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
Tonight at 19.30 saxophonist Håkon Kornstad will be performing with his ensemble and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Christian Eggen. The concert will be taped for later broadcast by Norwegian media and live streamed – you can tune in by following this link. We’ve listened to the Norwegian tenor and tenor saxophonist at Jazz Fest for the first … Continued
“Improvisation is useless unless it’s conceivable and fun”, are Misha Mengelberg‘s words, the Dutch pianist, composer and great improvisor who died today, at the age of 81. One of the founders of Instant Composers Pool, the Dutch orchestra and record label for promotion of avant-garde, improvised jazz. Today, the ICP is the oldest record label … Continued
The Stone, New York’s cult space for experimental music will be organising its programs at a new address from March 2018, at The New School College of Performing Arts. The Stone’s founder and artistic director John Zorn has announced that The Stone at the New School – as it will be officially known, will offer … Continued
This year’s 21st International Music Festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2017 will take place from 31st October to 5th November, with a special opening concert of JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT – A Benefit For The Stone. The European premiere of The Bagatelles program was held at last year’s Jazz Fest, and John Zorn is coming back … Continued
Larry Coryell, one of the most influential contemporary jazz guitarists passed away at the age of 73 in his sleep, on Sunday 19 February, just a day after his last concert, held at the Iridium club in New York. This legendary artist, known to many as the “Godfather of Fusion”, occupies an important place in … Continued
John Scofield won two Grammys at the 59th awarding ceremony of the prestigious discography prize, while Gregory Porter took home the award for Best Jazz Vocal Album second time in a row. Both artists were Jazz Fest participants: the American guitarist in 2005 and 2010 with his trio and in 2013 with his Überjam band, … Continued
Beside numerous world musicians who performed in the past 20 years on Jazz Fest stages representing the best musicians of our time, 60 musicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina have participated in more than 100 performances organized by Jazz Fest in the past two decades. From the very beginning, Jazz Fest has devotedly and with a … Continued
On Friday, the 13 of January, it has been decided that after the completion of the 22nd edition of the Jazz Fest, which will take place from the 1st to the 3rd November 2018, the International Music Festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo will terminate its operation after 22 years of existence. The reasons that compelled us … Continued
The first concert and the opening of a concert hall in Hamburg worth 800 million Euro
The fourth day concert program of the 20th Jazz Fest, begins at Gradska vijećnica with concerts by two sold out duets, Tijana Vignjević and Belma Alić and the one of Miroslav Tadić and Merima Ključo, followed by performances of two trios at Pozorište mladih. French chellist Vincent Courtois, British bassist John Greaves and American drummer … Continued
The audience of 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016 will get the chance tonight, on 04 November at Bosanski kulturni centar, to attend the European premiere of John Zorn‘s The Bagatelles program, the most ambitious project in the history of the festival. The American composer, saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and conductor will be performing for the first … Continued