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
Housewarming, the first album of Bojan Zulfikarpašić and Nils Wogram will be released by the end of the month, on 29 July. The French pianist and German trombonist started to collaborate in 2012, after a joint performance in Berlin at the French-German festival Jazzdor. Their first CD is a result of their yearlong joint concert … Continued
Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser was named one of the most important trombonists of the year in the category Rising Star by the renowned DownBeat Magazine. The complete DownBeat critics poll will be published in the August issue, however it was already announced that the trombonist, whom we will listen to at 20th Jazz Fest, is … Continued
American guitarist, composer and improvisor Marc Ribot and his ensemble The Young Philadelphians are coming to Europe next month for a summer tour, to promote their album Live in Tokyo. The ensemble of Ribot, guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer Calvin Weston pays tribute to the Philly Soul era of the 1970s with … Continued
The twentieth anniversary of the international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo will be held from 2 to 6 November and celebrated with a rich and attractive program, made particularly special by the Sarajevo marathon, which will gather 25 musicians from New York’s downtown scene, led by American composer John Zorn. The occasion was marked by … Continued
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 … Continued
Trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas and pianist Frank Wöste have recorded an album in a quartet with drummer Clarence Penn and bassist Matthew Brewer. The first album of the Dave Douglas & Frank Wöste Quartet called Dada People came a result of the trumpeter’s and pianist’s collaboration, inspired by the work and life of Man … Continued
Celist Jay Campbell is among participants of John Zorn’s Sarajevo Marathon, where he will perform a duet with cellist Eric Friedlander.
Cornetist and composer Rob Mazurek and guitarist Jeff Parker marked their 20th collaboration anniversary with a release named Some Jellyfish Live Forever. The two artists launched the Chicago Underground workshop together back in 1994, in the city’s famous club The Green Mill and continued their musical partnership in the Chicago Underground Orchestra, Chicago Underground Trio, … Continued
You can buy eraly bird tickets for 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2016 at the tickets link. Early Bird tickets can not be reserved, they can only be bought. With the purchase of Early Bird tickets you can save 10 to 12 KM per ticket, or 96 KM per set of tickets. This year’s Jazz Fest … Continued
The 21 awarded artists will receive a financial award worth 275.000 US dollars.
Jazz Fest is attending the event as a co-exhibitor and European Jazz Meeting participant.
The German trombonist will be performing at 20th Jazz Fest in a duet with pianist Bojan Zulfikarpašić.
American composer, saxophonist and flutist won the prestigious award for the album In for a Penny, In for a Pound.
The American guitarist’s new album Archlight was featured by Billboard among “five new albums jazz albums you need to ckeck out”