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 Foto: Carl-Johan Söder Jazz loving Anne Lundberg appointed ambassador of Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival. Anne is a familiar face in town and is often seen at concerts, theater and cultural events and neglect never a good time to talk in glowing terms of the festival. As conferencier Anne will lead the big final concert “A Quincy Jones Celebration” August 5 at 22:00 of the Swedish jazz elite led by Bengt-Arne Wallin, the festival’s first ever ambassador, and Quincy Jones as guest of honor.
With three months to go until the start of this year’s jazz festival, tickets are already selling extremely well for the 29 concerts. “Yes, there is a great demand for tickets,” says Thomas Lantz, President of the Festival and Yazz, which is joint festival arranger with Musik i Syd. “We have already sold 1,000 tickets since they went on sale two weeks ago. Last year it took seven weeks to reach that figure and two years ago it took 12 weeks.” Läs mer/Read more »
This year’s Alice Babs Jazz Award winner is… harmonica player, Filip Jers! The Alice Babs Jazz Award was established in 2004 by Concerts Sweden and SAMI, the Swedish Artists’ and Musicians’ Interest Organization, to support and encourage young jazz musicians. The prize is 50000 SEK. This annual award is given to young musicians and artists who want to pursue music studies or travel in Sweden, or abroad, in order to develop their own musical originality within the jazz genre. The prize money can also be used to support scientific research in the jazz field. Filip Jers, born in 1986, is an internationally respected harmonica player. European music critics have called him the ”Swedish Harmonica Sensation”. He plays all types of harmonica, from the sophisticated chromatic harmonica to earthy blues harp and the very rare and mysterious bass harmonica. He also plays jaw harp, guitar and accordion. Filip loves to improvise and compose music, and moves easily between jazz, blues, folk music, world music, country, pop, rock, classical and film music. An overjoyed Filip said on Facebook: “I have received this year’s Alice Babs Jazz Award!!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!! I am proud and touched by this!!! It feels like a real honour to receive it!!! I was also able to make a guest appearance with Nils Landgren, Magnus Lindgren, Bohuslän Big Band and the Värmland Opera Orchestra at a packed Stockholm Concert Hall!” See Filip Jers at Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, 3 August, 15:30.
In a career stretching 60 years, Quincy Jones has performed, composed, arranged, conducted and produced music for film and TV, and founded several recording companies and music magazines. He is a musical innovator who has succeeded in mixing pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical music, and African and Brazilian music in exciting fusions that cross musical boundaries. “This is so tremendous that it’s difficult to really take in. Quincy Jones is the greatest and most versatile artist in the world – in all categories. And he has discovered our festival! This is really massive,” says an enthusiastic Jan Lundgren, the festival’s Artistic Director. Läs mer/Read more »
Herbie Hancock, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, has therefore taken the initiative to launch International Jazz Day, which will be celebrated on 30 April in many parts of the world. In Sweden the day is being arranged by Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival and the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with Musik i Syd, Malmö Academy of Music, Skurup Folk High School and Svalöv Folk High School.
Announcing the programme for the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival 2-5 August 2012 – The programme will be announced at the following press conferences: Läs mer/Read more »
The third annual Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival offers 29 concerts in a packed four-day programme, 2-5 August 2012. The festival has quickly become a popular event in the international jazz calendar, both with the public and top jazz musicians around the world. It is now established as a superb setting for experiencing and performing jazz, with a friendly atmosphere, distinctive venues and a smooth-running format designed to please all jazz fans – as the concerts are performed in sequence, you never have to worry about missing one of your favourite musicians. In fact, it is possible to attend all 29 concerts! Jan Lundgren, the festival’s Artistic Director, has again succeeded in securing an exciting line-up of both world-class musicians and emerging Swedish jazz talents for this summer’s festival in Ystad. The full programme will be announced at press conferences in Ystad and Stockholm on 11 and 12 April, but today we can announce one of the headliners: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Norrbotten Big Band: ”To Billie with Love from Dee Dee” Tickets for all concerts will be released on 13 April.
