2015 – 17th edition of LOTOS Jazz Festival,Poland

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   Lotos Jazz Fest in mountain area of Southern Poland becomes more and more representative and respectable event in this Central European region. This year program offers some great names  including Wayne Shorter Quartet & Symphonic (with Danilo Perez and Esperanza Spalding among others),Arturo Sandoval and Tingvall Trio for those with nostalgia to EST music. Great opening of European jazz festivals spring season!

	   2015

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23.02.2015 Monday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 
17.00 – Concert Hall in the State’s Music School      
Contest Final
20.00 – Concert Hall in the State’s Music School
Azuolas Paulauskas project „Evoliucija” (Lithuania) – concert

Ažuolas Paulauskas – drums

Valerijus Ramoška – trumpet

Liutauras Janušaitis – sax

Raimondas Dauginas – keys

Gintaras Šulinskas – guitar

Tomas Maslauskas – double bass
22.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub
Malgorzata Zuber Quintet – opening of the club, concert, jam session
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24.02.2015 Tuesday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert
19.00 – The Polish Theatre Bielsko-Biała

„Polish Jazz Gala”
Contest Winner – concert
Włodek Pawlik Special Project – concert

Włodek Pawlik – piano

Paweł Pańta – double bass, bass

Cezary Konrad – drums

Lora Szafran – vocal

Marek Bałata – vocal

Gary Guthman – trumpet
23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub
Quartado – concert, jam session
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25.02.2015 Wednesday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert
19.00 – Sfera Mall / Klub Klimat
Soweto Kinch (Great Britain) – concert

Soweto Kinch – saxophone

Karl Rasheed-Abel – bass

Graham Godfrey – drums
Arturo Sandoval 10 Times Grammy Award Winner (USA/Cuba) – concert

Arturo Sandoval – trumpet

Rene Toledo – guitar

Kemuel Roig – piano

Teymur Phel – bass

Alexis Arce – drums

Ricardo Pasillas – percussion
23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub
Michał Wróblewski Trio – concert, jam session
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26.02.2015 Thursday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert
19.00 – Sfera Mall / Klub Klimat
Tingvall  Trio (Sweden/Cuba/Germany) – concert

Martin Tingvall – piano

Omar Rodriguez Calvo – double bass

Jürgen Spiegel – drums
Miles Electric Band (USA) – concert

Christian Scott – trumpet

Vince Wilburn Jr. – drums

Richard Patterson – bass

Badal Roy – tablas

John Beasley – keyboards

Bobby Irving III – piano

Mino Cinelu – percussion

Munyungo Jackson – percussion

Blackbyrd McKnight, – guitar

Antoine Roney – saxophone

DJ Logic – turntables
23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub
Sabina Myrczek Quartet – concert, jam session
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27.02.2015 Friday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert
18.00  – Concert Hall in the State’s Music Schools
Bielsko-Biala State Music School’s Big Band – concert
ST. Mary’s Jazz Ensemble (Detroit, USA) – concert
20.30 – SFERA City Mall / Klub Klimat

„Jazz and around…”
Red Baraat

Sunny Jain – dhol, bandleader

Rohin Khemani – percussion

Tomas Fujiwara – drums

Alex Hamlin – soprano sax

Mike Bomwell – baritone sax

Sonny Singh – trumpet, vocal

MiWi La Lupa – bass trumpet. vocal

Ernest Stuart – trombone

John Altieri – sousaphone, MC
DJ Sunny Jain – afterparty
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28.02.2015 Saturday

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16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert
17.30 – SFERA City Mall – buses to Katowice departure
19.30 – NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice
“Gala  – part I”

Wayne Shorter Quartet (USA) The only concert in Poland!

Wayne Shorter – saxophones

Danilo Perez – piano

John Patitucci – double bass

Brian Blade – drums
“Gala  – part II”

Wayne Shorter Symphonic (USA/Poland) Polish premiere!

Wayne Shorter – saxophones

Danilo Perez – piano

John Patitucci – double bass

Brian Blade – drums

Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocal
Polish National Radio Symphonic Orchestra under Clark Rundell
22.30 – NOSPR buses to Bielsko-Biała departure
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01.03.2015 Sunday

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16.00 – SFERA City Mall/ Klub Klimat

“Open Concert” /free entrance/
Walk Away – 30 years – concert

Krzysztof Zawadzki – drums

Bernard Maseli – vibraphone

Adam Wendt – saxophone

Tomasz Grabowy – bass

Zbigniew Jakubek – keyboards
19.30 – Szyndzielnia Mountain Lodge
(18:00 – Grazynskiego Street buses departure

18.30 to 19.00 – cable cars departure)
“The Final”
Mydy Rabycad (Czech Republic)

Žofie Dařbujánová – vocal

Mikuláš Pejcha – saxophone, vocal

Jan Drábek – double bass, bass, vocal, programming

Nèro Scartch – vocal, programming

Tomáš Konůpka – drums

Ondřej Slánský – guitar
(22:00 – cable cars departure

22.30 –  buses departure) 

