YOUNG POWER - NEW EDITION - FREEDOM CELEBRATION feat. Urszula Dudziak, Michał Urbaniak, Kuba Badach, Marcin Wyrostek - NOSPR

The musical collective Young Power, led by Krzysztof Popek and Krzysztof Zawadzki, was one of the most important phenomena in young Polish jazz of the mid-1980s, attracting and nurturing the top of the jazz and rock scenes of the time, from Piotr Wojtasik and Ziut Gralak to Jerzy Piotrowski.

The formation also recorded with Tomasz Stanko and Michal Urbaniak.

In the spring of 1986, the Young Power big-band burst onto the stage of the “Jazz nad Odrą” Festival with the impetus of youth, generating enthusiasm not only from the audience, but also from critics. They sealed their success with an outstanding performance at the Jazz Jamboree in the fall, shortly after recording their first album.

The band, which was never formally disbanded, returns to the NOSPR in a new, refreshed format: "Young Power New Edition". The 15-member ensemble is now half members of the former lineup and half young blood, ambitious artists. They are creating a generational, forward-looking change in Young Power's open art project, in keeping with its irrepressible spirit.

It should be mentioned that in addition to former members such as Krzysztof Popek, Jorgos Skolias, Marcin Pospieszalski, Wlodek Kiniorski, the most talented musicians from the youngest jazz generation - Dawid Główczewski, Cyprian Baszynski, Adam Lemańczyk, Pawel Dobrowolski - are just a huge enrichment to this group.

In the "Freedom Celebration" program, in addition to old compositions, we will also find new suites, characteristic of the band's sound, and therefore free jazz with elements of rock at its best.

Kindly welcome to NOSPR for the Young Power project with special guests: Urszula Dudziak, Michał Urbaniak, Kuba Badach, and Marcin Wyrostek.

Concert duration: approximately 90 minutes