Gilad Hekselman Trio
Young Israeli guitarist from New York who has developed his own elegant style in the Metheny-Abercrombie-Scofield-Stern quadrant.
Tickets 14 - 24 Euro
2017 Guitar Summit
Peter Ehwald's Double Trouble
Neither piano nor guitar, but tenor sax, two basses and a drum set - not a normal jazz quartet!
Tickets 9 - 16 Euro
Bertram Burkert Quartet
With classical and electric guitar the young Leipziger floats away, and Hayden Chisholm (sax), Paul Santner (kb) & Fabian Rösch (dr) fly with
Tickets 16 - 26 euros (double concert Burkert / Pierończyk&Vitouš)
Adam Pierończyk & Miroslav Vitouš "Wings"
Imagination and virtuosity squared: Polish star saxophonist meets bass legend (Weather Report, Chick Corea, Miles Davis...)
Tickets 16 - 26 euros (double concert Burkert / Pierończyk&Vitouš)
Duo Krokenberger/Oehl
Delicately balanced improvised music of the present by two young Leipzigers - with church organ and saxophone!
Tickets 8 - 14 Euro
Electro Deluxe
Electronic funk wolf in sheep's clothing - jazz, funk and soul from France with all the trimmings and US singer James Copley.
Tickets 14 - 24 Euro (double concert Electro / Jazzrausch)
Jazz Rush Big Band
Livehouse, techno & big band? Yes. Dancing, dancing, dancing in the jazz rush.
Tickets 14 - 24 Euro (double concert Electro / Jazzrausch)
"Born To Be Blue"
Film screening (CAN/GB 2015, 97min, OmU)
Tickets 7/6 Euro (only at the box office)
Giovanni Weiss & Django Deluxe
Hamburg jazz and gypsy swing guitarist and two-time ECHO Jazz award winner Giovanni Weiss & Django Deluxe.
Tickets 10 - 16 Euro
Trane Disciples #1
Five young Leipzigers dedicate themselves to the music of the great John Coltrane in the Stage Night Special
Tickets 8 - 14 Euro
Trane Disciples #2
Five young Leipzigers dedicate themselves to the music of the great John Coltrane in the Stage Night Special
Tickets 8 - 14 Euro
Leipzig Jazz Young Talent Award
Award ceremony and winners' concert - with whom? Remains still secret!
Tickets 14 - 24 Euro
Jakob Bro Trio
Floating sounds from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro with Thomas Morgan (kb) and Joey Baron (dr).
Tickets 14 - 24 Euro
Kinga Głyk Trio
Jazz po Polsku with groove without end
Tickets 10 - 18 Euro
Dominic Miller & Band
The guitarist of Sting for the first time with his own trio as a guest at the Leipziger Jazztage. Double concert with Shai Maestro Trio (1 intermission)
Tickets 22 - 36 Euro (double concert Miller / Maestro)
Shai Maestro Trio w/ Mark Turner
Exclusive project of the 41st Leipziger Jazztage - Mark Turner and Shai Maestro, who are always popular with us, on stage together for the first time!
Tickets 22 - 36 Euro (double concert Miller / Maestro)
Tenors of Kalma
Dark'n'dancy electro pop jazz - Sun Ra meets Kraftwerk! Go-Go-Go!
Tickets 9 - 16 Euro
Monika Roscher Bigband
Crazy mix of styles from indie, jazz, punk, rock and pop psychedelia
Tickets 22 - 36 Euro (double concert Roscher Bigband / Duo Gismonti-Joao)
Egberto Gismonti & Maria João
Portuguese-Brazilian vocal-guitar-wing duo - only the second time ever on stage together!
Tickets 22 - 36 Euro (double concert Roscher Bigband / Duo Gismonti-João)
Werner Neumann's Favorite Songs
Guitar god meets fake saxophone field lord (on flute and vocal mic) and other Zappa disciples
Tickets 9 - 16 Euro
Pat Metheny
"An Evening with Pat Metheny" to close the festival at the Opera House - with a three-hour showcase of the U.S. guitar legend's work with the insane band Gwilym Simcock (p), Linda Oh (b) and Antonio Sanchez (dr).
Tickets 36 - 64 Euro
Tobias Hoffmann Trio
"Blues, Ballads & Britney" by and with the trio around Echo and WDR jazz prize winner Tobias Hoffmann (g) - virtuosic and uninhibited!
Tickets 9 - 16 Euro