Pat Metheny SIDE EYE III+
Jan Garbarek Group feat. Trilok Gurtu
Kenny Garrett Quintet
Nicholas Payton Trio
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Inaugural concerts
We invite you to the Jubilee 1996-2026 edition of the XXXI Summer Jazz Festival Krakow
He came to the jubilee festival in 2016 and will come again for the jubilee festival in 2026.
PAT METHENY will perform on June 27 , 2026 at ICE KRAKÓW for the inauguration of the jubilee 1996-2026 Summer Jazz Festival Krakow. Together with a 4-member band, he will present the latest program entitled: “Side-Eye III+” from the currently released album.
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A day later, on June 28 , another inaugural concert at Kijów Cinema.
After 3 years, the Norwegian saxophone master JAN GARBAREK returns to the festival with his band and a special guest, the Indian percussionist and vocalist TRILOK GURTU.
The jubilee festival will last until August 31, 2026, presenting nearly 150 concerts, including many Polish and foreign stars.
Tickets for Ticketmaster.pl and at the festival office are available from the second half of January.
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We invite you to the concerts of this year’s stars of the Summer Jazz Festival!
Events that cannot be missed...
Calendar
The program includes the inaugural New Orleans Sunday on the Main Market Square and Szczepański Square, or the beloved Solo Piano Week series in the Golden Hall of the Philharmonic. The culmination of the festival will be the second edition of the Krakow Spiritual Music Days series.
This year’s stage will also be created by: the Krakow Philharmonic, Radio Krakow, MSiTJ “Manggha”, Piwnica pod Baranami, Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Globus Music Club, Alchemia Club, Potocki Palace and the Castle in Rudno.
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Dominik Żydzik Trio – Laureate of the Śmietana International Jazz Guitar Competition
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New Orleans Sunday
The festival is inaugurated by a grand outdoor event – New Orleans Sunday. It is a great celebration of traditional jazz, where a joyful and spontaneous audience gathers to the lively sounds straight from New Orleans.
From noon, jazz performed by traditional jazz bands resounds in the gardens of clubs and cafes on the Main Market Square. At 5:00 p.m., the dancing New Orleans Parade sets off from the Town Hall and heads towards Szczepański Square. The parade was attended by musicians, dancers and several thousand traditional jazz fans. The event ends with a concert on the stage at Szczepański Square.
Selection of club concerts
This is where it all began… 31 years ago, Piwnica pod Baranami was filled with jazz for good in July. A dozen or so years later, Harris Piano Jazz Bar joined the regular program of the festival.
From 2022, the festival clubs with regular concerts have also been joined by the Globus Music Club in Podgórze.
Solo Piano Week
Solo Piano Week is the time to participate in solo piano concerts!
Created in 2012, the Solo Piano Weekend series has been expanded into a week-long Solo Piano Week series. The events take place at the Krakow Philharmonic in the Golden Hall. Vladislav “Adzik” Sendecki, Dominik Wania, Adam Makowicz, Bobo Stenson, Piotr Wyleżoł, and Alan Broadbent have already played m.in their recitals as part of the series.
Krakow Spiritual Music Days
At the beginning of the cycle, musical catharsis will be guaranteed by the ecstatic sounds of Jan Garbarek’s saxophone.
The next day, Grażyna Auguścik and Jarek Bester will put us in a mood of reflection, who will present their own interpretations of Oskar Kolberg’s folk melodies and Marian songs in the mystical interior of the Gothic church.
On 1 September, on the 84th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, together with Markus Stockhausen, Olga Pasiecznik, Dominik Wania, Leszek Możdżer and the Krakow Philharmonic Choir, the project “The Bell for Peace” will resound.
The last day of the series will be dedicated to Jarek Śmietana, who died 10 years ago, a great guitarist and an unquestionable musical authority in the world of Polish jazz. Friends and long-time members of Jarek’s bands will play on Radio Kraków.
Profiles of artists
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Where can I buy tickets?
Tickets are available for sale at ticketmaster.pl and at the festival office at Karmelicka 52/1 in Krakow (10% discount here).
Ticket prices start from PLN 27.00.
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