KIO beanies for backers

Brand KIO is participating in the Jazz Fest campaign aimed at collecting the missing funds for the realization of XX3rd Jazz Fest Sarajevo in 2019. KIO provided the Viktor and Dania beanies, and donors/backers can choose, after selecting perk and placing a donation, between three colours i.e. three different colour combinations of beanies that will … Continued

Brojni muzičari Jazz Festa nominirani za Grammy

Među nominiranim za ovogodišnju, 61. dodjelu diskografske nagrade Grammy našli su se i muzičari koji su prethodnih godina nastupali na pozornicama Jazz Festa Sarajevo. Tako je Julian Lage koji je ove godine nastupio u šest različitih ansambala na XX2. Jazz Festu Sarajevo nominiran u kategoriji najboljeg savremenog instrumentalnog albuma za album Modern Lore koji je … Continued

The campaign has started!

The crowdfunding campaign has started, aimed at collecting missing funds for the XX3rd international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2019. After 22 years, Jazz Fest Sarajevo needs your help to co-fund the XX3rd international music festival in 2019, to keep its program and production free from compromises and to preserve its independence. You can give … Continued

New York City Jazz Record on XX2 Jazz Fest Sarajevo

XX2 Jazz Fest Sarajevo by Francesco Martinelli (New York City Jazz Record, issue 200, Decembar 2018) For the past few years Sarajevo has been a sort of home away from home for John Zorn. Unlikely as it seems, it has to do with the global circulation of the music and unrestrained vitality of the first … Continued

From December 3 till December 31

The crowdfunding campaing for XX3rd International music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2019 will start on December 3 and will last till December 31. The XX3rd festival will be held from November 7 till November 10 next year and the goal of the campaign is to collect the funds necessary to organise this 23rd festival. More … Continued

December 3 – crowdfunding campaign for XX3rd Jazz Fest!

On Monday, December 3, Jazz Fest Sarajevo will launch a crowdfunding campaign for the XX3rd International Music Festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2019, which will be held from November 7 to 10, next year. More information coming soon. In the meantime, take a look at the part of Ibrahim Maalouf’s concert held on November 9, 2014 … Continued

Bh. programi za zatvaranje XX2. Jazz Festa

U nedjelju 4. novembra, posljednjeg dana XX2. Jazz Festa Sarajevo, festvalski program počinje u 12.00 kada će biti održan koncert za djecu. Profesionalni bh. muzičari izvest će repertoar jazz standarda prilagođen uzrastu od 3 do 12 godina. Ulaz na koncert je 5 KM a majmlađi dobijaju besplatan sok i čokoladu. U 20.00 ovogodišnji festival će … Continued

Subota na Jazz Festu – 14 festivalskih programa

Danas će na XX2. Jazz Festu Sarajevo biti predstavljeno ukupno 14 festivalskih programa. Subota je posvećena epskom projektu Johna Zorna Masada i knjigama The Book of Angels i The Book Beriah. U 15.00 u Sarajevskom ratnom teatru svjetsku premijeru će imati Angels Quartet a repertoar čuvene knjige The Book of Angels izvodit će još i … Continued

Predavanje i promocija knjige Francesca Martinellija

Italijanski historičar jazza i predavač na univerzitetu u Sieni Francesco Martinelli već nekoliko godina u okviru Jazz Festa Sarajevo sudjeluje u edukativnom dijelu festivalskog programa. Ove godine predstavit će kapitalno djelo pod nazivom Historija evropskog jazza. Martinelli je uredio ovu monografiju okupivši više od 40 autora koji su na preko 750 stranica na jednom mjestu … Continued

Večeras počinje XX2. Jazz Fest Sarajevo

Rasprodat prvi dio subotnjeg maratona *** Večeras će u 20.00 sati na sceni Doma policije solo koncertom Johna Zorna biti otvoren XX2. novembarski praznik muzike. Ovo je treća i posljednja godina projekta John Zorn in Sarajevo, iznimne saradnje sarajevskog festivala i jednog od najplodnijih i najvažnijih savremenih kompozitora. Ove godine Jazz Fest će u okviru … Continued

