Autumn and jazz are a perfect match
The fall foliage is a time of change, and has there ever been a better soundtrack to that than jazz? There’s something gorgeous about this time of the year and the meticulous magic of jazz, so it is no shock that there are many festivals and events in the autumn. We’ve brought together many of the best in one place, so dress accordingly and get ready to see something special.
Zagreb
In these places you can always find a good jazz concert in town. Močvara offers Jazz concerts twice a month, be sure to check out their website mocvara.com for exact dates and times, and you can also buy tickets online. On Wednesdays, the Sax club offers the New Croatian Jazz concert programme and admission is free. KCM in Kranjčevićeva Street , Melin bar, Bacchus jazz bar, Café Zrinski or Vanilla caffe bar offers jazz sessions, so stop by. In the Zagreb jazz cycle - Jazz orchestra of HRT at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Avenija Dubrovnik 17) on October 2 - Edo Maajka, November 13 - Big Band Bricks by Izidor Leitinger (composer, conductor, trumpet), December 4 - Brazil, Jazz and More - Emiliano Sampaio (composer, trombone, conductor). You can get tickets for 8 EUR.
One of the most anticipated programs on the calendar, the Zagreb Jazz Festival returns for its 15th run this autumn. The lineup is every bit as brilliant as longtime attendees have come to demand, with a thrilling selection of international jazz stars ready to take the stage and wow the masses. Lizz Wright and the Roberto Fonseca Quartet got the ball rolling with thrilling concerts in the spring, setting a high bar for the ensembles heading here between September and December. Can they meet those standards? You better believe it.
Kicking off the autumn extravaganza is the Avram Fefer Quartet (September 28), the revolutionary woodwind master who has been breathing life and magic into the air for years. Fefer is a performer who wears many hats, from composer to educator, bandleader, improviser, and more, and these shows are always a hot ticket. Fefer is followed by the Cyrille Aimée Quartet (October 11), a vehicle for one of the most spellbinding voices in all of jazz today. The French-born singer has a voice that expertly straddles the line between tenderness and raw power, and this is sure to be a show that lives long in the memory.
Elsewhere, Anat Cohen Quartet (October 26) and Chief Adjuah Quintet (November 3) will thrill the crowds at Kino SC, while the Keyon Harrold Quintet will take to the stage at Mala Dvorana Lisinski on November 23. The sparkling cherry on top of the festival will be the Emmet Cohen Trio (December 18), as the Miami-born magician brings his spectacular take on jazz and artistic audio to Kino SC. Be sure to get your tickets ahead of time for these fabulous shows, because sell-outs are inevitable.
17. 9. Billy Cobham' Spectrum 50 Band
28.9. Avram Fefer Quartet, Mala dvorana Lisinski
11.10. Cyrille Aimée Quartet, Kino SC
26.10. Anat Cohen Quartet,
30.10 Gregory Porter, Kino SC
4.11. Chief Adjuah Quintet, Kino SC
23.11. Keyon Harrold Quintet, Mala dvorana Lisinski
18.12. Emmet Cohen Trio, Kino SC
Fall edition of Jazz.hr Festival will be held October 25 - 27 with a warm-up concert of Jerko Jurkin on October 8. All concerts will take place at the Kontesa, Komedija Theatre's Club.
25.10. Macedonian National Jazz Orchestra & soloists
26.10. Denis Razz Adjustable Group, Valdemar Kušan Trio
27.10. Peđa Milutinović – drumbooty, Maja Grgić "NIM"
Split
A three-day event (October 2 - 4) at The Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments called Split at Night Jazz Festival, will host Matija Dedić on opening night. Day two features the Hojsak & Novosel, while the final night is all about Chui.Get your tickets in advance for this one.Jazz Cycle of the Croatian Home of Split will bring Cyrille Aimée on October 13 and Anat Cohen on October 27.
Rijeka
The Jazz Fridays at Zamet series serves up a special musical treat for all jazz lovers of Rijeka. One Friday each month, you can enjoy performances by top Rijeka-based and Croatian musicians, so keep an eye on the program on the official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/jazzpetkomnazametu
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Still going strong after almost a century, this most iconic swing and jazz band has plenty of hits in the back pocket and more than enough energy to perform them. If you ever want to see the development of swing and jazz in real time, look no further, with gigs in Rijeka on October 6 and Osijek on October 7.
Zvonimir Radišić Trio
The ever-magnificent trio performs jazz in a traditional way, with original compositions ready to leave Rijeka’s Hrvatski Kulturni Dom in a warm glow on October 28.
Osijek
Igor Lumpert and Innertextures
If you’re looking for jazz for the modern age, look no further than the thrilling experimentations of Slovenian-born and New York-taught Igor Lumpert. Lumpert is a saxophonist like no other, and the live show is all sorts of thrilling. Lumpert and his band Innertextures play Osijek in in Urania Cinema on October 6, and this should be a lot of fun.
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