Latest in Tag: jazz Highlight
Latest in Tag: jazz
‘Jazz is not just music, it’s an attitude’: Jazzfest Bonn director
In an interview with DW, Peter Materna, the creative director of Jazzfest Bonn, explains why it’s important to reach new audiences and why there’s a growing market for the genre.DW: It’s impossible to write about a jazz musician without dropping at least six other names, people from whom he’d borrowed music or who influenced him. …
Cairo Jazz Festival: between remixed classics and new hit solos
The 8th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival opened its doors for music lovers to explore jazz like they never knew before
Belgian jazz great Toots Thielemans dies at 94
His breakthrough came in 1950 when he toured Europe with Benny Goodman. Belgian harmonica player Toots Thielemans also played with Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. He passed away in Brussels.
Cairo Jazz Festival is back with Mashrouâ Leila, Omar Khairat and more
The 6th edition of the festival hosts live and âbeyond stageâ performances from local and international acts as well as workshops and masterclasses at multiple venues including the Cairo Jazz Club and El-Geneina theatre in Al-Azhar park
Cairo Jazz Club brings bands together in El Fusion
The idea behind El Fusion is to bring together bands from different nationalities that play different types of music, resulting in four nights of mixed musical performances.
New solo album by Nazmi inspires and delights
Nazmi has been known as the jazz bassist with the spot-on funky grooves
The Riff Band: quality music for a decade
The band’s anniversary show promises many surprises, including backing vocalists, a string quartet and professional jazz dancers
Jazz heats up summer
Harfoush founded The Jazz Society along with Amr Falah, Director of the Cairo Jazz Festival, back in March 2009. The duo began piquing interest in jazz music with basic workshops, lectures and screenings.