XX2nd edition of the international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo will be held from 2nd to 4th of November 2018. This year’s festival is dedicated to the music of John Zorn, one of the most important contemporary American composers, and is the final part of the trilogy Musick and Magick, which started as The Bagatelles … Continued
Američki pijanista i improvizator Cecil Taylor preminuo je u samo nekoliko dana nakon svog 89. rođendana. Taylora zajedno sa Ornetteom Colemanom, Albertom Aylerom i Johnom Coltraneom smatraju jednim od utemeljitelja tzv. free jazza. Bio je edukator i inovator čiji je uticaj na muzičkoj sceni bio primjetan od kraja pedesetih godina prošlog stoljeća. U drugoj polovini … Continued
Magazin Rolling Stone u izbor najboljih avangardnih albuma 2017. godine uvrstio je i album Marija Batkovića, akordioniste rođenog u Banjaluci. Album koji je Batković predstavio u novembru prošle godine solo koncertom na XX1. Jazz Festu Sarajevo, Rolling Stone je svrstao na 9. mjesto liste od 20 albuma objavljenih prošle godine kada su u pitanju noise, … Continued
In March, the documentary “A Portrait of Esbjörn Svensson” will be screened at the Artfifa Festival, the world’s largest International Festival of Films on Art. The film is included in the finals of FIFA Competition 2018 and will be screened on March 11 in Montreal, as part of the festival that will feature Mathieu Amalric‘s … Continued
Jazz Festival Ljubljana is the winner of the annual award of the European association of jazz promoters Europe Jazz Network. Award for Adventurous Programming is awarded for the seventh time this year. The Jazz Festival Ljubljana was founded in 1960 and has been organized for over 35 years under the auspices of Cankarjev dom, the … Continued
French violinist and composer Didier Lockwood died on Sunday after a heart attack, a week after his 62nd birthday and the day after holding his last concert in Paris. He has been active on the music scene since the 1970s, recorded his first album as a leader, New World, and subsequently recorded more than 35 … Continued
British guitarist John McLaughlin won the Grammy Award for the best improvised jazz solo for Miles Beyond from Live at Ronnie Scott’s album, which he recorded with the ensemble with which he performed at Jazz Fest Sarajevo. This is his ninth Grammy nomination since 1972, when he won his first nomination for the album Inner … Continued
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from international lecturers and musicians through a series of workshops, talks and lectures! Stay in Sarajevo from 31st October to 5th November and enjoy hanging out with international artists and in concerts produced in a high standards manner, attend sound checks and meet regional colleagues. Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia and … Continued
Traditional concert for kids. Bosnian-Macedonian ensemble performs jazz standards choose for special audience. Entrance fee: 7 KM (juice and chocolate – free)
Club program of XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo. Concerts + jam sessions. 1 & 2 November Trajče Velkov – trumpet Kiril Kuzmanov – alt saxophone Dino Šukalo – guitar Edvin Hadžić – double bass Adis Sirbubalo – piano Amar Češljar – drums 3 & 4 November Trajče Velkov – trumpet Kiril Kuzmanov – alt saxophone Edvin … Continued
Transcendental music experience that leaves some questions unanswered. The Chamber Choir of the East Sarajevo Music Academy is a voice that questions material of this world, indicating eternity. Under the respectable and disciplined leadership of Rade Radović, the choir interpretations transcend time and space in a unique experience that proves the magical inexplicability of music. … Continued
Magical unity in diversity is a fundamental feature of Axiom, which unusually unites several monologues in an extremely interesting dialogue. Terzić’s Axiom gathers four voices in a unique combination, the voices which successfully build a whole of almost independent individualities. Only through austere encounters in the common space, Axiom confirms its mission, challenging and magical … Continued
XX1st Jazz Fest Sarajevo concert for kids will be held on Sunday at 12.00, and the repertoire of jazz standards selected for the youngest will be performed by Bosnian and Macedonian musicians, trumpeter Trajče Velkov, saxophone player Kiril Kuzmanov, bassist Edvin Hadžić, pianist Filip Dimiškovski and drummer Viktor Filipovski. At 19.00 starts the first of … Continued
James Blood Ulmer takes us through time, back to the Mississippi delta, and as far as forward, into the world of free jazz improvisation. This American blues and jazz guitarist and vocalist, transcends genres and generations; he is avant-garde but at the same time committed to the tradition. Former associate of Art Blakey and Ornette … Continued
Thumbscrew discovers new dimensions of the known, creating their own magnetically appealing (a)tonal language. Mary Halvorson literally adds the new to the already existing, exploring and expanding the space beyond the traditional. In a continuous flow, Thumbscrew penetrates into the zones out of tonality, where familiar tunes and chords gain new quality, striving to be … Continued
Batković’s artistry as a composer is on the tract of the classical music tradition of minimalism, in a virtuous creation that overcomes abyss between melodies and patterns. He is the author who adds his own discourse to the tradition of minimalism in art music, enhancing it with the richness of changing minimalist motifs that do … Continued
The poetic journey through the Sephardic music tradition is embroidered with gentle reinterpretative sophistication. The project En El Amor is in love with Sephardic novels and lullabies, with a stunning creativity that is just enchanting. In En El Amor’s reinterpretation, Sephardic tradition remains faithful to itself, but in a gentle companionship with its innovative heirs. … Continued
Slovenian publicist and sociologist Ičo Vidmar will present his book New Music in New York, a study that follows significant socio-economic changes in New York – from the American cultural capital to the neoliberal global place, from the seventies of the last century till today. Workshop attendance is free of charge, with prior notice by … Continued
Italian historian, producer and publicist Francesco Martinelli will lecture on the influences of Italian opera on jazz. Attending the lecture is free of charge, with prior notice by e-mail [email protected] or phone 033 550 481.
And Saturday will, like the previous days at XX1st Jazz Fest 2017, be marked by seven festival programs, of which six will be organized at the Festival Center in Dom policije venue. At 12.00, Italian historian Francesco Martinelli will hold a lecture on Italian opera and jazz, and at 13.15 Slovenian sociologist Ičo Vidmar will … Continued