In the February issue of the British Jazz Journal published the results of a poll conducted by 30 of the jazz magazine reviewers. Among 798 CD has been voted the best records in various categories. The category of “Best CDs 2011″, Jan Lundgren’s album “Together Again … At The Jazz Bakery (Fresh Sound) received 87 votes and therefore won by a large margin to the runner-up who received 50 votes. Read more in Jazz Journal here or in the magazine’s February edition in which the full results of all the votes are presented. British Jazz Journal reviewing January Lundgren and Bengt Hallberg’s album “Back to Back”. Michael Tucker, who reviewed, monitored Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival 2010 for the prestigious British magazine Jazz Journal. Tucker is critic, author and professor at the University of Brighton. Wall Street Journal skriver om multitalangen Jan Lundgren, som var en av Sveriges mest begåvade unga tennisspelare i början av 1980-talet och som vann stora tennistävlingar. Men Jan hade också en makalös musikalisk talang och spelade klassisk piano redan som 5-åring. Kanske var det Björn Borgs pressade tidsschema som avgjorde? Mer spännande läsning om Jan Lundgren i Doug Ramsey´s artikel publicerad i Wall Street Journal den 19 januari 2012. Läs mer/Read more »
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Ystad, Sweden Jazz Festival and Music in the South are very proud to present the Brad Mehldau Trio at Ystad Theatre on Saturday 3 March 2012. The pianist Brad Mehldau, born in 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, is on a world tour and come in early spring to Europe. In the Nordic countries are only two appearances scheduled including Ystad is first out. Since the early 1990s, Mehldau has toured with his trio as well as solo and made numerous recordings. On Mehldaus repertoire are original compositions, jazz standards and jazz arrangements of popular music, including rock and Brazilian. He uses his classical training and like to play different songs at different speeds simultaneously. Mehldau has created his own character by exploring jazz, classical romanticism and pop music. Läs mer/Read more » Sorry, this entry is only available in Svenska.
Here you can relive Anne Lundberg’s interview with Georg Riedel. Listen and enjoy!
The magazine Jazz Hot, France, heaping praise on our festival and for those who can read French attached an excerpt from the latest issue here. For the 24th year in a row featuring the Grand Hotel in Lund’s jazzkväll, this time with a broader music profile and a more international programming than usual. Since 2009, resort to Stefan A. Nilsson, producer, and this year he collaborates with Annika Westman which otherwise operates rental firm Westman Music. There will be music on three stages throughout the evening. Doors open at 18th www.grandjazz.se
Yesterday was the first round from Ystad, Sweden Jazz Festival Live at P2, Jan Lundgren with friends and Kuára. Are up for listening on the Internet for 30 days for those who missed the broadcast. Upcoming broadcasts are scheduled as follows: September 6 Stefano Bollani Trio / Toots Thielemans September 13 Bobo Stenson Trio / Bengt Hallberg / Enrico Pieranunzi September 16 Tonbruket Later, even Pat Martino, Rosalia de Souza and (hopefully) Richard Galliano will be sent.
Word from Sweden is that the Ystad Jazz Festival organized and supervised by pianist Jan Lundgren in his hometown was a sold-out success. The four-day festival concluded last Sunday. I had hoped to cover it for you, but was unable to make arrangements. Maybe next year. Read more here! Ruhrjazz: Ystad, 9.8.2011 | In Ystad singt sogar eine Koreanerin auf Schwedisch! Youn Sun Nah wagte sich als Gast beim zweiten Auftritt von Festivalleiter Jan Lundgren an ein paar Textzeilen in der Landessprache und verblüffte damit das Publikum im altehrwürdigen, vollbesetzten Ystads Teater, dem wunderschönen Hauptspielort des „Ystad Sweden JazzFestival“. Read more here! Information.dk: Jazzjournal.uk The fourth and final festival day has invited the Magnus Lindgren Batucada Jazz Quartet, Ystad own Anna-Frida Abrahamsson with Sometime Band and a tribute to Monica Zetterlund, Nils Landgren & Johan Norberg, Jacob Fischer & His Backenroth Duo, Enrico Pieranunzi, Erik Lindborg Trio and Tenor Battle between Scott Hamilton and Jesper Thilo Quintet. Still night concert with Richard Galliano La Strada Quintet with “Tribute to Nino Rota.” As in previous days, the vast majority of the concerts were sold out. This year’s jazz festival has for four days has offered 33 concerts and 144 artists from 15 countries. In addition, it has been invited on four talk show, special interviews, with Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel, Herb Geller and Scott Hamilton. The festival was carried out by a festival committee of 10 people, about 100 volunteers and numerous sponsors. Preliminary, it has sold 6800 tickets. The festival has had a fantastic media coverage. Swedish Radio, P2 Live Jazz, has been directly sent four hours and also recorded all the concerts at the Ystad Theatre and Ystad Saltsjöbad. Korean TV has made a documentary about Ystad and Youn Sun Nah, who returned for the second year to Ystad. The major jazz magazines in the United States, Britain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden has been covering the festival. Many artists have expressed their desire to come back to Ystad, Sweden Jazz Festival. We look forward to 2012! Did you miss the live broadcast from the Jazz Festival last night? It is now online at this link. Because of the weather forced us to make the following changes to venues: Concert with Magnus Lindgren Quartet Jazz Batucada is moved to Ystad Theatre. Note, the time changed to 11:30! Concert with Anna-Frida Abrahamsson with Some bands are moved to the cinema theater Scala!
