Aga Derlak Trio among Jazz Juniors Competition winners' online concerts
Mike Flynn
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The acclaimed Polish Jazz Juniors festival shares the 2021 winners’ videos in new talent showcase
Founded in 1976, the International Contest of Young Jazz Ensembles Jazz Juniors has always been strongly entwined with the history of Polish jazz, since it is at the Jazz Juniors where the most famous Polish artists – such as Leszek Możdżer, Krzysztof Ścierański, Marek Bałata, Niedziela and Pospieszalski brothers, and New Presentation, Walk Away and Miłość bands – made their first steps.
This was years ago, yet Jazz Juniors is still among the vanguard of jazz events, whose winners make their presence ever more visible on international stages. This prestigious competition recently discovered such talents as High Definition, N.S.I., Levity, Bartosz Dworak, Piotr Orzechowski ‘Pianohooligan’ and Tomasz Chyła Quintet.
In recent years Jazz Juniors has efficiently developed its operation focused around the idea of international exchange, focused on the promotion of competition winners. Thanks to the recommendations and involvement of members of the International Council, Jazz Juniors winners receive an opportunity to go on international tours, shine brightly on the dazzling stages of great festivals all around the world (for example in Russia, Spain, Serbia, Slowakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania and even China) and set up cooperation with prestigious labels such as Fresh Sound Records, Hevhetia, Emme Record Label and Polish Radio Music Agency.
The global pandemic has temporarily eliminated the possibility of touring outside the country, as well as giving concerts on the stages of foreign festivals and clubs. Therefore, we would like to present you online performances of five bands - winners and finalists of the Jazz Juniors Competition, who are renowned artists of the young generation today.
We have a great pleasure to present you: Aga Derlak Trio, Mateusz Pałka Trio, Kuba Płużek Quartet, Kuba Banaszek Quartet and Stanisław Słowiński Project.
The recordings are available on the Jazz Juniors YouTube channel - See the Aga Derlak Trio video below and for more click on each artist name to watch their concert: Mateusz Pałka Trio, Kuba Płużek Quartet, Kuba Banaszek Quartet and Stanisław Słowiński Project
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