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SUMMARY:Miles Davis 100! Elevator to the Gallows
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778574057737{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nMiles Davis 100! Elevator to the Gallows\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5738″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778574238714{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Monday\, 29 June at 20.00 – Kosovel Hall\nEUR 6\, 5*\n* EUR for younger than 25 and older than 65\, as well as pensioners.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778574262730{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778574449308{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]France\, 1958\, 88′\nDirected by: Louis Malle\nWritten by: Roger Nimier\, Louis Malle\, based on the novel by Noël Calef\nCinematography: Henri Decaë \nMusic: Miles Davis \nCast: Jeanne Moreau\, Maurice Ronet\, Lino Ventura\, Yori Bertin\, Florence Carala \nProduction: Nouvelles Éditions de Films \nJulien and Florence devise an elaborate plan to murder her husband\, who also happens to be Julien’s boss. They choose Friday afternoon for the killing\, timing it to coincide with the closing of the offices in the city centre. At first\, everything unfolds flawlessly: Julien commits the murder\, disposes of the evidence\, and makes his escape. But then\, in a moment of fatal carelessness\, he steps into the elevator\, forgetting that every Friday evening the caretaker cuts the power to the building for the weekend. Trapped inside\, Julien can only wait helplessly. Meanwhile\, a young couple notices Julien’s fancy car\, steals it\, and races toward the outskirts of the city. As Julien struggles to free himself from the elevator\, the increasingly distraught Florence wanders the nocturnal streets of Paris in search of him. \nWhile Elevator to the Gallows is often associated with the dawn of the French New Wave\, it remains both chronologically and stylistically “incompatible” with the movement’s defining aesthetic\, despite its undeniable qualities and its extensive use of location shooting. The film functions instead as a cinematic bridge between the period of reflection on American noir and the bold formal experiments of early New Wave crime films (e.g.\, Godard’s Breathless). Undeniably\, it also occupies a distinctive place in film history thanks to Miles Davis’s melancholic\, improvised soundtrack. \n“Alain Cavalier – a friend from school days – drew my attention to a book that he had bought at a railway station kiosk\, Ascenseur pour l’échafaud by Noël Calef. I found this idea of a crime imputed to a murderer in his absence seductive. The start had been difficult. The producer had not been enthusiastic about Noël Calef’s book. Nevertheless\, he recognized that we had found a good police intrigue. It was therefore going to be a B-movie with Jeanne Moreau on the bill\, who at that time acted in those types of film. In fact\, we invented the character played by Jeanne Moreau. The part did not exist in the book.” (Louis Malle)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979740791{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979746721{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979754399{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/anze-mikulan/
LOCATION:Klub CD\, Prešernova cesta 10\, Ljubljana\, 1000\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:29.6.
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260630T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270809T233000
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SUMMARY:Pasquale Mirra – Jagged Rhythms
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491437927{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nPasquale Mirra – Jagged Rhythms\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5374″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578159111{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Tuesday\, 30 June at 20.30 – Štih Hall\nFriday\, 3 July\, 5:30 pm – Štih Hall\nFree entry till full capacity\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778069718122{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778663478242{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Pasquale Mirra\, acoustic vibraphone\, midi vibraphone\, log drum\, Tibetan bells\, timpani\, percussion; Petra Strban\, visuals\n(IT) \n“What an incredulous and happy coincidence! During my frequent visits to Sežana\, I recently bought two poetry collections by Srečko Kosovel in a local bookshop. This is precisely why I became interested in him and passionate about his work almost immediately\,” reads the reply to our invitation to Italian vibraphonist Pasquale Mirra to create a special project based on Kosovel’s poetry for the Ljubljana Jazz Festival in the year we celebrate 100 years from poet’s too early death. The creative forces were set in motion instantly. \nMirra\, a classically educated percussionist who discovered jazz through the sound of the vibraphone – and vice versa – elevates the compositions of his collaborators with virtuosity\, attentiveness and empathy. Among them are Rob Mazurek\, Hamid Drake\, Shabaka Hutchings\, Moor Mother\, Trilok Gurtu\, William Parker\, Fred Frith\, Nicole Mitchell\, Ballaké Sissoko\, Jeff Parker\, Tomeka Reid\, James Brandon Lewis and Mulatu Astatke. Mirra’s music is atmospheric\, airy\, heartfelt\, sharp-edged\, subtle\, elusive\, organic and mechanical – when he wants it to be\, at times otherworldly\, yet strangely familiar. He says the essence lies in the idea of sound\, not in the technique of playing\, in which he uses a wide array of percussion instruments and tools.