Ira Gitler, New York, is a legendary jazz journalist. He has during his journalism career, met and reviewed all of the great jazz legends, has published jazz literature, worked for the world’s largest jazz magazine Down Beat and more. The festival invites you to a unique meeting with Ira in Ystad Theatre on Sunday, August 7 at 12.30. Free entry!
Tonight’s concert with Toots Thielemans European Quartet has just been completed. Who can sail without it the wind? Who can believe that Toots is 89? A magical evening in a crowded theater. Before the concert Toots good friend Gosta Ekman became Ambassador for the festival. A welcome return that ended with a big kiss!
Even tonight, Saturday August 6, at. 22 – 24, sends Swedish Radio P2, live from Ystad, Sweden Jazz Festival. Two hours by, among others, Toots Thielemans, Rosalia de Suoza, Dan Berglund and Stefano Bollani. And just like yesterday, as the icing on the cake, at. 23, broadcast live concert from Ystad Theatre with Jan Lundgren, who invited Youn Sun Nah, Peter Asplund and Arild Andersen. Do not miss!
Tonight at. 22 – 24, Friday, August 5, sends Swedish Radio P2, live from Ystad, Sweden Jazz Festival. Two hours by, among others, Bobo Stenson Trio, Georg Riedel and Kuára. To top it off, at. 23, broadcast live concert from Ystad Theatre with the American guitarist Pat Martino. Do not miss! Before the first festival day is over, we note that it is great! Weather powers are now with us and we have got ourselves into life a number of magical moments. Among other things, we have been listening to a number of young future promises including Oscar Johansson Trio with Mira Palme and Sven-Erik Lundqvist’s Trio. Today’s talk show with George and Sarah Riedel was interesting and frank. Too bad so few have noticed it. Svante Thuresson and Blowin Big Band drew an audience of nearly 500 in Leisure Park. Bengt Hallberg was a magical concert in Ystad Theatre. Right now plays Niels Lan Doky on Ystad Theatre and later tonight, it Kuara that maintains the Mary Church. We hope the weather continues, continue! More than 4000 tickets are now already sold to this year’s jazz festival, but yet there are tickets left. The tickets can be purchased either here on the website or at the tourist office in Ystad. Tickets without advance purchase fee you can buy directly at the ticket counter at the Ystad Theatre or at each concert site just before the concert. NOTE: you then have to use cash. Jan Lundgren’s concert with La Gaylia and Hal Frazier Friday at 8:00 pm is sold out, as well as Jacob Fischer and Hans Backenroth on Sunday at 3:30 pm. For Toots Thielemans concert Saturday at. 8:00 p.m. and Anna-Frida Abrahamsson’s concert Sunday at. 12:30 pm there are only few places left!
Since construction work is not quite clear on Charlotte Berlin’s Garden we have decided to move Bemsha’s breakfast concert on Saturday to Krukmakargården at Stortorget!
Having trouble finding accommodation in Ystad during the festival? Ystad Saltsjöbad still have place on 5 / 8 to 7 / 8. Located at one of Sweden’s finest beaches. Three concerts are played there. 30 minutes walk to the center. Cheap Jazz taxi goes all day! Book on our website under Accommodation! |
 
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