Next Wednesday begins the 57th Jazz Festival Ljubljana, one of the most long-lived jazz festivals in the world.
Founded to promote jazz bands from former Yugoslavia, the Ljubljana jazz festival has grown in accordance with occurrences on the international music scene. Today, this festival offers music lovers an exciting insight into current happenings on the international and Slovenian scene.
The 57th Jazz Festival Ljubljana program consists of international and Slovenian artist. Among this year’s highlights is a concert by pianist Hiromi, who is going to perform in a trio with Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips.
29 June
19.30 Günther “Baby” Sommer
21.00 Surnatural Orchestra, Cirque Inextremiste i Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga
30 June
18.00 Samo Šalamon Sextet
19:30 Nasheet Waits “Equality”
20.30 Marcin Masecki
21.30 Thomas de Pourquery “Supersonic”
1 July
18.00 En-Corps
19:30 Igor Matković Quintet
20.30 Žiga Murko
21.30 Hamid Drake, Kaja Draksler, Ned Rothenberg Trio
22:45 Anna Högberg Attack
24:00 Lubomyr Melnyk
2 July
11.00 Hamid Drake
14.30 Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity feat. Fredrik Ljungkvist
16:00 Velkro
19.30 To Pianos: Kaja Draksler & Eve Risser
21:00 Hiromi: The Trio Project feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips
23.00 Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit
More info: official Jazz Festival Ljubljana web site