\nThis approach parallels that of Kosovel’s\, who explored new forms of expression and stylistic techniques to find a deeper insight into humanity\, society and the signs of the times. His Kons’ are impromptu improvisations; his Integrals’ – as noted by his contemporary Anton Ocvirk – a brand-new world\, a world of dissonance\, antitheses\, absurdities\, explosions and jarring disharmonies. \nKosovel = vision ∞ Human > humanity \nMirra approaches sound intuitively\, sensing the hidden meanings in the vowels and consonants within the Slovenian poet’s verses. In sharp rhythms and fragmented chords\, he searches for new function\, new content. The instrumentation\, handpicked for this commissioned work\, echoes three conceptual currents in Kosovel’s poetry: the nature-oriented; the constructivist\, social-revolutionary focused; and the lyrical-intimate-confessional turn. The soundscape of Pasquale Mirra will unfold gradually in two performances at Štih Hall\, as Kosovel’s poetry slowly reveals itself over time. \nThe synesthetic effect it evokes will be further explored by Petra Strban – painter and graphic artist – who will create her own visual interpretation of Jagged Rhythms on screen in response to Mirra’s music. \n\nJagged Rhythms *\n\nI’m the broken arc\nof a circle\,\nthe cracked form\nof some statue\,\nand someone’s stifled\nthought.\nI’m a force\ncleft by distress.\nAs if I’m walking\non splinters\,\nI can’t bear your calm\npresence any longer. \n*Kosovel\, Srečko. OPEN: Selected Poems and Thoughts. Društvo Konstruktivist. 2018\nThe poem Jagged Rhythms translated by Ana Jelnikar and Barbara Siegel Carlson[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgN0MJIvrM” css=”.vc_custom_1776177171401{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsD0H9MCQ1U” css=”.vc_custom_1776177178102{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6F_FlePmbc” css=”.vc_custom_1776177187517{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/pasquale-mirra-jagged-rhythms-2/
LOCATION:Štihova dvorana
CATEGORIES:30.6.
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260701T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270810T233000
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SUMMARY:Pat Metheny: Side-Eye III+
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774959281098{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491778819{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nPat Metheny: Side-Eye III+\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”4752″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578412195{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]Wednesday\, 1 July at 21.00 – Križanke Summer Theatre\nTickets (standing / seating – unassigned\, limited availability): presale (until 30 June): 45\, 36* EUR \, on the day: 50\, 40* EUR\n*Visitors aged under 25\, over 65 and pensioners[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1775044516307{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1779274411123{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Pat Metheny\, guitar; Chris Fishman\, piano\, keyboards; Jermaine Paul\, bass; Joe Dyson\, drums\n(US) \nHis music transcends genres\, as evidenced by the Grammy Awards he has won in ten different categories – from new age\, pop and country to jazz\, naturally\, most of them in the last named category\, which makes him the only artist ever to have achieved this. He has a total of twenty grammies\, three golden records and an impressive songbook of jazz standards. \nIt goes without saying that working with a roster of artists as diverse as Ornette Coleman\, John Zorn\, Joni Mitchell\, and David Bowie calls for tremendous musical versatility and the corresponding technical virtuosity. He cites Miles Davis\, Wes Montgomery and The Beatles as having the biggest impact on his music. \nMetheny has been a key player in fusion jazz for the past four decades\, with a broad community of followers\, also satisfying their preferences for experimentation. We’ve closely followed his artistic development; with different line-ups he performed at the Jazz Festival Ljubljana three times\, most recently nine years ago. The Pat Metheny Group\, active since 1978 with various changes in personnel\, has decisively shaped the development of the jazz fusion genre and allowed him to evolve his distinctive lyricism under the ECM Records. \n...More ...\nHe composes contemporary classical and film music\, dreamy solo ballads\, and virtuoso pieces\, creating a canon of new standards\, while also keeping an eye out for young new talents with whom to share his vision. Thus\, in 2016\, which many in the US see as the advent of a new dark age\, Metheny started the Side-Eye project. The name is slang for “raising an eyebrow\,” being sceptical\, distrustful\, or disapproving\, which is how the world has been looking at the US since 2016.\nToday\, the core of the Side-Eye III+ project consists of Chris Fishman\, a drummer-turned-pianist from the Louis Cole (Knower) orbit and the rising drumming star Joe Dyson\, who brings New Orleans–style vehemence to the trio and has inspired Metheny to compose specifically with him in mind. At Ljubljana Jazz Festival the non-classical guitar–piano–drums trio will be joined by Californian musical up-and-comer on bass\, Jermaine Paul.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qef5Ui5qo6Q&list=PLnM2cuYLcpQ4E4Os-NhFFeFlosbuRc4Ks&index=2″ css=”.vc_custom_1775119546262{margin-bottom: 80px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmH_e5IS6DQ&t=5s” css=”.vc_custom_1775119563850{margin-bottom: 80px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msypyORj4-g&t=19s” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/pat-metheny/
LOCATION:Križanke\, Trg francoske revolucije 1\, Ljubljana\, 1000\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:Day 1
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260702T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260811T233000
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SUMMARY:Dee Dee Bridgewater: We exist!
