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In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultural landscape allowing jazz to be played openly despite it having been banned under the Communist regime. The first "International Jazz Festival" in Sopot, including two bands from England and Czechoslovakia, drew modern young people from all over Poland. A young couple in the crowd. Sopot, August 1956
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In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultura...

In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultural landscape allowing jazz to be played openly despite it having been banned under the Communist regime. The first "International Jazz Festival" in Sopot, including two bands from England and Czechoslovakia, drew modern young people from all over Poland. The English jazz band of Dave Burman was a great success at the Sopot Jazz Festival. Here, they are holding a private jam session at the Army Club. The band in fron tof the backdrop commemorating the victory of the Polish army and pictures of Marshall Rokossovky and former Party Secretary Boleslav Bierut. August 1956
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In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultura...

In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultural landscape allowing jazz to be played openly despite it having been banned under the Communist regime. The first "International Jazz Festival" in Sopot, including two bands from England and Czechoslovakia, drew modern young people from all over Poland. Sopot, August 1956
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In 1956, the Sopot Jazz festival in Poland helped redefine the country's cultura...