Jazz Cerkno Festival

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Jazz Cerkno

Trg prekomorskih brigad 1, 5282 Cerkno

http://www.jazzcerkno.si

info@jazzcerkno.si

Phone386 (0) 5 374 5334

Organised byGabrijel Fest, Cerkno

Events abroad

Past Events

• 27 Apr 2017

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  30 Apr 2017

  Germany Bremen

  
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  A national stand presenting Slovene jazz music, organised by SIGIC, Slovene Music Information Centre, in addition to stands organised by Cankarjev dom, Jazz Cerkno Festival, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin

  at the jazzahead! Festival and Trade Fair

  
  

  
  

• 24 Apr 2014

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  27 Apr 2014

  Germany Bremen

  
  programme

  organiser

  
  

  A national stand presenting Slovene jazz music, organised by SIGIC, Slovene Music Information Centre, in addition to stands organised by Cankarjev dom, Druga godba Ljubljana, and Jazz Cerkno Festival

  at the jazzahead! Festival and Trade Fair

  
  

  
  

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Launched in 1996 Jazz Cerkno Festival is an annual international music festival organised by Gabrijel Fest, Cerkno. Festival events take place every May in the 'old square' next to Pr Gabrijelu ('At Gabriel’s') bar, headquarters of Gabrijel Fest. Pr Gabrijelu also functions as the local social and musical epicentre. The venue has hosted various international high-quality music groups and musicians. Gabrijel Fest, Cerkno also runs series of concerts called the Keltika Festival.

History

In 1996 the group of local music enthusiasts launched the festival which was gradually transforming itself into one of the most important jazz festivals held in Slovenia, next to jazz festivals in Ljubljana and Maribor. It started as a domestic music event squeezed in a small, but vivid room of the bar. In the first years the programme was primarly centered around Slovene groups and performers. The big break-through in every terms possible - organisational, musical and social - came in the year 2000 when the event was moved out of the town. It was held under tent. For the first time the festival, including its programme, gained in ternational character. It was marked by free energetic concert given by trio Brotzmann/Ludi/Hano. In many ways the impact of the powerfull trio was paving the way for further considerations about the programme, the nature of the event and its site. Finally, in the year 2003 the festival moved back to town of Cerkno and for the first time took place in the 'old square'. Three days event is well-known for its relaxed atmosphere, intimacy, good and knowledgeable crowd of 400 people and some local particularities. Jazz Cerkno presenets various music genres, it mixes acoustic, electric and electro-acoustic sounds. Contemporary and avant-garde jazz can be heard alongside freely improvised music, imaginative folk music, post-rock and rock-in-opposition. There are concerts, jam sessions, regular workshops, various exhibitions, among them the exhibition of music photography.

Programme

Artists appearing at Jazz Cerkno since 1996 include Peter Brotzman, Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Steven Bernstein and SEX MOB, Fred Frith, Francesco Cusa, Myra Melford, Aki Takase, Paul Lovens, Eugene Chadbourne, Rudi Mahall, Larry Ochs, Mia Masaoka, Werner Ludi, Antonio Marangolo, Ares Tavolazzi, Bobby Previte, Bojan Zulfirkarpašić, Elliott Sharp, Marc Ducret, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Han Bennink, Marco Cappelli, Joelle Leandre, Zlatko Kaučič, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Bratko Bibič, Damir Imamović and Milko Lazar, as well as photographer Žiga Koritnik (cf photos at his website http://www.ljudmila.org/scca/koritnik).

Projects

Series of regular concerts under umbrella of the Keltika Festival is held in Cerkno during the whole year. It is 'never-ending' festival of various musics, ranged from new jazz to alternative rock, especially younger Slovene non-orthodox and non-established rock bands.

External links

• Jazz Cerkno on Facebook