Warsaw Calendar of Events Sept. 20-27

Jazz/Rock/Blues/Pop/Metal

Sept. 20-Thursday
Maryla Rodowicz, pop folk, Polski Theater, 8 p.m.
Jazz Forum Festival 2007, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Dj's sessions, jam session, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 21-Friday
Kattorna, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Joachim Mencel Trio (Star of the Week), jazz, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 22-Saturday
Kattorna, jazz, Tygmont, 8 p.m.
Joachim Mencel Trio (Star of the Week), jazz, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 23-Sunday
Apteka, rock, Hybrydy, 8 p.m.
Hell on Earth Tour 2007, metal, Proxima, 8 p.m.
Jarosław ¦mietana Quartet, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Rialto Jazz Night, Inga Lewandowska/Kuba Stankiewicz Quintet, jazz, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 24-Monday
Jarosław ¦mietana Quartet, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.

Sept. 25-Tuesday
Yummy Cake Band & Lowe, electro, Hard Rock Cafe, 9:30 p.m.
Jarosław ¦mietana Quartet, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Akwarium Jazzarium (OFF Day with Onet), Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 26-Wednesday
Piotr Wojtasik & Special Guests, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Eric Legnini Trio, mainstream, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Sept. 27-Thursday
Piotr Wojtasik & Special Guests, jazz, Tygmont, 9 p.m.
Dj's sessions, jam session, Akwarium, 9 p.m.

Venues
Akwarium (Piazza, level 1),
Złote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) 59 Złota St.
Jazz Club Tygmont, 6/8 Mazowiecka St.
Hybrydy, 7 Złota St.
Kongresowa Hall, 1 Defilad Sq.
Proxima, 99a Żwirki i Wigury St.
Polski Theater, 2 Karasia St.

Classical music

Sept. 20-Thursday
Piano recital (Chopin), La Passion du Vin, 7 p.m.

Sept. 23-Sunday
Jerzy Maciejewski, piano recital (Chopin), Żelazowa Wola, noon
Mei-Ting Sun (United States), piano recital (Chopin), Royal Łazienki Park, noon
Mei-Ting-Sun (United States), piano recital (Chopin), Żelazowa Wola, 3 p.m.
Jerzy Sterczyński, piano recital (Chopin), Royal Łazienki Park, 4 p.m.

Sept. 25-Tuesday
Special concert, 75th Anniversary of Wojciech Kilar's Birthday, Warsaw
Philharmonic Concert Hall, 7 p.m.

Sept. 27-Thursday
Piano recital (Chopin), La Passion du Vin, 7 p.m.

50th Warsaw Autumn Festival, Sept. 21-29
www.warszawska-jesien.art.pl

Venues
La Passion du Vin, Złote Tarasy, level 1, unit 151
Royal Łazienki Park,
Ujazdowskie Ave.
Żelazowa Wola, 50 km from Warsaw

Organ concerts at St. John's Cathedral in Warsaw, Old Town, 8 ¦więtojańska St., every day except Sundays at noon, until Sept. 22
www.kapitula.org


Theaters

Sept. 20-Thursday
Boris Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, The Seagull, Wielki Theater/National Opera, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21-Friday
Boris Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, The Seagull, Wielki Theater/National Opera, 7 p.m.

Sept. 22-Saturday
Maria Callas in Memoriam, Wielki Theater/National Opera, Redutowa Room, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 23-Sunday
Boris Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, The Seagull, Wielki Theater/National Opera, 6 p.m
Maria Callas in Memoriam, Wielki Theater/National Opera, Redutowa Room, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 24-Monday
Special concert dedicated to Prof. Tadeusz Sygietyński, a Polish composer and conductor who co-founded the Mazowsze Song and Dance Ensemble, Wielki Theater/National Opera Redutowa Room, 7 p.m.

Venue
4 Wielki Theater/National Opera, 1 Teatralny Sq.
P.M.


Jazz in Praga

The Praga district of Warsaw will become jazz central Sept. 20 with the launch of Jazz Nights, a series of concerts showcasing young Polish jazz musicians. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of photographic portraits of international jazz stars by Jan Bebel - Jazz Live! The event will be held at the Luksfera Gallery at the Koneser Vodka Factory. The patron of the event is Olympus Polska.

Concert program:
Sept. 20, 9 p.m.
Horny Trees: Hubert Zelmer (drums), Maciej Trifonidis Bielawski (bass), Paweł Szamburski (clarinet)

Sept. 21, 8 p.m.
Shofar: Raphael Rogiński (guitar), Mikołaj Trzaska (sax), Macio Moretti (drums)

Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
Piotr Wyleżoł Trio: Piotr Wyleżoł (piano), Adam Kowalewski (double bass), Adam Czerwiński (drums)

Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
Marcin Masecki (piano)

Sept. 24, 8 p.m.
Katarzyna Warno & Trio: Katarzyna Warno (vocals), Bogdan Hołownia (piano), Robert Murakowski (trumpet), Wojtek Traczyk (double bass)


Tickets cost zl.15 per concert and are available at the Luksfera Gallery, Wed.-Fri. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. and on weekends 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibition is open through Oct. 7.
Luksfera Gallery, 27/31 Z±bkowska St., 03-736 Warsaw,
tel. 0-22 619-91-63.
MR