On November 15, 2019, Mateusz Smoczyński, the winner of 1st prize of the Seifert Competition will perform in Kiev in Closer as a part of the Festiwalu Am I Jazz? Festival
Dawid Lubowicz with his quartet will play 3 concerts with the music from INSIDE album.
5 concerts and lecures in different places
During the Seifert Tour Summer 2019 in Krakow as a part of the Summer Jazz Festival, in Lusławice as a part of the Emanacje Festival and in Jazz Cafe Łomianki will play: Mark Feldman, Mario Forte, Mateusz Smoczyński, Benni von Gutzeit, Kuba Płużek Trio, Amalia Obrębowska Quartet as a part of the Night with Jazz.
For the third time, the Zbigniew Seifert Foundatio organizes workshops for musicians who want to start their adventure with improvised music or explore the secrets of jazz on string instruments. Workshops will be held at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Center in Lusławice on July 2-8, 2019.
Born in Algieria, brought up in an Italian-French family, currently living in New York – the violinist Mario Forte has won the 3rd edition of the Seifert Competition! The audience award went to the youngest participant – Polish violinist Amalia Obrębowska.
Twelve artists from nine countries have qualified for the 3rd edition of the International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition. The young virtuosos will battle for the first prize (10,000 euro) in the second half of July in Krakow and Lusławice.
A pool of prizes amounting to EUR 17,000 and international jazz violin stars in the jury.
Registration of candidates for the 3rd Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition has begun!
The Competition is dedicated to the memory of the Polish jazz violin virtuoso.
He was first of all an outstanding violinist. Nobody plays like he did, even today with Coltrane’s technique of fourths, unlike any violin technique. (…).
Zbyszek amazed us musicians. Our jaws dropped when we heard what he came up with.
Zbiggy was an angel who happened to land in Poland and chose the violin as a way to inspire, elevate, enchant and deliver a powerful message of passion for life.
Who was he to me? He was a brilliant musician!
I first heard Zbiggy on a cassette that Jeremy Steig made in Berlin in 1969. He was playing a solo on Autumn Leaves.
My brother Richie Beirach knew Zbiggy personally, which makes his comments all the more touching.
12 violinists, violists and cellists
Rhythm section: Dominik Wania Trio
Jury: Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Dominique Pifarely, Michał Urbaniak Free entrance
5 violinists, violists and cellists
Rhythm section: Dominik Wania Trio
Jury: Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Dominique Pifarely, Michał Urbaniak
Free entrance
Winners with Dominik Wania Trio
John Scofield, John Medeski & Konglomerat Big Band play SEIFERT compositions SPECIAL PROJECT DEDICATED TO ZBIGNIEW SEIFERT
Tickets are available at eventim and 1 hour before the concert >>>
Zbigniew Seifert (1946-1979) was a unique figure in the world of Polish jazz. Though he did not even live to be thirty-three and his musical output is modest, its artistic value still compels admiration and has a distinct impact on young artists. Joachim Ernst Berendt once said: Zbigniew Seifert (...) was one of those musicians thanks to whom so much good is now said in the world about Polish jazz.
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25 |
audition in Lusławice – semi-finals |
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July 26 |
audition in Lusławice – semi-finals |
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July 27 |
audition in Lusławice – finals |
| July 28 | – gala concert in Cracow |