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774959281098{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491838057{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nWe Exist! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”4765″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578497312{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]Thursday\, 2 July at 19.00 – Gallus Hall\nTickets (no assigned seating): presale (until 30 June): 38\, 34* EUR \, regular price: 42\, 37* EUR\n* Discounted admission prices for people younger than 25\, older than 65 and pensioners[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1775045869668{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_text]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778742714792{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Dee Dee Bridgewater\, vocals; Alexis Lombre\, piano; Shirazette Tinnin\, drums; Rosa Brunello\, drums\n(US) \nFrom an early age\, she has felt an urge to express her inner voice through performance. The moment she first stepped onto the stage\, she did so with total confidence\, forging her own style – uncompromising and unrestrained. Over six decades\, she has moved effortlessly across genres\, performing at the Sanremo Festival\, recording over 20 albums\, and acting in theatre and film – all by following her heart\, in her own words. She has received three Grammy Awards and a Tony Award for her role as the Good Witch in the Broadway musical The Wiz. \nThroughout her career\, she has been driven by personal integrity\, professional autonomy\, and boundless creativity\, and has also given a voice to the voiceless as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Twenty years ago\, she founded her own record label\, DDB Records\, and became a producer. She holds honorary doctorates from prestigious music universities and was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Her musical credentials read like a who’s who of jazz royalty: Sonny Rollins\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Horace Silver\, Dexter Gordon\, Max Roach\, Ray Charles\, B. B. King… \n...More ...\nJust as she once received advice from her role models Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Betty Carter\, who taught her to be fearless and command the stage\, she now passes on her experience and knowledge to younger generations. Through her Woodshed Network programme\, Dee Dee has recently mentored young female jazz musicians\, sharing her wisdom on surviving in the male-dominated music industry and standing up to discrimination and misogyny. Her protégées include Jazzmeia Horn and Lakecia Benjamin.\nIn this spirit\, and as a direct response to the Gaza war\, she formed the quartet We Exist!\, bringing together young female musicians – pianist Carmen Staaf\, bassist Rosa Brunello\, as well as drummers Shirazette Tinnin and Evita Polidoro. The band’s repertoire\, opposing patriarchy and social injustice\, is like a journey through the history of songs of rebellion and long-unheeded warnings from the past. Dee Dee Bridgewater\, now a musical icon herself\, pays tribute to the timeless luminaries Roberta Flack\, Nina Simone\, Billie Holiday\, and Abbey Lincoln\, reaching for the most haunting songs in the jazz canon\, such as Tryin’ Times\, Danger Zone\, Strange Fruit\, Mississippi Goddam\, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free – all the while inviting the audience to listen to the lyrics. Truly listen.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWHNexCCTfI&t=2437s” css=”.vc_custom_1775043073905{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILQSMDI5Ak&t=50s” css=”.vc_custom_1775043100784{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/live/IcA6NvcraME?t=1259s” css=”.vc_custom_1775043125971{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/dee-dee-bridgewater/
LOCATION:Gallus Hall
CATEGORIES:Day 2
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260702T203000
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SUMMARY:Arist-in-residence: CRY
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491939523{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nArist-in-residence: Lenart De Bock – CRY\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5147″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578558886{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Thursday\, 2 July at 20.30 – CD Park\, main stage\nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 15\, regular price: EUR 18[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778070751646{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491978102{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Tomaž Gajšt\, trumpet; Miloš Čolović\, double bass; Lenart De Bock\, saxophone; Gerald Cleaver\, drums\n(SI\, BE\, SRB\, US) \nLenart De Bock’s new quartet brings together four cross-generational musicians from diverse musical backgrounds in an open\, improvisational ensemble without a harmonic instrument. The ‘cordless quartet’ is anchored in a direct dialogue between trumpet\, saxophone\, double bass\, and drums\, with the music unfolding spontaneously through mutual interaction and shared exploration of sound. The project also features avant-garde veteran Gerald Cleaver as a special guest\, an American musician with a long list of credits and a strong presence on the contemporary jazz scene. \nAbout arist-in-residence:\nLenart De Bock (SI\, BE) \nSaxophonist\, composer\, and improviser Lenart De Bock is best known as the leader of his quintet\, co-leader of the Soothsayer trio\, and a member of the Zhlehtet collective. An exceptionally prolific young artist\, De Bock has recently focused on developing a distinctive musical voice characterized by a warm tone\, lyrical expressiveness\, and an openness to improvisation. In addition to his own projects\, he appears on several albums as a sideman\, and occasionally as a co-leader and co-composer. \nHe has performed and recorded with a number of renowned Slovenian and international jazz musicians\, including Jim Rotondi\, Rick Margitza\, Marko Črnčec\, Daniel Nösig\, and João Moreira. Lenart has appeared at major Slovenian festivals (Jazz Festival Ljubljana\, Jazz Cerkno\, Jazzinty\, among others) and has also toured in Brazil\, Austria\, and across Europe. \nThe centrepiece of his work as a composer is last year’s debut album A Plea for Tenderness\, which offers a vivid\, communal reflection on the jazz tradition as shaped\, for example\, in the more spiritual strands of artists such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago\, Alice Coltrane\, and Pharoah Sanders. At its core\, the album explores a predominantly flowing and tender spirituality\, articulated with exceptional precision\, refinement\, integrity\, and fervour\, and enriched by subtle inflections of classical and folk music.