31st Young and Old, or Jazz in Kraków International Festival
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - Wednesday, June 11, 2025
The Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
ul. Konopnickiej 26
The intriguing world of distant Japanese culture is a permanent element of Kraków’s...
The first edition of the Young and Old, or Jazz in Kraków International Festival took place exactly 30 years ago. However, age is just a number, so the second part of the event’s name is the most important. The two June evenings of the 31st edition at the Manggha Museum will be marked by three premiere programmes. On 10 June, Dawid Lubowicz and his quartet will present material from their album attempting to map the complexities of human fate in musical form. The band leader will perform in a dual role as a violinist and mandolinist. The international quintet Agma will play in the second part of the concert. Led by guitarist Szymon Mika, the ensemble brings together musicians from different cultures: South Korean singer Song Yi Jeon, Slovakian trumpeter Oskar Török, Polish double bassist Andrzej Święs and Hungarian drummer Péter Somos. On 11 June, the Defiant Life programme featuring trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer will be presented. In terms of birth, the artists are separated by three decades, but this does not define their relationship at all – on stage, they are equal partners who inspire each other.
Source: Karnet 6/2025
Program
10 June, 7.30pm
Manggha Museum
Part I
DAWID LUBOWICZ QUARTET - HUMAN FATE
premiere in Kraków
- Dawid Lubowicz – violin, mandolin, baritone violin
- Jakub Lubowicz – piano, keyboard instruments
- Robert Kubiszyn – double bass, bass guitar
- Patryk Dobosz – percussion
Part II
SZYMON MIKA - AGMA
premiere
- Szymon Mika (Poland) – guitar, compositions
- Song Yi Jeon (South Korea) – voice
- Oskar Török (Slovakia) – trumpet
- Andrzej Święs (Poland) – double bass
- Péter Somos (Hungary) – percussion
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11 June, 8pm
Manggha Museum
JAZZ MASTERS
VIJAY IYER & WADADA LEO SMITH - DEFIANT LIFE /USA/
new album Defiant Life, ECM (21.03.2025)
premiere in Kraków
- Vijay Iyer – piano, Fender Roudes
- Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
Źródło: materiały organizatora
The Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
ul. Konopnickiej 26
The intriguing world of distant Japanese culture is a permanent element of Kraków’s cultural landscape.
The Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology was set up as an initiative of Andrzej Wajda and his wife Krystyna Zachwatowicz, both fascinated by Japanese culture. When presented with the Kyoto Prize (the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize, granted for philosophy, art, science, and technology) of $400,000 in 1987, Andrzej Wajda decided to assign it to the construction of a new museum in Kraków. The building was designed by an eminent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki in cooperation with Kraków architects Krzysztof Ingarden, Jacek Ewý, and JET Atelier.
The modern building by the bank of the Vistula was set up to provide a home for the lavish collection of the art of the Far East in the possession of the National Museum in Krakow. The main part is the magnificent collection of Japanese art presented to the museum by an eminent collector, Feliks Jasieński, in 1920. The name of the museum comes from the pseudonym taken by the collector. . Beautiful objects: woodcuts, objects of artistic craft including ceramics, costumes, fabrics, and weapons provide the starting point for regular presentations of various subjects connected with Japanese art, culture, and customs. External partners have their temporary exhibitions hosted here, and the museum function of the Manggha is combined with educational pursuits that promote knowledge of the culture of Japan and of other Asian countries.
Tickets: normal PLN 30, concessions PLN 20, admission free on Tuesday
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