Tampere Jazz Happening
Finnish Festival of the Year-winner, Tampere Jazz Happening is going to bring a spectacular jazz line-up in Tampere: Vijay Iyer Trio, the Jazz Passengers, Ibrahim Maalouf and many more
Roma Jazz Festival
Roma Jazz Festival is an international event that presents different forms of jazz: the musical one (with live performances by local, European and international musicians) and the visual one (exhibitions, documentaries, computer-generated creations and a lot more). This year the festival is held from Oct 12th to Nov 25th.
JazzAscona Festival
Once again JazzAscona follows an established and successful form that focuses on a union between jazz music and quality tourism. In a tasteful setting – a beautiful landscape, refined culture, a tradition of hospitality, sunshine, and excellent cuisine – during the ten days of the festival, Ascona is transformed into a music town, offering intriguing moments at every hour of the day, until late at night. A festive and lively (but livable) town, filled with cheerfulness and confusion but at all times serene and welcoming, in which to live an experience of the five senses and from which to explore a territory with a great tourism tradition and rare beauty – from the sunny Lake Maggiore banks to the green and wild valleys into the heart of the Alps.
Montreal Jazz Festival
With over 2.5 million festival goers, 800 concerts and 3000 musicians from over 30 countries, this is a biggie. How can you one possibly miss such a jazz event on nine stages and in 10 concert halls. One week just ain’t enough for the sounds you’ll likely miss. Every year the event becomes bigger and better, this year is no exception.
Gibraltar Jazz Festival
It’s always good to see a new festival face in the world of jazz. The Gibraltar Jazz Festival begins this year and the lineup is already looking great. It includes: Avishai Cohen, performing ‘Seven Seas’, Dan Moretti Band, Juan Galiardo Quintet George Posso Trio Arturo Serra Quartet Elie Massias Band Kirsty Almeida and the Troubadours […]
April Jazz 2012
April Jazz 2012 is upon us again and this year holds a fantastic line up of the some of the best performers in the world. Patti Austin, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jan Garbarek, Avishai Cohen, and whole host of jazz luminaries means Finland is full of talent at April Jazz.
Pori Jazz Festival
The Pori Jazz festival is one of the oldest jazz festivals in the year, certainly in Europe it’s the grandest of them all. It’s also one of the years highlights you won’t want to miss. Having hosted some of the greatest jazz giants of our time it continues to attract huge audiences and sets off the Finnish festival season.
Cape Town Jazz Festival
The Cape Town Jazz Festival is in it’s 13th year and about to swing the Cape into a frenzy of jazz. Line ups this year include South Africa’s own and legendary trumpeteer Hugh Masekela, the poetic Jill Scott and many other musical luminaries poised to hit the stage in March. Quickly becoming a member of the top 10 jazz festivals of the year, it’s also become a member of our not to miss list.
Montreux Jazz Festival
The second biggest jazz festival in the world, Montreux hits the high note every year.
Jazz Fest Wien
Vienna is often noted to be the music capital of the world for classical music and operas. Alongside the rich tapestry of music it;s home to Jazz, Blues, Soul and World Music. Beginning in 1991 it’s capital has been home to a modern, international jazz festival, staking claim at being one of the three most […]
