jazznojazz 2014 | 16th Zurich International Festival

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The 16th edition of the Zurich Jazzfestival  jazznojazz promises to be captivating with its exciting mix of urban jazz, soul sounds, and jazz fusion grooves. Sponsored by the Zurich electric power station (ewz) and the Zurich Cantonal Bank, jazznojazz 2014 offers four nights of awesome music from 29th October through 1st November 2014.

The programme with true musical pearls features no less than 19 concerts at the following venues: Gessnerallee Zurich, ewz-Unterwerk Selnau and the Club in the Theater der Künste.

Jazz stars such as Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau and Al Di Meola, soul, hip-hop and blues heroes Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Lucky Peterson, funk-fusion greats Amp Fiddler, Paulo Mendonça, Spyro Gyra and Grammy winners Snarky Puppy, the soulful voices of Michael Kiwanuka, Ayo and Naturally 7 or the Zurich jazz summit on Saturday with Irène Schweizer/Jürg Wickihalder and Jojo Mayer/Zurich Jazz Orchestra guarantee to provide a rich and enticing jazznojazz mix!

Advance tickets are available online at www.jazznojazz.ch or at all Ticketcorner sales points in Switzerland. A total of 50 tickets per concert are available for Zurich Cantonal Bank or Tages-Anzeiger Carte Blanche card holders with a CHF 10 discount.

The festival is organized by AllBlues Konzert AG with the support of its principal sponsors, ewz and the Zurich Cantonal Bank. jazznojazz 2014 is under the patronage of the City of Zurich / Department of Culture, supported by its media partners, the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper and the radio station SRF2 Kultur (broadcasting live from the festival).

Full jazznojazz programme details at:
www.jazznojazz.ch and www.allblues.ch

Advance ticket sales:
All Ticketcorner sales points in Switzerland, Manor, SBB, the Swiss Post and Coop City
Tel. +41 900 800 800 (CHF 1.19/min)
www.jazznojazz.chwww.allblues.chwww.ticketcorner.com

(including the “print at home” option)

Concerts jazznojazz 2014

Wednesday, 29 October 2014
19.30-21.00    Al Di Meola plays Beatles & More **
20.00-21.30    Lucky Peterson **
21.30-23.00    Matthias Tschopp Quartet (Gewinner Jazzpreis der Zürcher Kantonalbank)

Thursday, 30 October 2014
19.00-20.30    Brad Mehldau & Chris Thile Duo **
21.30-23.00    Avishai Cohen Trio **
19.30-21.00    Meshell Ndegeocello
22.00-23.30    Robert Glasper Experiment
21.30-23.00    Christian McBride Trio **

Friday, 31 October 2014
19.30-21.00    Naturally 7
22.00-23.30    Michael Kiwanuka **
20.00-21.30    Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrik Schwarz & Dan Berglund Trio **
22.30-24.00    Snarky Puppy **
22.00-23.30    Amp Fiddler **

Saturday, 1 November 2014
17.00-18.30    Irène Schweizer & Jürg Wickihalder Duo
19.30-21.00    Jojo Mayer & Zurich Jazz Orchestra **
22.00-23.30    Ayo **
20.00-21.30    Spyro Gyra **
22.30-24.00    Paolo Mendonça **
22.00-23.30    Ed Motta **

** Only concert in Switzerland

Last modified: July 15, 2018