where joy and jazz music join together to make YOU feel great!
A festival only for those who want to feel great. Great feeling for a whole weekend but it is the perfect occasion to bring back everlasting memories from. And there are lots of things to remember in 2009.
"It was an experience that can never be duplicated. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed making new friends. You have a beautiful city and the festival was terrific." (Roma and Scott King, USA)
And yes, that lovely gal up in the right corner will be performing, too... |
Bria Skonberg Herbert Christ Craig Flory Matthias Seuffert Russ Phillips Attila Korb Paolo Alderighi Morten Gunnar Larsen Stuart Zank Tamás Bényei Frans Sjöström Ad van Beerendonk Jeff Hamilton Nick Ward Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band Kecskemét Jazz Orchestra |
Once you decide to come, you'd rather stay longer, just download the Festival's brochure and learn more about available 7-day packages or write to festival@bohemragtime.com or call +36-20-960-7169. Or just scroll down and read on for more information.
"It was really a trip of a lifetime. The hotels, food, audiences, scenery, people were all just great!" (Bob Ringwald, USA)
This year we show you the real face of jazz: spontaneity. We invited 14 internationally acclaimed jazz musicians from 9 different countries and make them form different bands. Some combinations are determined ahead of time (Saturday afternoon concert), some will be drawn randomly at a press conference just two weeks before the festival (Friday and Saturday evening concerts) and the rest will be decided mostly just on the spot. And of course, there will be jam sessions where others can join these great musicians and they surely will share more great moments with each other, too. In other words: at this festival everything will be unpredictable except one thing: the quality of music!
"nothing but praise for the great music, the friendly atmosphere" (Judy Eames, UK)
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Bria Skonberg (Canada) trumpet Herbert Christ (Germany) | trumpet Craig Flory (USA) | clarinet, saxophone Matthias Seuffert (Germany) | clarinet, saxophone Russ Philipps (USA) | trombone Korb Attila (Hungary) | trombone Morten Gunnar Larsen (Norway) | piano Paolo Alderighi (Italy) | piano Stuart Zank (USA) | banjo Bényei Tamás (Hungary) | guitar Ad van Beerendonk (Holland) | string bass Frans Sjöström (Sweden) | bass saxophone Jeff Hamilton (USA) | drums Nick Ward (England) | drums Other performers: | Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band – probably the world's most versatile jazz band Kecskemét Jazz Orchestra – big band sound of the last century Balázs Dániel boogie-woogie pianist Bence Sarkadi puppeteer
| We suggest you to stay in one of the following two hotels. Both are within 300 m from the festival venue. Hotel Talizmán is a 3-star hotel while Hotel Aranyhomok is a 4-star wellness hotel. Both in the very heart of the city. Prices include breakfast.
| Erdei Ferenc Cultural and Conference Centre (Kecskemét, Deák tér 1., Phone: +36-76/503-880)
March 27, Friday 18.20-22.30h
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Kecskemét Jazz Foundation - H-6001 Kecskemét, Pf. 652., Hungary www.bohemragtime.com |