\nAs this year’s festival resident artist\, De Bock will present two brand-new projects: a quartet and a percussion ensemble[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7-NFoeSAw&list=RDcl7-NFoeSAw&start_radio=1″ css=”.vc_custom_1778059609845{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca0cp5lE72E&list=RDca0cp5lE72E&start_radio=1″ css=”.vc_custom_1778059594594{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aUXsVPFoRg&list=RD-aUXsVPFoRg&start_radio=1″ css=”.vc_custom_1778059576502{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/arist-in-residence-cry-si-be-srb-us/
LOCATION:CD Park\, main stage
CATEGORIES:Day 2
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260702T213000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270811T233000
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UID:5175-1783027800-1818027000@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Anže Mikulan
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778671790022{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nAnže Mikulan: Rhythm Is Expansive\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5254″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578602817{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Thursday\, 2 July at 21.30 – CD Park\, Old Tree Stage\nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 15\, regular price: EUR 18[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778070967866{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492122956{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Anže Mikulan\, Luka Matić\, Domen Cizej\, drums\n(SI) \nLuka Matić\, Domen Cizej\, and Anže Mikulan appear at this year’s festival as an exclusive percussion ensemble. Through their original compositions\, they explore music-making as a living\, ever-evolving organism\, performed across three drum kits. All three belong to a new generation of musicians who have trained at music institutions abroad. The JFL concert marks the public debut of this line-up. \nThe concert is presented in collaboration with the Inštitut .abeceda.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979740791{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979746721{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979754399{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/anze-mikulans-percussion-ensemble-rhythm-is-expansive-si/
LOCATION:Park CD\, oder pod drevesom
CATEGORIES:Day 2
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ljubljanajazz.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/67_Jazz-foto_ANZE-MIKULAN-500x1500-12-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260702T220000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270811T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260423T132601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T093631Z
UID:5165-1783029600-1818027000@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Sun-Mi Hong: Bida Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491083067{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nSun-Mi Hong: Bida Orchestra\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5169″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578659056{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Thursday\, 2 July at 22.00 – CD Park\, main stage\nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 15\, regular price: EUR 18[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778071238104{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778751388067{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]John Dikeman\, bass & tenor saxophone;; Mette Rasmussen\, alto saxophone;  Alistair Payne\, trumpet; Jozef Dumoulin\, piano\, fender rhodes; John Edwards\, bass; ;  Sun Mi Hong\, drums\n(KR\, NL\, BE\, GB\, US\, NO) \nAcross Europe\, a burgeoning music scene is emerging\, driven by a younger generation of inspiring and creative musicians\, songwriters\, and arrangers. One name that immediately comes to mind is South Korean drummer Sun-Mi Hong\, who has been based in the Netherlands for over a decade.. \nWhile devoting most of her creative energy to her quintet (with which she released her latest album Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest last year)\, Sun-Mi Hong performs and records in a wide range of contexts\, from tightly composed works to free improvisation. A particularly distinctive aspect of her output is the unconventional Bida Orchestra. In recent years\, Hong has travelled extensively across Europe\, engaging with diverse musical scenes and further expanding her artistic language; this experience directly informs the project. \nIt was created in 2023\, when BIMHUIS Productions commissioned her to write a new work for the REFLEX series\, which invites musicians to reflect on society and the world as they perceive it. Drawing on scenes from her dreams\, Hong composed the highly dynamic\, intense\, and unpredictable opus Invisible Ropes. \nShe has brought together five versatile musicians – improvisers from diverse stylistic backgrounds\, or rather a first-rate constellation of distinctive musical personalities. Three wind instruments\, double bass\, piano/synthesiser\, and drums form a lineup that\, partly owing to the individual voices of its members\, opens up seemingly endless – at times extreme – possibilities in texture and dynamics. A whirlwind of sound that shifts the ground beneath our feet\, described by Sun-Mi Hong herself as moving “from linear serenity to choppy waters and blood-curdling screams”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/rzYuz8WGDks?is=I4WQWXOxG6CwygO6″ css=”.vc_custom_1778498715152{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/9tzS5Ghy4jE?is=EiDEHChby22Gbd7f” css=”.vc_custom_1778498727638{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/live/OkoquTSnrko?is=gx4oPDiSRapukHpf” css=”.vc_custom_1778498740482{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/sun-mi-hong-bida-orchestra-kr-nl-be-gb-us/