Edited by snobb - 16 Feb 2015 at 4:58am

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	Lotos Jazz Fest in mountain area of Southern Poland becomes more and more representative and respectable event in this Central European region. This year program offers some great names including Wayne Shorter Quartet & Symphonic (with Danilo Perez and Esperanza Spalding among others),Arturo Sandoval and Tingvall Trio for those with nostalgia to EST music. Great opening of European jazz festivals spring season! 2015 ______________________________________________________________________________ 23.02.2015 Monday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 17.00 – Concert Hall in the State’s Music School Contest Final 20.00 – Concert Hall in the State’s Music School Azuolas Paulauskas project „Evoliucija” (Lithuania) – concert Ažuolas Paulauskas – drums Valerijus Ramoška – trumpet Liutauras Janušaitis – sax Raimondas Dauginas – keys Gintaras Šulinskas – guitar Tomas Maslauskas – double bass 22.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub Malgorzata Zuber Quintet – opening of the club, concert, jam session ______________________________________________________________________________ 24.02.2015 Tuesday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 19.00 – The Polish Theatre Bielsko-Biała „Polish Jazz Gala” Contest Winner – concert Włodek Pawlik Special Project – concert Włodek Pawlik – piano Paweł Pańta – double bass, bass Cezary Konrad – drums Lora Szafran – vocal Marek Bałata – vocal Gary Guthman – trumpet 23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub Quartado – concert, jam session ______________________________________________________________________________ 25.02.2015 Wednesday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 19.00 – Sfera Mall / Klub Klimat Soweto Kinch (Great Britain) – concert Soweto Kinch – saxophone Karl Rasheed-Abel – bass Graham Godfrey – drums Arturo Sandoval 10 Times Grammy Award Winner (USA/Cuba) – concert Arturo Sandoval – trumpet Rene Toledo – guitar Kemuel Roig – piano Teymur Phel – bass Alexis Arce – drums Ricardo Pasillas – percussion 23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub Michał Wróblewski Trio – concert, jam session ______________________________________________________________________________ 26.02.2015 Thursday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 19.00 – Sfera Mall / Klub Klimat Tingvall Trio (Sweden/Cuba/Germany) – concert Martin Tingvall – piano Omar Rodriguez Calvo – double bass Jürgen Spiegel – drums Miles Electric Band (USA) – concert Christian Scott – trumpet Vince Wilburn Jr. – drums Richard Patterson – bass Badal Roy – tablas John Beasley – keyboards Bobby Irving III – piano Mino Cinelu – percussion Munyungo Jackson – percussion Blackbyrd McKnight, – guitar Antoine Roney – saxophone DJ Logic – turntables 23.00 – Festival Club in Sfera Mall / Nowy Klub Sabina Myrczek Quartet – concert, jam session _____________________________________________________________________________ 27.02.2015 Friday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 18.00 – Concert Hall in the State’s Music Schools Bielsko-Biala State Music School’s Big Band – concert ST. Mary’s Jazz Ensemble (Detroit, USA) – concert 20.30 – SFERA City Mall / Klub Klimat „Jazz and around…” Red Baraat Sunny Jain – dhol, bandleader Rohin Khemani – percussion Tomas Fujiwara – drums Alex Hamlin – soprano sax Mike Bomwell – baritone sax Sonny Singh – trumpet, vocal MiWi La Lupa – bass trumpet. vocal Ernest Stuart – trombone John Altieri – sousaphone, MC DJ Sunny Jain – afterparty _____________________________________________________________________________ 28.02.2015 Saturday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – Festival’s Promotion Scene in Sfera Mall – concert 17.30 – SFERA City Mall – buses to Katowice departure 19.30 – NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice “Gala – part I” Wayne Shorter Quartet (USA) The only concert in Poland! Wayne Shorter – saxophones Danilo Perez – piano John Patitucci – double bass Brian Blade – drums “Gala – part II” Wayne Shorter Symphonic (USA/Poland) Polish premiere! Wayne Shorter – saxophones Danilo Perez – piano John Patitucci – double bass Brian Blade – drums Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocal Polish National Radio Symphonic Orchestra under Clark Rundell 22.30 – NOSPR buses to Bielsko-Biała departure ______________________________________________________________________________ 01.03.2015 Sunday ______________________________________________________________________________ 16.00 – SFERA City Mall/ Klub Klimat “Open Concert” /free entrance/ Walk Away – 30 years – concert Krzysztof Zawadzki – drums Bernard Maseli – vibraphone Adam Wendt – saxophone Tomasz Grabowy – bass Zbigniew Jakubek – keyboards 19.30 – Szyndzielnia Mountain Lodge (18:00 – Grazynskiego Street buses departure 18.30 to 19.00 – cable cars departure) “The Final” Mydy Rabycad (Czech Republic) Žofie Dařbujánová – vocal Mikuláš Pejcha – saxophone, vocal Jan Drábek – double bass, bass, vocal, programming Nèro Scartch – vocal, programming Tomáš Konůpka – drums Ondřej Slánský – guitar (22:00 – cable cars departure 22.30 – buses departure) Edited by snobb - 16 Feb 2015 at 4:58am