BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Jazz Cerkno - ECPv6.3.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Jazz Cerkno X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/?lang=en X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Jazz Cerkno REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260522T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260522T193000 DTSTAMP:20260502T094951 CREATED:20260411T220018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T192920Z UID:42424-1779478200-1779478200@www.jazzcerkno.si SUMMARY:Monika Roscher & Big Band Krško DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 22\, at 19:30main stage \n \n Buy tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Monika Roscher (conductor\, voice\, el. guitar); David Jukič\, Lovro Ravbar\, Lenart Rožman\, Klara Lavriša\, Aleš Suša (saxophones); Rok Godec\, Žan Cesar\, Klemen Zupan\, Jeromej Kostanjšek (trumpets); Janez Hrastovšek\, Matija Mlakar\, Aljaž Pirc\, Andrej Zupančič (trombones); Urban Levičar (keyboards); Miha Koren (bass); Hrvoje Rupčić (percussion); Jakob Avsenak (drums) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: Emanuel Klempa\, Matej Grgić \n \n \n \n \n \n The festival will open with a concert of unconventional big band music\, featuring Slovenia’s Big Band Krško conducted by the German guitarist and singer Monika Roscher\, who boldly intertwines modern jazz\, progressive rock and even metal in her compositions. In addition to composing music for the Monika Roscher Bigband\, the German musician – who studied jazz guitar and composition – also writes contemporary classical music and compositions for theater performances. One of her stage scores was described by Süddeutsche Zeitung as “archaic minimalism between Rammstein and Steve Reich”. As a guitarist\, she has collaborated with artists such as Elliott Sharp\, and as a vocalist\, she has contributed to film music. In 2023\, she received the German Music Critics’ Award for her third big band album\, Witchy Activities And The Maple Death. Big Band Krško has been active for over 40 years. Like their German guest\, the ensemble blends jazz with a range of other genres\, from fusion and Latin to pop. The album Tribute to Depeche Mode (2011) was widely praised and was also presented at the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival. The premiere performance of this project in Cerkno will feature a selection of works from three of Roscher’s albums: in addition to the aforementioned Witchy…\, also Failure in Wonderland (2012) and Of Monsters and Birds (2016). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: Emanuel Klempa\, Matej Grgić \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Bandcamp Monika Roscher Big Band Krško URL:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/event/monika-roscher-big-band-krsko/?lang=en LOCATION:main stage\, Cerkno CATEGORIES:31. Jazz Cerkno 2026,Friday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Monika_Roscher_BBKK_foto_Emanuel_Klempa-Matej_Grgic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260522T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260522T210000 DTSTAMP:20260502T094951 CREATED:20260411T221250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T210802Z UID:42441-1779483600-1779483600@www.jazzcerkno.si SUMMARY:Synesthetic4 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 22\, at 21:00main stage \n \n Buy tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Vincent Pongrácz (clarinet\, voice)\, Peter Rom (el. guitar)\, Robin Gadermaier (el. bass)\, Andreas Lettner (drums) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: Astrid Knie \n \n \n \n \n \n The Austrian “progressive urban jazz” quartet was founded in 2017 by clarinetist Vincent Pongrácz and guitarist Peter Rom as a smaller offshoot of their larger ensemble\, the Synesthetic Octet. Compared to the octet\, the quartet places greater emphasis on precision\, reduction\, and dynamic improvisation. Their sound is influenced\, among other things\, by the renowned French composer Olivier Messiaen\, who was a synesthete (he experienced music in colors). However\, modern classical music is just one element of the quartet’s eclectic style\, which also incorporates nu-jazz\, experimental hip-hop and contemporary electronic music. The quartet’s expression also includes humorous and bizarre elements\, which they describe as “Dada-rap”. As noted by renowned Swiss jazz critic and lecturer Tom Gsteiger\, their music moves “confidently from frenzy to humorous wit.” With their debut album Pickendem (JazzWerkstatt Records\, 2019)\, the quartet received the German Record Critics’ Award. In 2024\, they were further recognized as the first recipients of the Austrian Jazz Award for best live act. Having performed at numerous renowned jazz festivals\, including in London\, Berlin\, Trondheim and Saalfelden\, the quartet now comes to Cerkno with their latest album Bread. \nThe concert is supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Ljubljana. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: Astrid Knie \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Spotify Synesthetic4 Synesthetic4 URL:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/event/synesthetic4/?lang=en LOCATION:main stage\, Cerkno CATEGORIES:31. Jazz Cerkno 2026,Friday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Synestetic4_foto_Astrid_Knie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260522T223000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260522T223000 DTSTAMP:20260502T094951 CREATED:20260411T222750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T211233Z UID:42458-1779489000-1779489000@www.jazzcerkno.si SUMMARY:Hypomaniac DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 22\, at 22:30main stage \n \n Buy tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Camila Nebbia (tenor saxophone)\, Gonçalo Almeida (double bass)\, Sylvain Darrifourcq (drums) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: promo \n \n \n \n \n \n Hypomaniac is a free jazz trio composed of Argentinian saxophonist Camila Nebbia\, Portuguese double bassist Gonçalo Almeida and French drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq. The group first drew attention with their debut album Hypomaniac\, containing a recording of their first ever performance in 2025. Released the same year by the Greek label defkaz records\, the album vividly captures the trio’s sonic poetics – often described as balancing between controlled chaos and a sense of mysticism\, as the band deftly moves from more explosive bursts of noisy free jazz to carefully crafted ambient textures. Hypomaniac consists of four extended improvised pieces\, each titled simply by its duration duration (19:45\, etc.). Nebia subtly weaves together the tradition of free jazz with contemporary approaches. Almeida makes extensive use of distortion and constantly changes volume\, while Darrifourcq provides a deep rhythmic foundation that is both energetic and hypnotic. Despite their distinct individual approaches\, the trio’s interplay sounds organic\, fluid\, and original. Critics have praised their chemistry and ability to function as a single organism – creating a raw\, immersive experience and maintaining a pulse even in the most abstract passages. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photo: promo \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n Bandcamp Camila Nebbia Gonçalo Almeida Sylvain Darrifourcq URL:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/event/hypomaniac/?lang=en LOCATION:main stage\, Cerkno CATEGORIES:31. Jazz Cerkno 2026,Friday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jazzcerkno.si/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hypomaniac_promo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR