Jazz Cerkno

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Thursday, May 18, at 19:30main stageZlatko Kaučič (drums, percussion)Giovanni Maier (double bass)Daniele D’Agaro (reeds)special guest: Gabriele Mitelli (trumpet, piccolo trumpet)Photo: Carla BuscagliaZlatko Kaučič, one of our most prominent jazz musicians, celebrates his 70th birthday this year. On this special jubilee, he will play with a fiery trio named after a composition by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Thursday, May 18, at 21:00main stageOtomo Yoshihide (guitar, turntables)Chris Pitsiokos (alto saxophone, electronics)Photo: Ainhoa Beristain - Beris PhotographyFor the first time in Slovenia, we will listen to the duo composed of the legend of Japanese avant-garde jazz, Otomo Yoshihide, and the rising star of the New York scene, Chris Pitsiokos. Otomo Yoshihide, a guitarist and […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Thursday, May 18, at 22:30main stageRodrigo Amado (tenor saxophone)Gonçalo Almeida (double bass)Onno Govaert (drums)Photo: Nuno MartinsFor the first time at our festival, we will host one of the most influential Portuguese saxophonists, Rodrigo Amado, who is described as a continuation of the tradition of free spiritual jazz, as embodied by Pharoah Sanders. He has almost […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Thursday, May 18, at 24:00GabrijelApplications by May 15 to: info@jazzcerkno.siPhoto: Nada ŽgankJust like last year, as part of the accompanying program a jamming session will take place in Gabrijel bar, following on from the program on the main stage. The session is intended for young aspiring musicians and improvisers aged 30 or under with prior […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Friday, May 19, at 16:00Cerkno museumModerator: Igor Bašin – BIGorGuest: David Verbuč, PhDPhoto: promoIn cooperation with the online magazine Nova Muska, we have prepared a book presentation, followed by a discussion with the author. The guest will be David Verbuč, PhD, who will outline the main insights from his book DIY House Shows and Music […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@From Wednesday, May 17, to Friday, May 19 Concert: Friday, May 19, at 17:30, Music School CerknoBop en Bras (SI, IT) Urban Kušar (drums)Francesco Ivone (trumpet)Matjaž Kafol (trombone)Andrej Thompson (tenor saxophone)Photo: Matej OkrogličOur new residency, intended for Slovenian musicians younger than 35 who work in the field of jazz and improvised music, will enable the […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Friday, May 19, at 18:30Gabriel’s backyardUrša Majcen, Pino Pograjc in Lenart Sušnik (poetry)Jaka Berger (improvised electronic sound)Photo: promoProtégés of the poetry publishing house Črna skrinjica (Black Box) will be reading their verses, accompanied by electronic improvisation by Jaka Berger (Fresh Dust Trio, Darla Smoking, etc.). Črna skrinjica, founded in 2021 by Miha Maurič and current […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Friday, May 19, at 19:30main stageJonas Kocher (accordion)Gaudenz Badrutt (electronics)Ilia Belorukov (saxophone)Estelle Beiner (violin)Samo Kutin (hurdy–gurdy)Irena Z. Tomažin (voice)Tomaž Grom (double bass, electronics)Alfred Lang (trumpet)Elisabeth Harnik (piano)Josef Klammer (drums, electronics)Photo: promoThe Šalter Ensemble is an international collective, whose work is based on a short-term creative residency, which is then followed by several concerts in different […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Friday, May 19, at 21:00main stageJure Pukl (tenor saxophone, electronics)Ralph Alessi (trumpet)Joe Sanders (double bass)Ferenc Nemeth (drums)Photo: Petra CvelbarAt the only Slovenian stop on their European tour, Jure Pukl, one of Slovenia’s most active and respected jazz musicians, will present his new line-up, consisting of two American and one Hungarian musician, upon the release of […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Friday, May 19, at 22:30main stageAki Takase (piano)Daniel Erdmann (saxophones)Vincent von Schlippenbach aka DJ IllVibe (turntables)Carlos Bica (double bass)Dag Magnus Narvesen (drums)Photo: Dirk BleickerAfter studying classical music, Japanese pianist Aki Takase, now residing in Germany, devoted herself to researching jazz giants (John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk) as well as the avant-garde (Iannis Xenakis, György […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@From Monday, May 15 to Saturday, May 20 Concert: Saturday, May 20, at 10:30, main stageMentors: prof. Boštjan Gombač, Nino MureškičPhoto: Nino MureškičAt this year’s workshop for young people, the long-standing mentor Boštjan Gombač will be joined by percussion master Nino Mureškič from Maribor, who led workshops at the festival many years ago. The mentors […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Saturday, May 20Reka - church of St. John (St. Ivan) in ŠebreljeGal Furlan (SI)drums, singing bowls, gong, small percussionPhoto: Iztok ZupanListeners are invited to take part in Jazzohod - a guided hike with a concert. This event combines music with hiking, and the cultural and natural heritage of the region of Cerkno. The route will […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Round tableSaturday, May 20, at 16:00Cerkno MuseumModerator: Luka HreščakGuests: Prof. Rajko Muršič, PhD, Lovrenc RogeljPhoto: promoFollowing on from last year’s round table, we will continue to address issues related to the digitalization of music. As moderator Luka Hreščak points out, one of these concerns is that in the quest to make Slovenian music as accessible […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Saturday, May 20, at 17:30Cerkno Music SchoolAna Kravanja (violin, viola, voice, frame drums, sound objects)Elisabeth Harnik (piano, sound objects, ringing stones)Photo: Jernej Babnik RomaniukThis concert is the premiere Slovenian performance of the album Vrtinci minljivosti / Vortices of Impermanence (Creative Sources Records, 2023) by Ana Kravanja and Elisabeth Harnik. Violinist and violist Ana Kravanja is […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Saturday, May 20, at 19:30main stageMyra Melford (piano)Nicole Mitchell (flute)Joëlle Léandre (double bass)Photo: Sakari PuhakkaThe trio brings together some of the most idiosyncratic female jazz players of the middle and older generation from the USA and France. While we have already hosted Myra Melford and Joëlle Léandre at the festival, Nicole Mitchell will perform in […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Saturday, May 20, at 21:00main stageElias Stemeseder (piano, spinet, synthesizer, electronics)Christian Lillinger (drums, sampler, synthesizer)Photo: promoThis tandem, whose concept and set of instruments hint at rather unconventional music, is composed of the Austrian pianist Elias Stemeseder, who has also lived in the USA and worked there with prominent musicians (John Zorn's Bagatelles project, Greg Cohen, […]

@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InRyaWJlX2V2ZW50c19jYXQifX0=@Saturday, May 20, at 22:30main stageUmut Çağlar (guitar, woodwinds, violin, electronics, turntable)Apostolos Sideris (double bass)Dimitris Klonis (drums, voice)special guest: Rodrigo Amado (tenor saxophone)Photo: promoThe band Konstrukt was founded in Istanbul in 2008 and combines jazz improvisation, electronics and elements of Turkish traditional music. Four years ago the band took a break, but is now back […]