Poland’s premier Festival celebrating its sixth year of presenting Polish jazz and improvised music in New York City with cutting edge performances by Polish and American artists. American editions of the festival are presented in cooperation with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

Performances in Manhattan and Brooklyn include James Brandon Lewis and the Lutosławski Quartet’s US Premiere of “These are soulful days”; premiere of Kamil Piotrowicz Sextet’s new album "Weird Heaven"; members of the Sextet with appearances by Tim Berne, Kate Gentile, and Jamie Baum;
and the Lutosławski Quartet in concerts with Uri Caine and Michael Bates' Acrobat.

After an absence of two years, Jazztopad Festival is returning to New York City to celebrate Polish contemporary jazz and improvised  scene and its unique cross-continental collaborations with the best of New York’s creative artists. This sixth iteration of Jazztopad New York will present a week of performances in venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Dizzy’s Club, Barbès, The Owl Music Parlor, and the Soup & Sound series from June 19 to 25, 2022.