XIII All Souls' Day Jazz Festival

November 7th 2011 @ 7pm


Pabian, Tellis-Nayak,
Mulvenna TRIO

Pabian, Tellis-Nayak, Mulvenna TRIO brings a sensitive, acoustic jazz group that subtly merge lyricism, challenging rhythms and all-American improvisational techniques.

Eastern Blok

Features classical guitar virtuoso GORAN IVANOVIC, joined by DOUG ROSENBERG on woodwinds, MATTHEW ULERY on upright bass, and MICHAEL CASKEY on percussion.

News

The festival mirrors an annual jazz festival that has unfolded for over fifty years in the historic city of Kraków, Poland. Over time, the Chicago counterpart has grown to become a popular event with both the local Polish community and American music connoisseurs. This year, as many as fifty musicians, representing various jazz styles, will perform on two stages at the Chopin Theatre. This year’s performers include internationally renowned veteran musicians and talented new artists [...]



Articles & Testimonials

Chicago Tribune 2007
“It's loud and raucous, soft and introspective, freely experimental and openly nostalgic. (...) Organized in Chicago, the fest stands as a Midwestern answer to a similar event that has unfolded in the historic Polish city for more than half a century. Judging by the response to Monday night's show, the Chicago event may run just as long.”...
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- Howard Reich,
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune 2010
Poland has embraced jazz for more than half a century, the music coursing through cities such as Krakow, Warsaw, Poznan and more. So it should come as no surprise that Chicago, with its enormous Polish population, would pick up the country's jazz pulse – during the annual All Souls' Day Polish Jazz Festival at the Chopin Theatre... more >>>>
Howard Reich,
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune 2011
The last time the great Polish pianist Adam Makowicz played Chicago, he recalls, personal computers were new, the Internet was marginal and his native country...
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JazzChicago.net 2010
One of my favorite events of the year is the annual All Souls Day Jazz Fest at the Chopin Theater where the Polish community comes together in celebration, complete with food, drink, friendly conversation and first rate music...
Brad Walseth

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