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The final of current edition of the contest, which for years has been discovering the most promising artists of the young jazz scene is ahead of us. This year, six talented bands will compete for the Grand Prix.

Applications for journalist and photojournalist accreditations for the 61st edition of the Jazz nad Odrą Festival are open until April 4, 2025.

The program is packed with phenomenal proposals, making it difficult to predict which concerts will attract the most interest. “We have made sure that by choosing any performance, the audience will have the opportunity to listen to jazz at the highest world level,” says Igor Pietraszewski, the Artistic Council Director of the Festival since September last year.

April in Wrocław will resonate with music and showcase the finest in the broad spectrum of contemporary jazz styles. Strefa Kultury Wrocław and the Artistic Council invite you to the 61st Edition of the Jazz nad Odrą Festival.

We are now accepting applications for the Open Competition for Jazz Individuality named after Wojtek Siwek. This one of the most prestigious and longest-running jazz competitions in Poland, will take place as part of the upcoming 61st edition of the Jazz nad Odrą Festival.

We already know the dates for the 61st edition of the Jazz nad Odrą Festival. From April 23 to April 27, 2025, Wrocław will host exceptional jazz musicians from Poland and around the world.

Photos from the last day of the Jazz nad Odrą festival.

Jazz nad Odrą festival, day five captured in pictures.

Photo presentation from the Friday concerts.

The third day of the festival captured in pictures.

Photo presentation from the second day of the festival.

Photos from the first day of the 60th Jazz nad Odrą festival.

Prizes in one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz competitions in Poland were awarded during the first day of the festival.

The finalists of the 2024 Wojtek Siwek Jazz Individuality Contest presented their skills in front of a festival audience.
This year, as many as seven bands competed for the Grand Prix of the competition. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony of the Jazz nad Odra festival.

This year, as many as seven bands will compete for the Grand Prix of the competition, and the winner will be announced on the first day of the Jazz nad Odra festival.

Six days of musical feast in three locations – this is how Wrocław will celebrate 60 years of the legendary festival in April.

The 60th anniversary edition of the Jazz nad Odrą festival will begin on 23 April, with auditions of the finalists of one of the oldest jazz competitions in Poland.

In 2024, Wrocław will celebrate jazz for six days. Concerts of the anniversary edition of the festival will be held at Impart Centrum, Vertigo and the Firlej club.