Warsaw and Rzeszów celebrate Tomasz Stańko's birthday. A grand tribute to the Polish jazz legend.

How should a birthday be celebrated? With a proper toast. Check out what was prepared for Tomasz Stańko's 83rd birthday celebrations in Warsaw and Rzeszów.

It is difficult not to mention Tomasz Stańko when asked about the most important figures in Polish jazz.

The trumpeter, who passed away in 2018, not only had a wealth of excellent solo albums to his credit, but also participated in recordings by Maanam , Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski , and Krzysztof Komeda . His performances on the album "Astigmatic" deserve at least a gold medal!

On July 11, 2025, Tomasz Stańko would have celebrated his 83rd birthday. To mark the occasion, Rzeszów and Warsaw , two cities important to the musician's career, will host special events called "A Birthday Toast for Tomasz Stańko."

The celebration will begin in Warsaw on July 11th, opening at Tomasz Stańko Square , located on Rozbrat Street, where the musician lived. A live broadcast of the Verneri Pohloja Quartet's concert with their "Monkey Mind" project will be shown on a large screen, broadcast directly from the apartment of the famous Polish jazz musician.

Before the concert, the bugle call played by Maciej Obara and Piotr Damasiewicz will be heard from the window of the venue.

Afterwards, Envee and Piotr Damasiewicz will present a joint DJ set in the square.

Poster announcing the Birthday Toast for Tomasz Stańko in Warsaw / photo: promotional materials

On Saturday, July 12, we will move to the Lubomirski Castle in Rzeszów.

The Verneri Pohjola Quartet will also perform here, but the highlight of the evening will be the concert by Stańkoizm , Envee's own project, featuring Piotr Damasiewicz , Maciej Obara , Dominik Wania , Grzegorz Tarwid , Wuja HZG , Tymek Papior , and Paulina Przybysz . What a lineup!

"I want to present Tomasz Stańko from the perspective of his life philosophy. Stańko the trumpeter, jazz musician, musician, teacher, consumer of music and other arts, Stańko the man, father, dandy, former bully, New Yorker," Envee announces.

Admission to the events at Tomasz Stańko Square in Warsaw and in front of Lubomirski Castle in Rzeszów is free.