Mini interview: Mirza Redžepagić pred premijeru na Jazz Festu

Gitarista Mirza Redžepagić predstavit će svoj novi projekat Nairuz na XX2. Jazz Festu Sarajevo, 4. novembra, u okviru programa Dosterrados, posvećenog bh. umjetnicima i njihovim aktuelnim projektima. Program počinje u 20.00 a osim Nairuza nastupit će i trio Barimatango sa Jelenom Milušić, Atilom Aksojem i Edvinom Hadžićem te vokalni ansambl La Korona. Jedan si od … Continued

Mini interview: Branislav Radojković

Regionalni program ovogodišnjeg festivala Late Nite Stage predstavlja beogradske bendove Fish in oil i Naked. Prvi su u petak otvorili Beogradski jazz festival na glavnoj sceni u Domu omladine, a drugi su se upravo vratili sa WOMEX-a, a u Sarajevu će na XX2. Jazz Festu premijerno nastupati u Sarajevu. I jedan i drugi bend dijele … Continued

Otvoren box office XX2. Jazz Festa

Tačno u podne u festivalskom centru XX2. međunarodnog muzičkog festivala Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2018 u Domu policije otvoren je box office i počela je prodaja ulaznica za koncerte ovogodišnjeg festivala. Box office će raditi svakim danom od 12.00 do 23.00. Već drugu godinu zaredom Dom policije je Festivalski centar Jazz Festa u kojem će biti … Continued

Iz Argentine na Jazz Fest

Nagrađivana pjevačica, autorica i producentica Sofia Rei važi za jednog od najstrastvenijih i najinventivnijih vokalista njujorške scene. Njena muzika istražuje različite tradicije južnoameričkog folklora, jazza, flamenca i elektronike. Ova argentinska pjevačica rođena i odrasla u Buenos Airesu, nastupit će 3. novembra na XX2. Jazz Festu Sarajevo u okviru evropske premijere The Book Beriah Marathona, epskog … Continued

XX2nd festival of music in Sarajevo

“We have a special edition of the oldest music festival in our country in head of us. This year’s festival was prepared as the last one, as a final statement by an art director whose main goal is to offer a musical experience, regardless of genre or any similar determinant. Instead of presenting different composers, … Continued

Corona pjeva “Adio kerida”

Female vocal ensemble Corona performs at this year’s XX2nd Jazz Fest as a part of Dosterrados program representing Bosnian artists and their projects. At the festival, Corona, or La Korona in Ladino, will perform the repertoire of traditional Sephardic songs, and one of them, Adio Kerida, was released today, and it was recorded for their … Continued

Exciting sextet from Mexico

The Klezmerson ensemble consisting of six members comes to this year’s XX2nd Jazz Fest Sarajevo from Mexico City, where they were founded in 2003 when violinist Benjamin Shwartz decided to experiment with music that combines traditional and contemporary sound, putting klezmer in the urban context of his hometown. The result is a new and fresh … Continued

John Zorn: 21st century creativity

“As a firm believer in community, it cannot be strongly enough stated that this project could never have been possible without the help, mastery and artistry of ALL the musicians and organizers. The support, generosity and loyalty these wonderful people have shown my work over these many decades of working together feeds my creative imagination … Continued

Večeras koncert trija AutorYno

Nakon odličnog sinoćnjeg koncerta u Mostaru kojim je Jazz Fest Sarajevo premijerno gostovao u Hercegovini, francuski umjetnici okupljeni u bendu AutorYno, večeras će se u 21.00 predstaviti sarajevskoj publici u dvorani Sarajevskog ratnog teatra. Njihov koncert je dio serije The Stone in Europe i predfestivalskog programa koji Jazz Fest organizira ove godine predstavljajući novi festivalski … Continued

Festival passes sale ends today

This is the last day that the ticket sets for XX2nd Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2018 are avaiable for purchase. Ticket sets for the price of 160 KM are valid for a total of 24 performances, i.e. for concerts within the program John Zorn in Sarajevo – Beyond Good and Evil (16 appearances), special program Dosterrados … Continued