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09.08.2018

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Bank Millennium likes traditional jazz

This August weekend in Iława the 48th International Festival of Traditional Jazz "Old Jazz Meeting - Złota Tarka" will be held. For 16 years now Bank Millennium has been supporting this one of Poland’s oldest jazz festivals.

Bank Millennium has been supporting regional and national cultural events for close to 30 years. These events are characterised by diversity, which Bank Millennium fully endorses as signatory of the Diversity Charter. We also have the pleasure of being a sponsor of International Festival of Traditional Jazz "Old Jazz Meeting - Złota Tarka" for 16 years now ― Iwona Jarzębska, Director of Public Relations Department in Bank Millennium, said.

As the organisers of International Festival of Traditional Jazz "Old Jazz Meeting - Złota Tarka" in Iława we very much appreciate the relationship with Bank Millennium. For many years now the Bank has been supporting the jazz festival, which enriches the programme of Złota Tarka. We are glad that Bank Millennium understands the importance of culture and takes an active part in our festival ― Ewa Wiśniewska, Festival Director, said. ― Bank Millennium’s support has for many years been for us living here in Iława, for tourists and the musicians and excellent example of partnership and cooperation between the financial sector and the world of culture. We hope this bridge between our activities is strong enough to keep serving thousands of jazz lovers and the inhabitants of our city equally well for years to come. Thank you for your support to-date ― Ewa Wiśniewska added.

Bank Millennium has been committed to culture for almost thirty years now. In parallel with its business activities it also supports cultural events of national as well as local coverage. It is a 360° sponsor of culture because it promotes art in almost all its forms including film, music, painting, sculpture, theatre, photography, literature and performance. Bank Millennium reaches out for niche and popular culture alike. It chooses long-term cooperation on a partnership basis. For 13 years it has been a partner and since 3 years – the title sponsor of Europe’s biggest documentary films festival Millennium Docs Against Gravity. For 17 years it was sponsoring the “Golden Sceptre” award for eminent artists. For 11 years the Bank was sponsoring “Pearls of Millennium” – a joint project of the Bank and TVP public television, which aimed to produce, promote and present on public television channels artistic events from the realm of high culture. For 5 years it has been involved with Gdańsk Music Festival and with Bella Skyway Festival in Toruń. For 7 years it was involved with “Two Theatres” Festival, also supporting the Mozart Festival in Warsaw Chamber Opera as well as many more.

The “Złota Tarka” festival is taking place on 10-12 August this year in the Louis Armstrong amphitheatre and also in the City Park. This year the gala concert will feature: Lala Czaplicka and Orkiestra Adria conducted by Wiesław Pieregorólka. Also in concert will be i.a. Vistula River Brass Band and Jazz Band Ball Orchestra Stanley Breckenridge. The full programme of “Złota Tarka” is available here: http://zlotatarka.pl/.

In the Warmińsko-Mazurski region Bank Millennium is also supporting Lidzbarskie Wieczory Humoru i Satyry stand-up comedy shows.