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Polski Noc Rehearsal

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / August 1, 2009

If you’re going to have a big Polish party on Saturday night to honor an old friend, what do you do to prepare for it? The most logical thing to do would be to have a rehearsal; at least that’s what Jimmy Mazurkiewicz figured. Jimmy and his friend Bernie Kroll and their families along with a good size crowd of other friends and locals met at Jozwiak Grocery in Chappell Hill, Texas for a scaled down version of the big party.

There was lots of cold piwo and hours of some really good acoustic music played by Jimmy Mazurkiewicz and his son James, Bernie Kroll and his son Jeremy, Brian Marshall, Sonny Janczak, Brian Wisnoski and Joshua Behrens.

Below are a few photos of the fun:

James Mazurkiewicz, Jeremy Kroll, Jimmy Mazurkiewicz, Bernie Kroll, Joshu Behrens and Brian Marshall playing music for the crowd

Bernie Kroll playing his concertina

James Mazurkiewicz on the washtub, Joshua Behrens on guitar, Sonny Janczak and Brian Marhsall on fiddles and Bernie Kroll on the concertina.

Brian Marshall and Brian Wisnoski

Brian Marshall get a fiddle playing lesson from Vivian Meleski — Brian Marshall gets a fiddle playing lesson from Vivian Meleski

About The Author

James Smock

James Smock has always held an interest in his Polish ancestors and heritage. He is a native Houstonian with Polish roots in Bremond, Marlin and New Waverly, Texas.

James is a past president of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas and was the founding webmaster of the PGST website. He also served as the Surname Index Coordinator from 1994 - 2000.

In addition to serving as the webmaster and editor of this Polish Texan website, he maintains a number of other websites including;

With a lifelong passion for photography, James can often be found with a camera around his neck. In addition to photographing family events and his grandchildren, he is the church photographer for St. Mary Catholic Church in Plantersville and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stoneham. Many of his photographs can be found on the church website or his photography gallery.