Złota Tarka (Golden Washboard) is the International Festival of Traditional Jazz "Old Jazz Meeting - Złota Tarka" (), the jazz contest during the festival, and the award in

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. The name comes from the washboard as a musical instrument in

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. The festival traces from the award suggested to the Club of Traditional Jazz by the student cultural center Klub Stodoła in

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. This is one of the oldest musical festivals in Poland. The first award was given out during the Jazz on the Oder ( :pl:Jazz nad Odrą) festival in

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in 1965. The history of the award and the festival consists of two periods separated by a hiatus: 1967–1987 in Warsaw and 1994-present in

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. The name "Złota Tarka" was acquired in 1973 ("Old Jazz Meeting 'Złota Tarka'"). Currently, it is partly financed by the Polish

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. 2018 was the 48th installment of the festival/contest.Festiwal Jazzu Tradycyjnego Old Jazz Meeting "Złota Tarka"
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