Jazz is coming to İzmir so if you are a jazz lover living in the area, this is the time to indulge. The 19th İzmir European Jazz Festival organized by the İzmir Foundation for Culture and Arts or İKSEV will take place from March 3 to 17th
The festival is supported by the Municipality of Izmir, Izmir Italian Consulate, Izmir French Cultural Center, Goethe Institute Izmir, the Dutch Embassy (Ankara) and Polish Consulate General (Istanbul) and will present nine concerts and tree workshoops.
On the occasion of “400th Years of Diplomatic Relations between Turkey and The Netherlands” Amsterdam-based Arifa Quartet will take stage at the opening concert of the Festival, which will be performed at Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center (AASSM).
Tickets are on sale through Biletix and at the box offices of AASSM, D&R Alsancak and Carrefour, Pan Bookstore Karşıyaka and Palme Bookstore Bornova.
Program:
Saturday, March 3 at 20:30
“400th Years of Relations between Turkey and The Netherlands”
Arifa Quartet
AASSM Concert Hall
Monday, March 5 at 20:30
Saxofour
AASSM Small Hall
Tuesday, March 6 at 20:30
Livio Minafra Quartet
AASSM Small Hall
Wednesday, March 7 at 20:30
Uwe Kropinski & Joe Sachse
AASSM Small Hall
Friday, March 9 at 20:30
Open Jazz Orchestra – Finale Concert
AASSM Small Hall
Free tickets can be obtained at AASSM’s Box Office
Saturday, March 10 at 14:00
Müziksev Hall
Seminar: “A Musical Snake: The Invention of the Saxophone and How It Became the Preferred Jazz Instrument”
Speaker: Francesco Martinelli, jazz historian, journalist
Admission free / Translation provided
Saturday, March 10 at 20:30
Geraldine Laurent Trio
AASSM Small Hall
Monday, March 12 at 20:30
ICP Orchestra
AASSM Small Hall
Thursday, March 15 at 20:30
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
AASSM Concert Hall
Saturday, March 17 at 20:30
Paganini Trio
AASSM Concert Hall
Workshops
March 6, 2012 at 11:00 – 13:00
Guitar Workshop “Uwe Kropınskı & Joe Sachse”
İKSEV Premises
March 7-9, 2012 10:00 -13:00, 15:00 -18:00
Open Jazz Orchestra” Workshop “Livio Minafra Quartet”
İKSEV Premises
March 10-11, 2012 10:30 -12:30, 15:00 -17:00
Impro Dutch Academy Workshop “ICP Orchestra”
İKSEV Premises
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