Today one of the most influential figures of Scandinavian jazz, pianist Bugge Wesseltoft released back in 1996 the album New Conception of Jazz with his eponymous band. This is the album that started it all, the album with which Bugge started to change the perception of jazz while founding his own record label Jazzland Recordings … Continued
Vokalistica Tijana Vignjević i violončelistica Belma Alić predstavit će premijerno na 20. Jazz Festu Sarajevo svoj zajednički projekat. Njihov koncert koji će biti održan 5. novembra u Gradskoj vijećnici izazvao je veliki interes posjetilaca, a u zajedničkom intervjuu govore o projektu u kojem spajaju klasičnu muziku i sevdalinku. JFS: Kako je nastao duet sa Belmom … Continued
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Jazz Fest Sarajevo, the festival is offering a special discount on all concert tickets, for students of all faculties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tickets with student discount will be available for purchase with a valid student ID, exclusively at the festival box office which opens on 24th … Continued
Two concerts at Bosanski kultuni centar will be held on the occasion of the opening of the 20th international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016. The festival will be opened on 2nd of November by the Norwegian pianist and composer Bugge Wesseltoft who marks 20 years of his project New Conception of Jazz with a new … Continued
From today until 14 October, young musicians interested in jazz and improvised music, can apply for the regional educational program Music Meeting to be held from 2 to 6 November within the 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016. Music Meeting applications can be submitted at this link. The program is aimed for musicians and music students of … Continued
Taksim Trio, the Turkish ensemble of virtuous musicians is going to introduce their current album at the 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo and take the audience on a musical adventure made of an inviting combination of their usual repertoire and flamenco. This trio opened the 16th Jazz Fest edition four years ago, introducing themselves for the … Continued
JFS: Dvadeset je godina Jazz Festa i dvadeset je godina od tvog prvog nastupa na Jazz Festu 1997. godine sa Boilers Quartetom, u to vrijeme jednim od najuzbudljivijih jazz sastava u regiji. Boilersi su svirali još jednom na festivalu 2000. godine. Gdje su Boilersi danas? MD: Nevjerojatan je bio osjećaj u to vrijeme posjetiti Sarajevo. … Continued
Today is the last day for applications for a conference organized by the Europe Jazz Network in Wroclaw, Poland from 22 to 25 September. The European Jazz Conference 2016 is being held within the European Capital of Culture 2016 project and co-organized by the Polish National Music Forum and the Jazztopad festival. The program includes … Continued
American composer and multiinstrumentalist John Zorn will premiere five new compositions at this year’s Composer Portraits program at Columbia University. On 20 October the audience at New York’s Miller Theatre will get the chance to attend the world premiere of compositions Zorn wrote this year: The Blue Strategem, Candlemas Eve, Freud, Cagliostro and Obscure Objects of … Continued
Norwegian pianist and composer Bugge Wesseltoft is playing a concert tonight with his ensemble New Conception of Jazz – edition 2016, with whom he will also be opening this year’s 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo on 02 November at Bosanski kulturni centar. With tonight’s performance at 21.00 at Nasjonal jazzscene Victoria, Wesseltoft continues to mark the … Continued
Ticket reservation for 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo has started. This year’s festival edition will take place from 2 to 6 November at Bosanski kulturni centar, Gradska vijećnica and Pozorište mladih, presenting so the far announced 29 concerts, with a total number of performances to be increased by the soon to be announced Late Night Stage … Continued
American pianist and composer Uri Caine has released a new album named Calibrated Thickness with his new trio with drummer Clarence Penn and double bassist Mark Helias. Calibrated Thickness consists of 15 Uri Caine originals. The premiere performance with Penn and Helias is taking place tonight at the Smalls Club in New York and you can … Continued
One of the most known South-Slavic composers, poets and singer-songwriters Arsen Dedić has left us a year ago. Jazz Fest will be paying tribute at the forthcoming festival edition with the project Matija svira Arsena. The album of pianist Matija Dedić, recorded only two weeks after his father’s passing, consists of piano reinterpretations of Arsen’s … Continued
During the 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016, a pop-up store of the New York based record label Tzadik will be organized. All CD and LP Tzadik releases by John Zorn will be offered for sale. The more than 200 releases will be available in a limited quantity of 3 to 10 copies. In order to … Continued
On this day in 1958, the famous photo A Great Day in Harlem was shot. It shows 57 jazz musicians in a group portrait, which represents an important and unusual document in the history of jazz. For the author of the photo, Art Kane, who followed Robert Benson‘s idea to gather these musicians at one … Continued
MENT Ljubljana 2017 is offering musicians and bands from the Balkans and Eastern Europe the chance to present their music to international audiences and professionals from the music industry. Applications for the music festival and conference MENT Ljubljana 2017 are open until 5 September this year. The event will take place from 1 to 3 … Continued
The first album under his own name by pianist and composer Nitai Hershkovits I Asked You A Question, an eclectic and genuine combination of improvisation and original compositions, keeps gaining recognition and critics’ attention. The French Jazz Magazine called it a “revelation”, the British UK Vibes “a wonderfully thoughtful collection of tunes that is refreshingly different … Continued
A tribute to Lou Reed took place on Saturday in New York, where performances were held, among others by Laurie Anderson, Anohni, Emily Haines, Mark Kozelek, Victoria Williams, John Cameron Mitchell and John Zorn. The life and work of Lou Reed was celebrated with the day long memorial program The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou … Continued
British composer, improvisor, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Django Bates is performing today with the Norwegian ensemble Lalaland at the international jazz festival Moldejazz, the oldest music festival of its kind in Europe. This unique artist will join the trio of trumpeter Per Jørgensen, bassist Ole Morten Vågan and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen on the piano, at a … Continued
The jubilee edition poster of the 20th international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016 has been released. Its design was created by Ajna Zlatar, the graphic designer who made most of Jazz Fest’s posters in the past two decades, as the former creative director of Communis agency from Sarajevo. The 20th festival edition will offer audiences an interesting … Continued