Welcome to the 43rd edition of Umeå Jazz festival. Tradition,
innovation, creativity and accessibility are key concepts in the
creation of this well established event which over the years has
become an event of national and international importance. The
programmes provides a selection of today's finest artists from the
national and international jazz/improvisation scene. Workshops and
seminars are also featured.
It all started in 1968: The Tet-offensiv in
Vietnam has just started, students in Stockholm are rebelling, the
streets of Paris are burning, Tjeckoslovachia is invaded by the
Warsaw militaries, and in Davis Cup the game aginst Rhodesia ends
up in riots. This very same year a new movement in Umeå is started.
A movement that will open it´s arms to a new, internatinal arena.
Umeå Jazz-festival has just been born!
You know how the story has evolved since then, with big legends
such as; the mighty Duke Ellington, mysterious Sun Ra, charming
Ella Fitzgerald, the elegant Count Basie, the diva Miles Davis, the
one and only BB King, and many , many others. Not to forget all the
Swedish and Scandinavian contemporary musicians that have thrilled
us over the years.
Today the festival has grown in to a bastion of music and
improvisations that occur every new fall.An event that works as a
strong inspiration for both musicians and audience, for both young
and old.
The festival creates a musical and social flow that moves in space
of time. So go with the flow and let your body moove to the
groove...
Welcome to the jazzparty!
Lennart Strömbäck
Festival director
Tickets
Tickets from mid September: biljetter@norrlandsoperan.se |
phone +46 90 15 43 47 www.biljettcentrum.com | phone +46 90 13 31
80 | fax +46 90 12 90 93
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