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Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudła the creators of Skalpel have for years combined local jazz traditions with fascination possibilities of electronic music. The unique analogue-digital sound of the duo delighted the audience gathered on Friday evening at the Kielce Culture Centre. The KCK Grand Concert Hall saw the band accompanied by drummer Rafał Dutkiewicz, Piotr Rakowski who plays vibraphone and double bassist Damian Kostka.

"The concert exceeded my expectations. "It's not mainstream, this is world class. I will remember the trip they took me on for a very long time.", "it's massive! Skalpel has a groove and sense of music that other artists can only dream of.  The highest level - electronics enriched with solo introductions and endings of double bass, drums and vibraphone. A pure feast for the ear. A trip to another dimension. Cosmic dimension." - we read in the comments on the Facebook profile of the Memorial to Miles Targi Kielce Jazz Festival. 

Photo    Mateusz Wolski Photography | KCK

On Friday, the Yazz Ahmed Quartet also performed at the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles. 

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 bossana 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 crucial 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 take place 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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