Instead of the Belgian trio Dans Dans’s concert, the XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2017 will present Belgian-French Trio of Hermia-Ceccaldi-Darrifourcq, which will have its Sarajevo concert on November 3rd in Dom policije. Saxophone, cello and drums trio bring music of extremes, from delicate melodies to exciting rhythmic parts – music without borders. Hermia-Ceccaldi-Darrifourcq concert tickets … Continued
Počela je online rezervacija ulaznica za sve festivalske programe XX1. Jazz Festa Sarajevo 2017 koji će biti održan od 31. oktobra do 5. novembra. I ove godine Jazz Fest omogućava svojoj publici da rezerviše ili kupi ulaznice za sve koncerte festivala. Na području Sarajeva osigurana je besplatna dostava ulaznica na kućnu adresu, a za ostale … Continued
Famous American guitarist John Amebrcrombie has left us at 72 years of age. In recent years he had major health problems including a stroke earlier this year, and the heart failure was fatal. This outstanding musician, whom we presented with great pleasure at the 15th Jazz Festival Sarajevo 2011, was a tireless experimenter, composer, improviser, … Continued
Guitarist Mary Halvorson will perform at XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo this year as a member of Thumbscrew ensemble, along with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. In an interesting interview for Guitar Power, she talks about learning and dealing with music, meaning Jimi Hendrix has had to her playing guitar, and about improvisation and … Continued
Jazz Fest Sarajevo will present four projects of Bosnian-Herzegovinian artists as part of the main festival program this year, continuing the tradition of presenting local musicians and new music. Over the past 20 years, more than 60 musicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in over 100 Jazz Festival programs. That number will be increased this … Continued
U vezi inicijative zastupnika Naše stranke i predsjednika kluba gradskih vijećnika ove stranke Vibora Handžića, objavljenog na web stranici Naše stranke dana 9. augusta, da Gradska uprava omogući Jazz Festu korištenje Vijećnice za realizaciju dijela festivalskog programa, obavještavamo vas da je Jazz Fest osigurao alternativne lokacije za održavanje programa prvobitno planiranih za Vijećnicu. Nakon što … Continued
Osnivač i umjetnički direktor međunarodnog muzičkog festivala Jazz Fest Sarajevo dao je ekskluzivni intervju za regionalni regionalni TV kanal N1. Ovo je njegov prvi razgovor za medije nakon 13. januara kada je Jazz Fest donio i dan kasnije objavio odluku da nakon 22. izdanja Jazz Festa 2018. godine, ovaj međunarodni muzički festival prestaje sa radom. … Continued
Jazz Fest Sarajevo has added two special programs at XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo this year which will be held from October 31 to November 5. The main festival program of 20 concerts at 6 different locations was announced in June and two additional concerts are scheduled for Sunday, November 5 will close the circle of … Continued
Announcement for the audience This year, Jazz Fest Sarajevo concerts will not be organized in the Vijećnica City Hall, as the company managing this facility has submitted their offers for renting space for two concerts in the amount of almost 10.000 KM. For the concerts on the 1st and 2nd of November in the auditorium … Continued
From July 18, the guitarist Mary Halvorson will have 12 performances with her octet, during six nights at Village Vanguard, presenting their last album Away With You and new compositions as well. This 36-year-old artist has been recording and performing since 2002, and has released more than 20 albums exploring new territories of music in terms of improvisation … Continued
After 12 years, Jazz Fest Sarajevo returns to the Dom policije venue which was the main festival stage from 2000 to 2005. This year and next year Jazz Fest Sarajevo concerts will be organized in different locations, but the largest number of programs will be held at the Dom policije. “Thanks to the support of … Continued
French composer Pierre Henry, who is considered a pioneer in the musique concrète genre of electronic music, has died at the age of 89. This “father of modern music” and “grandaddy of techno”, as he is called, was born in Paris in 1927, and Henry began experimenting with producing sounds from various objects at the age … Continued
Poster + line-up of XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2017 (design by Ajna Zlatar/Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2017)
Last month Mezzo TV broadcasted the first cycle of concerts held last November at 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo showing performances by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft’s New Conception of Jazz ensemble, a solo concert by pianist Nitai Hershkovits and the Taksim Trio. These concerts will be aired 48 times in only two months in programs of the … Continued
The audience of Slovenian Druga Godba and Macedonian OFFest will get a chance to go on the 33rd and 16th music journey where different music from different parts of the world will be presented. The Druga Godba this year starts in Piran, instead of Ljubljana and will include, among others, the three ensembles that will … Continued
The concerts of XX Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016 will be broadcasted in May and June in total of 48 times in the programs of the Mezzo TV, the most important world TV station when it comes to classical music, jazz and dance. Mezzo and Mezzo live HD channels have more than 28 million subscribers in … Continued
Tomorrow, on 27th of April, the great jazz trade fair jazzahead! begins, which will make Bremen a world music center for the twelfth year in a row. Dozens of bands from all over the world will present their projects within the various programs (European Jazz Meeting, German Jazz Expo, Overseas Night) during three nights and … Continued
Nerve, the ensemble of the popular Swiss drummer Jojo Mayer, has released a new album called Nerve. The backbone of this trio, which was featured at the 13th Jazz Festival in 2009, consists of Mayer and bassist John Davis, and a new member of the band from recently, Jacob Bergson, while associate member Aaron Nevezie … Continued
American magazine DownBeat annually publishes a list of top musicians in the previous year, according to public opinion and critics. This tradition began in 1952 i.e. 1961, and the results of the vote are published in December and August editions. In the 65th poll of the best American musicians by the opinion of international critics, … Continued
Last night at Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg’s newly opened concert space worth 798 million Euros, John Zorn has held The Bagatelles Marathon which had its European premiere at last year’s, 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo. John Zorn will be playing with his small army of musicians in the next three days conquering Paris once again. The program “Zorn … Continued