The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year in August in the small town of Bansko. The concerts are free for the public.
Traditionally, the programme features styles and groups representing almost all jazz trends. During the festival week jazz is also played on various smaller stages in the large resort complexes and restaurants.
XX JAZZ FESTIVAL BANSKO 2017
5 – 12 August
PROGRAMME
August 5th, Saturday
Sentimental Swingers & Big Band Blagoevgrad and conductor Boris Yanev with special guest Mihail Yossifov (Bulgaria)
Vlatko Stefanovski Trio (Macedonia)
Axel Zwingenberger (Germany)
Patrizia Laquidara (Italy)
August 6th, Sunday
Uroš Perić & The Divettes (Slovenia ) & The Mambo StarsBand (Serbia)
Camellia Todorova & JP Trio (Bulgaria)
Spaghetti Swing (Italy)
Side Steps Quintet (Germany)
August 7th, Monday
Acquaphonica (BG/Italy )
Lello Petrarca (Italy)
Lyubomir Denev Quartet & Vesela Morova (Bulgaria)
Hilda Kazasyan Quartet (Bulgaria)
Seven (Swittzerland)
August 8th, Tuesaday
Big Band „Swing kids” and conductor Horst Aussеnhof (Germany)
Djabe (Hungary)
Two Cities One World (Bulgaria/USA)
August 9th, Wednesday
Premier Orchestra & Daniel (Belarus)
Hot Four (Germany)
Tony Momrelle & Band (UK)
August 10th, Thursday
The Tbilisi Big Band and conductor Givi Gachechiladze and soloists (Georgia)
Mario Stantchev Double Trio (France /Bulgaria)
Magi Aleksieva – Mey (Bulgaria) and Poogie Bell Band (USA/France)
August 11th, Friday
Adam Ben Ezra (Israel)
Roundella (Italy)
„LOVE Songs” with Vassil Petrov – vocal & Stanislav Arabadjiev trio (Bulgaria)
Candy Dulfer & Band (Netherlands)
August 12th, Saturday
Peter Salchev and Octet Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Patti Austin & Trio (USA)
Mungo Jerry Blus Band (UK)
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