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Jazz Baltica: Big Bands, Federal Presidents, and Mischievous Boys

“Apparently, I have a very expensive new shirt that keeps developing new patterns,” laughed drummer Emil Brandqvist, referring to the unique conditions at this...

Festival Review: Funchal Jazz Festival 2026

Young talents and international jazz stars – they all play at this worth to visit festival on the beautiful island of Madeira. For the fifth time now, the Funchal Jazz Festival...

Polish Jazz Festival Returns to London

The UK’s only festival dedicated exclusively to Polish jazz returns to London this September, and if the scale of this year’s programme is anything to go by, last...

Festival Review: fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar 2026

The concept of ‘hot’ could certainly be viewed from two perspectives at this year’s, fourth edition of fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar in Saarbrücken, in...

The Dobršská brána International Music Festival 2026

The Dobršská brána International Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary as an intimate two-day festival with a focus on experimental contemporary jazz, as well as...

Festival Review: Jazz à Liège 2026

Jazz à Liège in Belgium´s charming city of Liège offers a great choice of jazz and beyond in wonderful concert venues. Is what Ibrahim Maalouf is presenting in his new...

Jazzkaar Festival 2026: Jazz is Punk!

Bill Frisell with Eyvind Kang? Magnificent! Kneebody, the wild American quartet? Pretty great! Kennedy Administration (“My Name is Kennedy, I am your president tonight!”)?...

Conference Review: The 6th Jazz France Balkans Network Meeting

The sixth meeting of the Jazz France Balkans Network, held in Dijon from 12–15 May 2026, was something rather more than a gathering of jazz professionals comparing notes. It...

JAZZ à SEMUR announce 2026 Line-up

JAZZ à SEMUR returns to the medieval town of Semur-en-Auxois from 2 to 4 July 2026 for its sixth edition — three days of jazz in one of Burgundy’s most quietly beautiful...

Music Meeting announces final program

The Nijmegen based festival “Music Meeting” has been a quietly radical fixture on the Dutch live music calendar since 1985, and this coming weekend reaches its 40th...

The Jazz France Balkans Network convenes for its 6th gathering

On 14 and 15 May 2026, the city of Dijon hosts the sixth meeting of the Jazz France Balkans Network — a multilateral project that links French and Western Balkan cities through...