LOCATION:CD Park\, main stage
CATEGORIES:Day 2
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ljubljanajazz.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/67_Jazz-foto_SUN-MI-HONG-1500x1500-12-6.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260702T230000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270811T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260506T075850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T094104Z
UID:5357-1783033200-1818027000@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Aki Takase: Timeless Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492232453{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nAki Takase: Timeless Ensemble\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5640″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778578861890{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Thursday\, 2 July at 23.00 – CD Klub\nFree entry till full capacity[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778078516991{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492226708{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Aki Takase\, piano; Daniel Erdmann\, saxophones; Vincent von Schlippenbach aka DJ IllVibe\, turntables; Carlos Bica\, double bass; Dag Magnus Narvesen\, drums\n(JP\, DE\, NO) \n“Time is the central theme of the program. What is time? What is silence? How malleable is time? Perhaps we can even travel to the future and the past with the help of music?” \nThese are the questions at the core of the new project by the unrivalled epitome of pianism – or\, without exaggeration\, a true piano legend – Aki Takase. Her life’s journey has taken her from Tokyo to the United States and Berlin; as early as the 1980s\, she collaborated with figures as eminent as John Scofield\, Lester Bowie\, and Dave Liebman\, and in the 1990s performed extensively with David Murray and Reggie Workman\, among others. Her credentials are simply too extensive to enumerate here.\nCollaborations are therefore an essential\, almost indispensable principle of Takase’s creative process. When she encountered her former student Daniel Erdmann at a Paris airport\, a musical partnership emerged spontaneously. They began as a duo and soon expanded into an enlarged musical organism: the exceptional quintet JAPANIC. \nNow they are taking things even further\, moving toward the “Timeless Orchestra.” It is an ensemble of cross-generational musicians. It is both a project of passing on experience to younger generations and a project of projection: where is our music heading? What is happening now\, and what might the future bring? Linear time is interrupted as the finest elements of the past are connected with visions of the future at the crux of the present. “Timeless” thus becomes an open structure that invites young musicians to collaborate with their older peers. An extravagant avant-garde initiative![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLvGUkBclQ” css=”.vc_custom_1778060964623{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOV5hsrgoZE” css=”.vc_custom_1778060979235{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777979754399{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/aki-takase-timeless-ensemble-jp-de-no/
LOCATION:Klub CD\, Prešernova cesta 10\, Ljubljana\, 1000\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:Day 2
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ljubljanajazz.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/67_Jazz-AKI-TAKASE_web-1500x1500-12.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260506T082254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T091204Z
UID:5369-1783099800-1818113400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Pasquale Mirra – Jagged Rhythms
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778491480590{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nPasquale Mirra – Jagged Rhythms\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5374″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778226125896{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Tuesday\, 30 June\, 8:30 pm – Štih Hall\nFriday\, 3 July\, 5:30 pm – Štih Hall\nFree entry till full capacity\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778071508806{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778663519922{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Pasquale Mirra\, acoustic vibraphone\, midi vibraphone\, log drum\, Tibetan bells\, timpani\, percussion; Petra Strban\, visuals\n(IT) \n“What an incredulous and happy coincidence! During my frequent visits to Sežana\, I recently bought two poetry collections by Srečko Kosovel in a local bookshop. This is precisely why I became interested in him and passionate about his work almost immediately\,” reads the reply to our invitation to Italian vibraphonist Pasquale Mirra to create a special project based on Kosovel’s poetry for the Ljubljana Jazz Festival in the year we celebrate 100 years from poet’s too early death. The creative forces were set in motion instantly. \nMirra\, a classically educated percussionist who discovered jazz through the sound of the vibraphone – and vice versa – elevates the compositions of his collaborators with virtuosity\, attentiveness and empathy. Among them are Rob Mazurek\, Hamid Drake\, Shabaka Hutchings\, Moor Mother\, Trilok Gurtu\, William Parker\, Fred Frith\, Nicole Mitchell\, Ballaké Sissoko\, Jeff Parker\, Tomeka Reid\, James Brandon Lewis and Mulatu Astatke. Mirra’s music is atmospheric\, airy\, heartfelt\, sharp-edged\, subtle\, elusive\, organic and mechanical – when he wants it to be\, at times otherworldly\, yet strangely familiar. He says the essence lies in the idea of sound\, not in the technique of playing\, in which he uses a wide array of percussion instruments and tools.