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As Włodek Kiniorski recalls, the Świętokrzyska Orchestra concert over 20 years ago accompanied the inauguration of the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles and the unveiling of the world's first monument to Miles Davis next to the Kielce Cultural Centre.  

– Now we're back! And with a fantastic line-up, we will play folk jazz, steeped in the magic of a misty fir forest. Undoubtedly, groove, jazz, electronics and our roots are a part of the roster! We emerge in the oldest mountains in Europe, announces Kinior. – It's hard to describe, but worth listening to.

The stage of the Targi Kielce Congress Centre features the leader Włodek Kiniorski (saxophone, flutes, djembe), Henryk Gembalski (violin), Anna Rutkowska (marimba, keyboard instruments), Rafał Gęborek (trumpet), Marcin Gęborek (alto saxophone), Radek Nowakowski (whip, percussion, performance), Mario Matysek (bass guitar), Andrzej Chochół (guitar), Tomasz Dąbrowski (drums), and Jan Dąbrowski (trumpet).

 - The band is unique;  their concerts, and there weren't many of them, are massive gigs.  I invite you, especially since this is a rare opportunity! – says Andrzej Mochoń, president of Targi Kielce and one of the initiators of the Targi Kielce Jazz Festival Memorial to Miles.

 Black to jazz gallery

Jazz on Saturday evening at Targi Kielce will not only resonate with music;  just before the concert, at 5:30 p.m., the opening of the Black to Jazz gallery is a special feature. The Congress Centre houses a collection of graphics by Mateusz Stradomski, who has been creating the festival's visuals since 2011, and his works constitute a gallery of contemporary music posters, capturing the atmosphere and spirit of jazz.  

23. Targi Kielce Memorial to Miles Jazz Festival with nine concerts in 6 days

The Świętokrzyska Orchestra concert is one of nine held as part of the 23rd edition of the festival. Targi Kielce Memorial to Miles Jazz Festival is co-organized by the Kielce Culture Centre and Targi Kielce, in memory of Miles Davis, one of the most influential jazz musicians in history.

Rafał Gęborek and Mikołaj Trzaska duet in Kielce

The day before the concert at Targi Kielce, jazz will resound in the former Synagogue at 17 Warszawska Street in Kielce. On Friday, 12 September at 7 p.m., Rafał Gęborek, a valued trumpeter associated with the Świętokrzyskie region, and Mikołaj Trzaska, one of the most essential saxophonists on the Polish jazz scene, will perform.  Admission to this concert is also free.

Kielce - the home of the world of jazz

Another concert, as part of the 23rd Targi Kielce Jazz Festival, is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 September, on the Small Stage of the Kielce Culture Centre, at 8 p.m. It's a surprise who appears on stage - true to the Podsłuchy format.

During the festival weekend, 26-28 September legendary and world-renowned musicians will perform on the stage of the Kielce Cultural Centre. There are, inter alia Joanna Duda Trio, the Dutch band Roseye, world-class trumpeter Avishai Cohen with the Big Vicious project, guitarist Szymon Mika with the AGMA formation and Jerzy Małek International Quintet.  The finale will feature the legendary Laboratorium – an icon of Polish fusion jazz.

 Important information about concert of the Świętokrzyska Orchestra

• 13 September /  Targi Kielce Congress Centre 

•  5:30 PM – Opening of the Black to Jazz Gallery
•  6:00 PM – Concert of the Świętokrzyska Orchestra in the Omega Hall
  
  
• Entrance: gate no. 3 from  Zakładowa Street side.
• Parking: next to the Congress Centre
• Entrance: No. 5.
  
  Admission and parking: free!
• Free transportation to the concert by MPK bus and return after the event: departure from the parking lot at the Kielce Culture Centre on Saturday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m. 17.