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A sensational performance by a trumpet virtuoso from London at the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles

23 september 2023
Yazz Ahmed, a British-Bahrainian artist, and her band performed at the Kielce Culture Centre at the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles. They proposed new jazz sounds - the audience adored it. The event continues on Saturday and Sunday. The Festival is co-organised by Targi Kielce.

The trumpeter from Bahrain (the Persian Gulf), gave a performance that the audience boldly described as sensational, with comments such as "The trumpet is sharp and sounds are like a razor". Her new jazz performance never forgot of classics - the inspirations taken from the work of Miles Davis were aparent;   many spectators of Friday's concert were also delighted with the musicians accompanying Yazz Ahmed. These were Ralph Wyld on vibraphone, David Manington on bass and Martin France on drums.  

Photo    Mateusz Wolski Photography | KCK

The concert was a part of the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles. Skalpel also performed there.  

Saturday evening at KCK with Ptaszyn

On Saturday, 23 September at 6 p.m. the concert stage welcomes the master. Without this personage Polish jazz would be in a completely different place. Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski   After the classics, the Polish-Brazilian Bossanova with Dorota Miśkiewicz will come upon the stage. As announced by the respected singer, the icon of Brazilian Bossanova - guitarist Toninho Horta, bassist Michael Pipoquinha and Polish drummer Bodek Janke will appear on stage with her. 

Memorial To Miles finale with Pawlik and Pospieszalski

The Sunday (24 September) jazz meeting commences with the Włodek Pawlik’s  trio on stage. Pawlik comes from Kielce. The artist has been the first Pole to have received the Grammy statuette - the most important award of the American phonographic industry.

Many find Marek Pospieszalski's octet the most important project in Polish  jazz in recent years. The band performs at the Targi Kielce Memorial to Miles  festival's finale.  Marek Pospieszalski will be joined by tenor saxophonist Piotr Chęcki, trumpeter Tomasz Dąbrowski, violinist Tomasz Sroczyński, guitarist Szymon Mika, pianist Grzegorz Tarwid, double bassist Max Mucha and drummer Qba Janicki.

Four days’ fiesta with jazz masters in Kielce

The Targi Kielce Jazz Festival “Memorial to Miles” is staged from 21 to 24 September. The concerts will be staged in the Grand Concert Hall of the Kielce Culture Centre at Plac Moniuszki 2 in Kielce. Buys tickets at the KCK box office.

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