\nThis approach parallels that of Kosovel’s\, who explored new forms of expression and stylistic techniques to find a deeper insight into humanity\, society and the signs of the times. His Kons’ are impromptu improvisations; his Integrals’ – as noted by his contemporary Anton Ocvirk – a brand-new world\, a world of dissonance\, antitheses\, absurdities\, explosions and jarring disharmonies. \nKosovel = vision ∞ Human > humanity \nMirra approaches sound intuitively\, sensing the hidden meanings in the vowels and consonants within the Slovenian poet’s verses. In sharp rhythms and fragmented chords\, he searches for new function\, new content. The instrumentation\, handpicked for this commissioned work\, echoes three conceptual currents in Kosovel’s poetry: the nature-oriented; the constructivist\, social-revolutionary focused; and the lyrical-intimate-confessional turn. The soundscape of Pasquale Mirra will unfold gradually in two performances at Štih Hall\, as Kosovel’s poetry slowly reveals itself over time. \nThe synesthetic effect it evokes will be further explored by Petra Strban – painter and graphic artist – who will create her own visual interpretation of Jagged Rhythms on screen in response to Mirra’s music. \n\nJagged Rhythms *\n\nI’m the broken arc\nof a circle\,\nthe cracked form\nof some statue\,\nand someone’s stifled\nthought.\nI’m a force\ncleft by distress.\nAs if I’m walking\non splinters\,\nI can’t bear your calm\npresence any longer. \n*Kosovel\, Srečko. OPEN: Selected Poems and Thoughts. Društvo Konstruktivist. 2018\nThe poem Jagged Rhythms translated by Ana Jelnikar and Barbara Siegel Carlson[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgN0MJIvrM” css=”.vc_custom_1776177171401{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsD0H9MCQ1U” css=”.vc_custom_1776177178102{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6F_FlePmbc” css=”.vc_custom_1776177187517{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/pasquale-mirra-jagged-rhythms/
LOCATION:Štihova dvorana
CATEGORIES:Day 3
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ljubljanajazz.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/67_Jazz-Pasquale-Mirra_web-1500x1500-6.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260423T142010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T094547Z
UID:5192-1783105200-1818113400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Toni Lah Quartet
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492276040{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nToni Lah Quartet\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5194″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579094780{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 19.00 – CD Park\, Old Tree Stage\nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 20\, regular price: EUR 24[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776250772975{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492307372{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Toni Lah\, guitar; Aljoša Kavčič\, piano; Konrad Waldert\, double bass; Juš Kvaternik\, drums\n(SI\, AT) \nThis contemporary jazz quartet comes to our festival with fresh\, original material featured on their upcoming album. The group comprises four friends who strive to push the envelope of music at every available opportunity\, while thoroughly enjoying themselves in the process. Their compositions draw on the idiom of a new generation of modern jazz\, one that responds to the current state of the world and captures the spirit of the times while honouring the jazz tradition. \nThe concert is presented in collaboration with Defonija.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777984123890{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777984131254{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777984138697{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/toni-lah-quartet-si-at/
LOCATION:Park CD\, oder pod drevesom
CATEGORIES:Day 3
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ljubljanajazz.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/67_Jazz-TONI-LAH_web-1500x1500-9.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260414T142010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T083734Z
UID:4984-1783107000-1818113400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Melissa Aldana: Filin (CL)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492437967{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nMelissa Aldana: Filin\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”4970″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579247812{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 19.30 – CD Park\, main stage \nDay pass CD Park: presale (until 30 June): EUR 20\, regular price: EUR 24[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778071571334{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1779266251875{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Melissa Aldana\, tenor sax; Pablo Held\, piano; Robert Landfermann; double bass; Kush Abadey\, drums\n(CL\, DE\, US) \nAfter winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 2013 – making history as the first woman and the first South American to receive the award – Melissa Aldana’s career skyrocketed. She was given the blessing of none other than Wayne Shorter\, who served on the competition jury\, while his longtime pianist\, Danilo Pérez\, had earlier encouraged her to move to the US from her native Chile and enrol at Berklee in Boston. With a studious approach and a strong work ethic\, Melissa Aldana quickly emerged as a brilliant saxophonist with a distinctive flair for storytelling – a lesson imparted by Wayne Shorter in his emphasis on “the use of space\, the storytelling\, how you communicate\, how you paint.” This talent finds its fullest expression on Aldana’s penultimate album\, Echoes Of The Inner Prophet\, where she intuitively surrenders to improvisation\, building from it tangible\, composed impressions. \nMelissa Aldana’s solos on her latest albums have earned her two Grammy nominations. “The sound itself is a tool to express an emotion. Every single note is a whole world. …but then there is this mystical side of sound that… I still don’t know exactly what it is\,” says Aldana\, who honed her expression by listening to and transcribing the titans of jazz: Sonny Rollins\, Wayne Shorter\, John Coltrane\, Joe Henderson\, Lester Young\, Charlie Parker\, and Don Byas\, among others. When researching a particular style\, she does not focus solely on technical execution but instead probes the very evolution of music\, with the transmission of tradition across generations playing a central role. This is why themes of identity\, introspection\, and perseverance often run through her creative work – an innovative\, contemporary tribute to tradition. \n...More ...