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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
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CREATED:20260423T142010Z
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260703T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270812T233000
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CREATED:20260423T140812Z
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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:20260524T034139
CREATED:20260415T083925Z
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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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