Jazz Fest Sarajevo | |
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Genre | Jazz improvised music crossover world |
Dates | First week of November |
Location(s) | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Years active | 1997-present |
The Jazz Fest Sarajevo (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Sarajevski džez festival / Сарајевски џез фестивал) is an international music festival, held annually in the first week of November in Sarajevo, and is the largest of its kind in Southeastern Europe.
Jazz Fest Sarajevo is an annual celebration of contemporary music based on jazz and improvised music. It has been a regular attraction since 1997, and has grown considerably in popularity. The week-long event features well-known jazz musicians from around the world but also invites new and prospective artists for performances in several venues around the city. Since the festival's inception, it has presented hundreds of musicians from 60 countries in more than 300 concerts.