Kroke at Piwnica Pod Baranami

3 April 2012, 8pm

Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) is a Polish trio formed in 1992 in Kraków by three lifelong friends and graduates of the Academy of Music in Kraków. Though known primarily as a klezmer band, Kroke create and play original compositions that employ authentic ornamentation, with modes and scales from both Klezmer and Sephardic music, resulting in a sound both contemporary and Jewish.

The trio has collaborated with many artists, for instance violinist Nigel Kennedy, with whom they made the album East Meets East. In 2003, the band became a quartet when percussionist Tomasz Grochot joined, hence the album name Quartet.

Kroke: Tomasz Kukurba – viola, Tomas Lato – double bass, Jerzy Bawoł – accordion, Sławek Berny – drums.

Tickets: PLN 55