The official Hungarian site also features some great news for Jazz fans coming to Sziget 2010. They will get quite a treat on Day Zero, when they’ll be just as lucky as reggae fans. A jazz festival will be held, featuring international artists, as well as Hungarian acts. Here’s the list: Dennis Chambers George Duke [ Read More ]
Jazz articles
It seems that the first huge jazz name for Sziget Festival 2009 is known – Al Di Meola New World Sinfonia, that will play at the Amfiteatrum, according to the Hungarian site. (thanks, Mellowmaniac)
Suites africaines, a very interesting act from Guinea, combining free jazz with African sounds, have confirmed their presence at this year’s Sziget Festival on their official MySpace page. Their music is quite interesting, as you can very well see by checking out the video below. Suites africaines will be at Sziget Festival 2009 on August [ Read More ]
As it does every year, Sziget always brings interesting jazz surprises. This time we’re talking about Yom , the new king of the Klezmer Clarinet, as he proclaims himself, accompanied by his band.In Yom’s words, the project is “a tribute to Naftule Brandwein, who was the pioneer of klezmer clarinet in the United States, coming [ Read More ]