Paweł Kaczmarczyk – jazz pianist, arranger and composer. Winner of Kulturalne Odloty (Cultural Flights) of the Gazeta Wyborcza national daily in the Artist of the Year category, and recipient of the Jazz Oscars – Grand Prix from Jazz Music Lovers in the following categories: New Hope, Artist of the Year and Music Lovers’ Hope of the Year, and of numerous competition awards and honourable mentions (including the Grand Prix of the Jazz nad Odrą Festival and the Grand Prix of the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa). Twice nominated for the Fryderyk award for the Jazz Musician of the Year and Phonographic Debut of The Yea, he has performed with stars of the magnitude of Lee Konitz, Jon Christensen, Mino Cinelu, Emil Mangelsdorff, Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen, Theodosii Spassov, Janusz Muniak, Piotr Wojtasik, Adam Pierończyk, and Zbigniew Namysłowski. Kaczmarczyk records on the noted Hevhetia label. pawelkaczmarczyk.com |
Jakub Dworak – double bass player, winner of numerous awards, notably individual awards at the Krokus Jazz Festiwal in Jelenia Góra in 2013 and the 50th Jazz nad Odrą Festival, and first prize at the 39th Key to the Career Festival in Gorzów Wielkopolski in 2013, the 37th Jazz Juniors Festival in Kraków in 2013, and the Lotos Jazz Festival in Bielsko-Biała in 2014. |
David Fortuna – percussionist, participated in various competitions, including Krokus Jazz Festiwal, Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, and Jazz nad Odrą (honourable mention in 2008), and has cooperated with the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz, Janusz Muniak, Tomasz Stańko, Adam Pierończyk, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Joachim Mencel, Wojciech Groborz, Wojciech Karolak, and Agnieszka Skrzypek. |
July
25 |
audition in Lusławice – semi-finals |
July 26 |
audition in Lusławice – semi-finals |
July 27 |
audition in Lusławice – finals |
July 28 | – gala concert in Cracow |