Jazz Fest concerts on KANAL1

As the cooperation of local TV station KANAL1 and Jazz Fest started last year, this BH cable channel will exclusively broadcast concerts recorded in November 2010 at the scenes of the 14th Jazz Fest. With an exclusive focus on music, sports and entertainment, KANAL1 will with this concert series delight fans of jazz and warm … Continued

True giants together in a project

British bass player Dave Holland and Spanish guitarist Pepe Habichuela are rightly called the true music giants of today and they will present their mutual project on November 2nd on the stage of the Bosnian Cultural Center during the 15th Jazz Fest. The triple Grammy Award winner Holland has been on the scene since the … Continued

Tickets are still available!

Due to the large number of calls to  Jazz Fest office, we inform you that there are still tickets on sale for all concerts during 15th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2011. Sale of tickets is done in box office in BKC every day 12:00 to 20:00, except Sundays, and tickets for all concerts can be purchased … Continued

Support to e-novine portal

Jazz Fest Sarajevo joined the campaign supporting the portal e-novine, with respect to their contribution to independent journalism and civil society building. The total amount realised by selling festival T-shirts and badges will be donated to support the portal e-novine. If you want to contribute, visit the festival box office in BKC, every day, 12:00 … Continued

Tawadros brothers at the festival

Young brothers Tawadros although only in their twenties, have achieved in their careers much more than they could dream of growing up in Australia after their parents fled their native Egypt. Joseph Tawadros is a true virtuoso on the oud, playing it with filigree technique even the most demanding sections. His style of interpretation is … Continued

Jazz Fest na RSG 1

Radio RSG 1 Sarajevo medijski je pokrovitelj ovogodišnjeg festivala. Svakog dana na talasima ovog radija u 18.20 možete pratiti predstavljanje učesnika festivala. Osim pažljivo odabranih muzičkih brojeva, saznat ćete i detalje iz života i karijera učesnika 15. Jazz Festa Sarajevo 2011, kao i informacije o koncertima i drugim aktivnostima u okviru Jazz Festa. Uživajte u … Continued

Jazz Fest box office opened!

15th International music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2011 opened its box office today at noon in Bosnian Cultural Center. Box office will be opened every day except Sundays, from 12:00 to 20:00, and visitors will be able to buy tickets at 20% lower prices during the pre-sale. Instead of the student discount which enabled students … Continued

Super Trio’s super music

The American trio symbolically named “Super Trio” will perform on 2nd November, the second day of the 15th Jazz Fest and bring to the audience a performance bursting with energy which is a fusion of jazz, blues and rock elements. Super Trio consists of the iconic musicians about whom we can talk only in superlatives: guitarist Scott … Continued

The Box Office will be opened on Monday

The Festival Box Office will start working on Monday, October 24th at the Bosnian Cultural Center. We decided in another year of recession to make the concert attendance easier for  the visitors of the festival, so you can buy tickets for the concerts you want to attend at 20% lower prices. Tickets will be sold … Continued

Quartet of the highest caliber

The quartet of the famous American guitarist John Abercrombie will be present the third day of the 15th Jazz Fest Sarajevo on the scene of the Bosnian Cultural Center. Abercrombie is a tireless experimenter, firmly related to the jazz tradition, but persistent in pushing forward the genre boundaries. In the long career of more than … Continued

Kurt Elling and The Klüvers Big Band

Kurt Elling will during six nights, from 25th to 30th October, be a resident in New York’s renowned jazz club Birdland, with the famous Danish Klüvers Big Band. However, this 18-member ensemble and Elling will be joined on the scene by several special guests – Miguel Zenon, Ravi Coltrane, Lew Tabackin, Robin Eubanks, and Stefon … Continued

Online bookings ends tomorrow

Friday, 21st of October is the last day for online ticket bookings for the festival. You can book the tickets till Friday at midnight via the ticket link, and those who miss to do it by Monday can by tickets at Jazz Fest box office at Bosanski kulturni centar. Ticket office’s working hours are every … Continued

Accreditation of journalists

Journalists interested in following the festival, can send the application for accreditation  via fax: 033 550 481 or e-mail [email protected], no later than 20th October 2011. An application must be on official letterhead of the media outlet, the seal and signature of the chief editor. Only one reporter can be accredited per media outlet. Given … Continued

New century of improvised music

15th Jazz Fest Sarajevo on 4th of November on the stage of the Youth theatre will present Stian Westerhus, a young Norwegian artist whose name is becoming more and more significant in Norway and the European music scene. This guitarist co-operates with major Norwegian musicians like Nils Petter Molvaer, Arve Henriksen, Paal Nilssen-Love and Sidsel … Continued

Kudsi Erguner Trio at Jazz Fest

Kudsi Erguner Trio will perform on the 4th November at the scene of the Bosnian Cultural Centre in Sarajevo, within the 15th Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2011. Turkish instrumentalists Kudsi Erguner for more than three decades studies classical Sufi music and philosophy, and during 1980s in Paris, he founded the Mevlana Institute. For years, he has … Continued

43rd Jazz Festival in Barcelona

International jazz festival Voll-Damm Barcelona, which takes place in the capital of Catalonia for 43rd time, will last for entire forty days – from 20th October to 1st December. The festival will present over 60 concerts, with many artists – well-established and young talents from around the world. Pat Metheny, Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart … Continued

Dave Douglas at Royal Academy

Dave Douglas, an influential and important name in jazz and experimental, is the new international jazz artist in residence at the Royal Academy of Music in London. At this position he will remain through the coming school year, starting in January 2012. Douglas himself is a former student of the prestigious Berklee College of music, … Continued

Nastavak saradnje sa DB Schenkerom

DB Schenker i ove godine ponovo nastupa kao logistički partner međunarodnog muzičkog festivala Jazz Fest Sarajevo, koji obilježava svoju 15. godišnjicu uspješnog djelovanja. Sa više od 90.000 uposlenih u preko 2.400 poslovnica u više od 150 zemalja širom svijeta, DB Schenker d.o.o. Sarajevo predstavlja dio koncerna DB Mobility Logistics AG, čije je sjedište u Essenu, … Continued

Famous TRT to play on JFS

During the first day of 15th Jazz Fest on the scene of BKC after Richard Bona, who will open the festival, we will also get a chance to see The Rosenberg Trio, which has become synonym for jazz manouche or gypsy jazz. This trio with their artful and inspired interpretations continues the tradition of special … Continued

Worldtronics festival in Berlin

In Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt (The House of World Cultures), the festival of Worldtronics is held again this year, which is considering, through a series of concerts, DJ sets, exhibitions, presentations and workshops, the future of contemporary electronic music. In four days of the festival, from 30th November to 4th December,  Worldtronics 2011 … Continued