I TI SI JAZZ
The 27th Belgrade Jazz Festival presents the best preview of the international jazz concert season, updating us on the most important new tendencies in the genre.
Side by side with listening to guitar stars like Pat Metheny, who will be opening the festival, you will be able to get acquainted with jazz in a more intimate atmosphere in Dom omladine Belgrade, a cultural centre that’s been organizing this oldest and most prominent Serbian jazz festival since 1971. We dedicate special attention to domestic artists - on this year’s BJF, we will be celebrating the 80th birthday of the most successful domestic jazz artist Dusko Gojkovic. Our guests will include some of the biggest names of contemporary jazz – from legends like Charles Lloyd and Joachim Kuhn, via the fantastic artists of the middle generation Stefano Bollani, Marc Ribot, Cristine Branco and Elliot Sharp, to future stars like Tigran Hamasyan and Anat Fort. A variety of creativeness and a million reasons to spend a fun weekend on a journey through current jazz trends.
The slogan “Jazz Is You” is a symbol of the unity of the festival and the public, with who we ourselves have grown. On the one hand, it presents a tribute to the freedom jazz gives us, letting everyone define it for themselves. On the other hand, this year’s slogan pays tribute to the loyal public without who the festival wouldn’t even exist.