\nMelissa Aldana’s eighth album\, and her third on the Blue Note label\, is titled Filin. The title is not only a slang variation of the word “feeling” but also refers to a musical style that flourished in Cuba in the mid-20th century as “a dialogue between traditional Cuban trova\, the bolero and jazz\, redefining Cuban musical identity\,” explains the revered pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba\, whom Aldana invited for a collaboration alongside bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kush Abadey. The album’s enchanting ballads also feature vocals by Aldana’s dear friend and one of the leading singers of her generation\, Cécile McLorin Salvant – who performed at the Ljubljana festival last year. On tour\, Held and Menares step in for Rubalcaba and Washington. Melissa Aldana’s appearance at our festival also marks the inaugural collaboration between Jazz Festival Ljubljana and the Jazz at Lincoln Center programme in New York City.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgN0MJIvrM” css=”.vc_custom_1776177171401{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsD0H9MCQ1U” css=”.vc_custom_1776177178102{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6F_FlePmbc” css=”.vc_custom_1776177187517{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/melissa-aldana-filin-cl/
LOCATION:CD Park\, main stage
CATEGORIES:Day 3
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260423T140812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T094914Z
UID:5183-1783110600-1818113400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Vita Kobal: Daydream Fragments
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492488230{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nVita Kobal: Daydream Fragments\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5187″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579350566{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 20.30 – CD Park\, Old Tree Stage\nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 20\, regular price: EUR 24[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776250772975{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492500930{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Vita Kobal\, violin; Gal Golob\, cello\, double bass; David Kocmur\, guitar; Janez Sagadin\, drums\n(SI) \nAn original project by violinist Vita Kobal\, Daydream Fragments is an alliance of four musicians engaged in a creative dialogue exploring the space between composition and free improvisation. Its sonic aesthetics are grounded in minimalist ideas and short composed fragments that act as catalysts for developing musical narratives. This sonic idea journal evolves through continuous exchange among the musicians\, who carve out space for improvisation within structured sections. Through collective performance\, they become entangled in an unpredictable unfolding\, one that retains elements of its structural building blocks while returning to the immediacy of generative musical thought. \nThe concert is presented in collaboration with Zavod ‖ Institute Sploh.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777975210632{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777975217666{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1777975225343{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/vita-kobal-daydream-fragments-si/
LOCATION:Park CD\, oder pod drevesom
CATEGORIES:Day 3
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260415T083925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T111251Z
UID:5015-1783112400-1818113400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Patricia Brennan Septet
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492623212{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nPatricia Brennan Septet\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”4972″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579415447{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 21.00 – CD Park\, main stage \nDay pass Park CD: presale (until 30 June): EUR 20\, regular price: EUR 24[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776250772975{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]BUY TICKET HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1779275568785{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Patricia Brennan\, vibraphone; Jon Irabagon\, alto and sopranino saxes; Mark Shim\, tenor sax; Kalí Rodriguez\, trumpet; Kim Cass\, double bass; Keisel Jimenez. percussion; Dan Weiss\, drums\n(MX\, CU\, JM\, US) \nPatricia Brennan gravitates towards large ensembles. Septets and tentets are the settings in which her compositions – shaped by the percussive\, deeply layered harmonic textures of vibraphone and marimba – fully come to life. These settings are\, in a sense\, extensions of her core quartet\, More Touch\, augmented either by a string or a brass section. For this septet\, she draws on top-tier improvisers\, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez and saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Mark Shim. In this new constellation\, Brennan explores uncharted musical terrain as though exploring new solar systems – quite literally. As an amateur astronomer\, she translates stellar constellations into chord progressions and melodic patterns\, constructing new sonic dimensions and alternative worlds. \nShe grew up in Veracruz\, Mexico\, a coastal city known for its rich heritage and a culture shaped by Afro-Caribbean influences. Patricia Brennan instinctively incorporates this musical tradition – characterised by distinctive rhythmic structures\, with the marimba at its core – into her music. Her work blends Mexican folk heritage\, classical music\, the urban complexity of contemporary jazz\, and experimental improvisation shaped by the New York City scene\, which played a formative role in her artistic development. She approaches composing with an orchestral sensibility stemming from her classical piano training – having begun studying piano at the local conservatory at the age of four\, inspired by her father\, an amateur percussionist. \n...More ...\nPatricia Brennan’s last two albums have met with widespread critical acclaim. The music on Breaking Stretch has been described as “unbridled\, almost geological\, as if echoing tectonic plates shifting beneath the surface\,” and it topped jazz album-of-the-year lists in DownBeat\, The New York Times\, and NPR. Last year\, her fourth album\, Of The Near And Far\, was released on Pyroclastic Records\, the label of fellow pianist Kris Davis\, with whom she collaborates frequently. This fourth outing was hailed as a “quantum leap” in her body of work\, for its “beyond-category” music that feels “almost cinematic”.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjaXZi76UIw” css=”.vc_custom_1776242710102{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyWu_0IzWFM” css=”.vc_custom_1776242726859{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejTOidMh97E” css=”.vc_custom_1776242742811{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/patricia-brennan-septet-mx/
