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”
High Risk, the ensemble of American trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas is releasing their new album Dark Territory this month.
The American bassist and composer wrote music for numerous films, two of which will premier this year.
For this year they announced a Canadian, American and European tour that will kick off in Sarajevo, where they will be performing at Jazz Fest’s anniversary edition.
Markus Stockhausen and Florian Weber are going to introduce their first studio album Alba in Sarajevo.
Bojan Zulfikarpašić is going to introduce duets with Julien Lourau and Nils Wogram at the 20th Jazz Fest Sarajevo.
A great lover of jazz has left us after 57 years.
Nest HQ asked Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter to share open letter to the next generation of artists.