Xth Ad Libitum Festival (Warsaw; 15-17.10)

Ad Libitum celebrates its Xth edition with a program that's both coincise and packed with excitement. The festival will present few insights into the polish improvisation scene, features few living legends of the genre and will show a broad spectrum of modern improvisation - from a piano solo recital to a big band.

The resident artist will be Alex Von Schlippenbach who will perform three times during the festival - solo, with his legendary trio (Evan Parker and Paul Lovens) and leading Globe Unity Orchestra (joined by an old camrade Tomasz Stanko). Peter Brotzmann will appear with his recently most active quartet featuring Jason Adasiewicz on vibes and the powerful combo John Edwards - Steve Noble. Barry Guy Blue Shroud Band will perform the magnificent piece "Guernica" which was premiered last year in Krakow - which is probably the performance I look forward the most.

See below the full program. Fans of of free jazz - Unite!

15.10  g. 19.30, Laboratorium CSW, Sala im. W. Krukowskiego  

CYBULSKI – PAŁOSZ – WOJCIECHOWSKI TRIO

Krzysztof Cybulski – bass guitar, electronics,
Mikołaj Pałosz – cello, electronics
Sławomir Wojciechowski – cello, electronics

SEJNEŃSKA SPÓŁDZIELNIA JAZZOWA

gościnnie:
Mikołaj Trzaska – saxophone,
Evan Parker - saxophone,
Tomasz Dąbrowski - trumpet
 Mike Majkowski - double bass

PETER BRÖTZMANN QUARTET

Peter Brötzmann – saxophone, clarinet, torogato,
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
John Edwards – double bass
Steve Noble – drums

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16.10 g. 19.30, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosławskiego  

KAWALEROWIE BŁOTNI

Jerzy Kornowicz – fortepian,
Tadeusz Wielecki – kontrabas,
Ryszard Latecki trąbka,
Mieczysław Litwiński – głos, instrumenty strunowe,
Tadeusz Sudnik – media elektroniczne,
Krzysztof Knittel – instrumenty elektroniczne
oraz gościnnie:
Wojciech Błażejczyk -gitara, elektronika

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH TRIO

Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano
Evan Parker – saxophone
Paul Lovens – drums

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17.10

g. 19.30, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosławskiego  

BARRY GUY – THE BLUE SHROUD

Barry Guy – double bass, conducting,

Savina Yannatou – voice, Maya Homburger – violin, Fanny Paccoud -viola, Ben Dwyer – guitar, Per Texas Johansson – clarinet, saxophones, Michael Niesemann – oboe, saxophones, Percy Pursglove – trumpet, Julius Gabriel – saxophones,

Torben Sneakedstadt – trumpet, saxophones, Agustí Fernández – piano, Michel Godard – tuba, serpent, Ramon Lopez, Lucas Niggli – drums

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH – TWELVE TONE TALES

Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA

Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano, leader,

Tomasz Stańko, Jean­Luc Capozzo, Axel Dörner – trumpets

Evan Parker, Gerd Dudek, Henrik Walsdorff – saxophones,

Rudi Mahall –  bass clarinet,

Gerhard Gschlößl, Christoph  Thewes – trombones,

Paul Lovens, Paul Lytton – drums

Ad Libitum Festival in Warsaw 10-12.10

Last week I posted the program of Jazz & Beyond Festival, here's another one which boasts a short but very intense program. 8th edition of the Ad Libitum starts with the workshop conducted by the musicians of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra who will perform the majestic "Harmos" to close the festival. 

The program is present below (with some links to the blog's archive), polish jazz fans will have to entertain a huge dilemma in the next week, but more about it in a few days. 

PROGRAM

10-11.10 Workshops with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra

10.10, at Laboratorium Centre of the Modern Art - Zamek Ujazdowski

Klaus Schöpp, Marc Lingk, Wojciech Błażejczyk

Jerzy Mazzoll, Sławek Janicki, Qba Janicki trio ("Minimalover" review)

Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston duo ("5 More Dialogues" review)

11.10, at Laboratorium Centre of the Modern Art - Zamek Ujazdowski

India Czajkowska, Tadeusz Sudnik, David Kollar,

ELEMENTS: Piotr Damasiewicz, Maciej Garbowski, William Alrson Axel Soovik

Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton trio

12.10 Polish Radio W. Lutoslawski concert studio 

Robert Dick & Thomas Buckner 

Barry Guy  / Maya Homburger duo ("Tales of Enchantment" review)

London Jazz Composers Orchestra – Harmos ("Harmos" dvd review)