LOCATION:CD Park\, main stage
CATEGORIES:Day 3
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T223000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260414T085536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T095138Z
UID:4944-1783117800-1786577400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Błoto
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774959281098{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492658134{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nBłoto\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”4967″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579496013{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 22:30 – CD Club\nFree entry till full capacity[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776237395971{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492670162{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Latarnik\, piano\, synthesizers; Wuja HZG\, bass guitar; OlafSaxx\, saxophones\, synthesizers; Cancer G\, drums\n(PL) \nBłoto is a Polish instrumental group that formed spontaneously in 2018 during an impromptu session while on tour with the larger jazz band EABS\, with some of its members jamming to fill the free time between concerts. Błoto stands for reduction\, or a shift towards a more brutal and rudimentary\, groove-focused expression rooted in hip-hop – with loose references to the gritty\, sampladelic sound of the 1990s. \nTheir music is grounded in massive\, looping structures\, where heavy basslines\, precise drumbeats\, and repetitive motifs take centre stage\, evolving through subtle improvisation. While jazz remains ever-present as a substructure\, Błoto deliberately avoid complexity for complexity’s sake\, instead prioritising feeling\, texture\, and hypnotic rhythm. The result is both minimal and intense – a sound that is at once direct\, raw\, and relentless. \nReleased in 2020\, the quartet’s debut album\, Erozje\, is a minimalist yet massive soundscape of decay and transfiguration. Beyond their classic album projects\, the band is also known for numerous tributes dedicated to one of hip-hop’s most influential producers\, J Dilla\, culminating in the 2026 release of We Remember J Dilla. \n...More ...\nIn their performances and recordings\, Błoto seek to capture the tension arising from broader social realities\, including fragmentation and stratification\, rising nationalism\, political crises\, and systemic violence. Their distinctive approach speaks to a wide-ranging audience – spanning hip-hop and electronic music through to avant-garde jazz.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2NQ6-uck-Y” css=”.vc_custom_1776156865201{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d5pq_Y-XTk” css=”.vc_custom_1776157065472{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1LFxsaq_0g” css=”.vc_custom_1776156923778{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/bloto-pl/
LOCATION:Klub CD\, Prešernova cesta 10\, Ljubljana\, 1000\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:Day 3
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T233000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260812T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T013339
CREATED:20260507T071142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T095245Z
UID:5488-1783121400-1786577400@ljubljanajazz.si
SUMMARY:Dj K'Pow
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774959281098{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492759085{padding-bottom: 2rem !important;}”] \nDj K’Pow\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”5490″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778579563177{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]Friday\, 3 July at 22:30 – CD Club\nFree entry till full capacity\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1776237395971{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1778492766876{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”](SI) \nA veteran of the local DJ scene\, K’Pow is most commonly associated with hip-hop\, though his sets regularly venture far beyond the genre – spanning funk\, soul\, Afrobeat and contemporary electronic offshoots. A former member of the renowned Ljubljana collective RDYO DJs\, he is now part of the GOR association for the promotion of hip-hop culture and the driving force behind Big Nose in Ljubljana: not just a record shop\, but a much-loved music haunt and cultural venue.\nAfter closing the 2024 festival’s Friday night programme in spectacular fashion\, K’Pow returns to the decks with another perfectly curated – and highly danceable – set. Expect strong jazz influences and samples\, jazz and funk originals later reimagined in rap tracks\, as well as nu jazz and broken beat selections.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1778138165921{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1778138170501{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_video link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1778138175448{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1774520466972{margin-top: 35px !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://ljubljanajazz.si/en/koncert/dj-kpow-si/
LOCATION:Klub CD\, Prešernova cesta 10\, Ljubljana\, 1000\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:Day 3
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