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Coming to Alikianos the 4th Cretan World Music Festival

2017-06-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Maria Manousaki

Coming up July 19th in Chania, the 4th Cretan World Music Festival takes place at the Kapsomenos Foundation. Organized by the famous jazz violinist and festival founder Maria Manousaki, the event will be located in the picturesque village of Alikianos, which is about 10 kilometers outside of the Crete’s best-known city, Chania.

Tags: Alikianos, Andreas Arnold, Chania, crete, Giorgos Voyiatzis, Jazz, Kapsomenos Foundation, music, Pantelis Krassadakis, Petros Klampanis, Petros Kourtis

Barcelona Hosts 45th Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival

2013-09-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazz Fest

The 45th edition of the Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona will start on October 19th and last until December 1st. The organizers already announced some of the guests of this year’s edition of the festival. Chucho Valdes and his Afro-Cuban Messengers will return to Barcelona to perform at Palau de la Musica on October […]

Tags: Barcelona, Barcelona events, Jazz, jazz festival Barcelona, Spain, Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival

Wroclaw Jazz Festival Hits Poland Tomorrow

2013-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazz Nad Odrą

Coming to Wrocław tomorrow April 9th through April April 14th, the 47th Wroclaw Jazz Festival, Jazz on the Oder presents some of the world’s best jazz performers.

Tags: Jazz, Poland Festivals, Poland travel, Warsaw events, Warsaw fests, Warsaw music, Warsaw travel, Wrocław events, Wrocław tourism

Crimea Gem Koktebel to Get Facelift

2013-02-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The extinct volcano Karadag in Crimea. Ukraine

Authorities in the seaside resort of Koktebel announce plans to enhance the resort’s amenities. For new visitors aiming at Summer vacation, here’s a choice you probably never knew about, the wonderful Crimea.

Tags: Black Sea resorts, Europe seaside, Jazz, Koktebel travel, seaside resorts, Ukraine events, Ukraine resorts, Ukraine seaside, Ukraine travel

Jazzinity Festival: Another Maribor 2012 Offering

2012-08-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazzinty Delavnica

Coming up August 13th through August 18th, the 13th annual Jazzinity Festival kicks off in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Another of the wonderful events in keeping with Slovenia’s Maribor 2012 offerings, the jazz event is actually one of the country’s most diverse musical programs this year.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia travel, Croatian jazz, culture fest, Europe fests, European jazz, Jazz, Krka River, Maribor, Maribor 2012, Miroslav Vitous, Novo Mesto, Slovenia travel, Zagreb

Jazzkaar 2012 Kicks Off This Month

2012-04-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Laupäev, 21. aprill 2012, kell 12:00, Merepaviljon DJANZZ (Taani) + Piip ja Tuut

Coming up in Tallinn, Estonia, the Jazzkaar Festival runs from April 20-29, promising the biggest International Jazz music cornucopia so far this year. The capital will be aglow with performers entertaining all around the city. From American sensation Christian McBride Trio, to Estonia’s own Vigleik Storaas Trio + Duo Tafenau-Vind, some of the genre’s greatest stars will be on stage.

Tags: Amadou & Mariam, Das Kapital, Estonia, Estonian Folk Orchestra, Europe festivals, Jazz, Jo Stance, Lizz Wright, music festivals, Spring festivals, Tallinn, The Flow, Tingvall Trio

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