The Jazzkalender editorial is also dedicated to the festival this time:
LET'S TALK ABOUT JAZZTAGE, BABY
Not all jazz is the same, and not all jazz festivals are the same. This year, too, we have given the Jazz Days a theme instead of simply booking whoever is on tour (quite the opposite: we are even flying in Mr. Scofield and Mr. Guiliana from the States). So "Sound of Heimat" is written above it, and musicians who deal with their homeland are invited. But of course we are still a festival for contemporary jazz, our reference is to the present. We depict what is, not what was. That's why there will only be concerts in which local, folkloric sounds and various jazz traditions are combined to create contemporary music. From Israeli folklore combined with the 'American songbook' and string quartet (Avishai Cohen) to Afghan roots in contemporary jazz from Germany (Simin Tander) to Polish jazz samples on hip hop beats (Skalpel) - if you look at the program like this, you will quickly realize that the festival pass is a) necessary and b) quite cheap (especially for Jazzclub members 😉 Videos of all artists are available at www.leipziger-jazztage.de - and of course all the information about ticket sales etc. too.
And just one week after the festival, Thomas Hertel's 'dead men' and Reihe2 will open the new Jazzclub live season with illustrious guests, which has a lot to offer. You can look forward to October, November and whatever they're all called.
We are very much looking forward to the Jazz Days and to your visit.
Your Jazzkalender editorial team
© Jazzkalender, September 2014
