Festivals

Festival Review: Ystad Jazz Festival Sweden

Ystad is a small town in southern Sweden. The picturesque old town with its small houses and old churches became known worldwide, thanks in large part to the writer Henning...

Festival Review: Viljandi Folk Festival, Estonia

Before I start, please accept my apologies. This article won’t be a jazz festival report, as it’s about a folk festival, although folk music is also a form of...

A Shift to the Violin at this year’s Dobršská brána Festival

The violin is the centerpiece of this year’s Dobršská brána International Music Festival, with artists from Europe and the Americas represented in a weekend of first-rate...

Festival Review: Canarias Jazz & Más International Festival

Recently I had the pleasure of attending the Canarias Jazz & Más International Festival that takes place in each July in Canary Islands. This year marked the 32nd edition of...

A beautiful jazz day in Ghent

This year Jazz In Europe contributor, Jacques Nachtegaal together with photographer Maurits van Hout visited the Gent Jazz Festival. Below is Jacques’ thoughts on the music...

Festival Review: A to JazZ, Sofia Bulgaria

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of visiting the Bulgarian capital Sofia to attend the A to JazZ Festival. Since it’s modest beginnings in 2011, the A to JazZ Festival...

Jazz sets the Edinburgh Fringe swinging

Scottish jazz features prominently in a new pop-up venue on the Edinburgh Fringe during August. Saxophonists Tommy Smith and Helena Kay, pianists Fergus McCreadie and Brian...

Gent Jazz Festival Harks Back To Familiar Formula

Featured Image: Gent Jazz Festival, 2019, Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio | Photo by Maurits van Hout Once again this years the Gent Jazz Festival will take place from the 5th of July...

The A to JazZ festival adds Showcase concerts to program.

From July 6th through to the July 9th, once again the A to JazZ Festival will take place in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Founded in 2011 by a young and highly motivated team,...

Festival Preview: Canarias Jazz & Más International Festival

Europe is well known within the jazz community for it's rich selection of jazz festivals ranging from the smal local festival through to the larger festivals featuring a broad...

Oslo Jazz Festival targets Norwegian folk music’s influence on jazz.

From the 13th to the 19th of August the 37th edition of the annual Oslo Jazzfestival will take place in the Norwegian capital. Once again the festival promises to deliver a...