Woody Allen Rocks Poland

WARSAW, Poland — An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first ever concert in Poland on Sunday.

The filmmaker, playing the clarinet, was accompanied by his New Orleans Jazz Band for a performance of traditional jazz.

"We will do our best to entertain you," Allen told the audience at Warsaw's biggest concert hall, Sala Kongresowa, at the beginning of the two-hour concert.

Allen's solo parts, as well as those of other band members, were welcomed with applause. He received a standing ovation at the end.

The 73-year-old Academy Award winner rarely performs in large venues or outside New York City, where he lives.

Comments

[deschl]

go home to that u g l y soon yi, ywes rwoodie ywes rwoodie what else can i do por you rwoodie pwetend like i'm sixteen again.

[Bettysdad]

You can't rock anyone with a clarinet.

[BreakfastatTiffanys1]

Heard of Benny Goodman?

[deschl]

why why why is this child molester so revered he is so disgusting i dont look at his movies and i am angered that he is on my favorite site huffington america has a serious idolation problem unbelievable

[hamchunk]

He's rocking Poland, sitting in a wooden chair with his legs crossed? What is your definition of "rocked"? Because, if by "rocked" you mean, feeling the borscht make its way through your lower intestine, then yeah, he "rocked". VEE LUFF YOU, WARSAW!!

[Melanie226]

Poland...that's a good place for him.

[maryhaze]

per..vert! child mo;lester!!!!!!

[Hirnlego]

Jazz doesn't exactly *rock*..

[SenzuriChampion]

hahahahahahahaha

sounds like you've been listening to the wrong jazz

[protagonia]

Was Roman Polanski in the audience? Not that they would have anything to talk about backstage.

[TheBaffler]

Classy. Witty. Now go watch the Family Guy like a good little simp.

[protagonia]

The BAFFLER??

Why on Earth would I care one bit what the BAFFLER thinks?

Are you like the RIDDLER, but without the costume?

DO you have a costume in your well appointed, walk-in closet.

So many questions. It is baffling.

Bravo.

See? You are successful at something after all.

[Jain]

Freud was a child molester also.

[andvoodoo2]

Allen has never been convicted of child molesting.

[theregoesalice]

So you have to be convicted of the crime to be a child molester? Tell that to all the victims who never see justice. No one ever said he was a REGISTERED sex offender.

[andvoodoo2]

I'm a big fan. And, I like anyone who keeps the New Orleans sound alive.

[BreakfastatTiffanys1]

I am a huge Woody Allen fan. I have heard him play and he is awesome.

[GayIthacan]

Wow.

Talk about a NON-NEWS event..

[Pyfagorus]

What's particularly irritating is that the Huff apparently thinks this is more worthy of a story than the passing today of Freddie Hubbard -- a true JAZZ LEGEND, as opposed to this self-absorbed auteur who's stuck in 1927 and plays a third-rate Johnny Dodds as a hobby.

[SenzuriChampion]

rofl who cares

start your own website and post about it huh :)

[leburg]

Yeah, no mention of Freddie...he was a great trumpeter and jazz legend.

[TJCole]

Rock on Wood-man...

[ScaryBob]

His advice is timeless. For example: becoming bisexual immediately doubles your chances for a date!

[GayIthacan]

Ah, Yes. 'Timeless".

IF one has the mentality of a 12 year-old.

[Bitsko]

If you ever get a chance to see Woody and his fantastic band, take it!