festival
24.05 Pakistan, Lahore, Internatinal Jazz Festival
Jazzpospolita
Stefan Nowakowski – double bass, Michał Milczarek – guitar, electronics, Miłosz Oleniecki – piano, keyboard, Wojtek Sobura – drums
12.06 CHINA, Beijing, Blue Note
13.06 CHINA, Szanghaj, Blue Note
14.06 CHINA, Hefei, J&Z Cottage
15.06 CHINA, Nanning, Malt House Jazz Club
18.06 CHINA, Chongqing, NUTS Live House
19.06 CHINA, Xiamen, RealLive & Books Live House
20.06 Hongkong, Fringe Club, Make Music Festival
21.06 Hongkong, The Wanch, Make Music Festival
Tomasz Chyła Quintet
Tomasz Chyła – violin, Emil Miszk – trumpet, Krzysztof Hadrych – gitguitarra, Konrad Żołnierek – double bass, Sławek Koryzno – drums
12.09 Chiny, Lincoln Center
13.09 Chiny, Lincoln Center
14.09 Chiny, Hefei, J&Z Cottage
17.09 Chiny, Chongqing, NUTS
18.09 Chiny, Xi’an, Meeting Jazz Club
19.09 Xiamen, RealLive & Books Live House
20.09 Korea, Seoul Forest Jazz Festival
21.09 Korea, Evans Jazz Club
Light Star Guiding
Ray Dickaty – saksofon/flet; Mikołaj Poncyljusz – gitara elektryczna; Michał Załęski – instrumenty klawiszowe/Moog/gitara basowa; Dominik Mokrzewski – perkusja
27.11 Indie, New Delhi, The Piano Man
28.11 Indie, New Delhi, The Piano Man
29.11 Indie, New Delhi, The Piano Man
04.12 Indie, Mumbaj, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center
05.12 Indie, Kolkata, Kolkata Jazz Festival
06.12 Indie, Goa, Serendipity Festival, tbc
07.12 Indie, Goa, The Flying Goat, tbc