Erik Truffaz, Jacky Terrasson, Mina Agossi light up the South Bohemian Square

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17.08.2011 | Jazznews

 

French-speaking Swiss Erik Truffaz and Mina Agossi from France concerts during the concerts in the Czech Budejovice, while Jacky Terrasson brings his trio to camp up in New York. These stars are the main faces of this summer's South Bohemia JazzFest 2011th

 

CEZ - Temelin Nuclear Power Plant and MANE HOLDING cordially invite you to a series of South Bohemia Jazz Triple placed under the name of South Bohemia Jazzfest 2011th

In the second half of August (19.8 - 27.8.) Square 2011, some cities of South Bohemia, the second time this summer, revived by great jazz music. South Bohemia Jazz Fest, continuing the tradition of Bohemia Jazz Fest, presented by 19.8 to August 27, 2011 in Tabor, Czech Budejovice and Nové Hrady tip classical and experimental jazz. The main concert of the year is Erik Truffaz Quartet in the square of Premysl Otakar II. in Ceske Budejovice on August 22, 2011

The festival will present the square of four cities (Tyn nad Vl., Tabor, Czech Budejovice, New Castle) different faces of contemporary jazz music performed by top performers. Festival opening concert took place in Tyn nad Vltavou 25.června already ahead of the 2011th

South Bohemia Jazz Fest is a festival that originated on the foundations of the original Bohemia JazzFest in order to create a purely jihocesky project promoting and enriching the local music scene. That is why every evening begins South Bohemian Band (Swing Trio Avalon, Stepan Markovic Guločar his guests, Fi. Jazz Co., Dark Angel). The second order of play concerts in Europe and representatives of the Czech club scene, although you will not find their names on the main stages of international festivals, but the club scene is one of the best. (Beata Hlavenkova Trio Marcel Barta, Kaltenecker Trio, Jack Cannon Blues Band, Rene Trossman Band, Frantisek Uhlir Team PJ Fish)

Evenings in Tabor and Czech Budejovice concludes three stars, which introduces three faces of contemporary jazz.
Jackie Terrasson Trio American in Tabor 19.08 is representative of contemporary modern jazz piano at the highest international quality. Name J. Terrasson has spent many years occurs between the absolute tip of jazz and jazz pianist epithet most valuable currently wears accident.
In his biography you will find victory in the most prestigious piano contest in the world - Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.

8.21 Budejovice in the Czech singer and performer will Mina Agossi from France with his international quartet. M. Agossi is a leader in contemporary French jazz singing. She has published six albums, and her concerts are more like an energetic show, where they freely blend of modern jazz, soul, world music. She is replaced by the singer his voice guitar and sax solos. In her repertoire, in addition to his own creation, see "zjazzované" songs of Jimmy Hendrix and Pink Floyd.

8.22 Ceske Budejovice in the quartet will present its main star of this year, Erik Truffaz. Swiss trumpeter living in France is considered the founder of electronic and jazz legend and legacy of Miles Davis successor. We dare say that it is one of Europe's greatest jazz musicians today, the overlap of jazz into other genres for years to attract younger, alternative audience, and fans of classic jazz.

The festival is not just for summer. During the autumn give South Bohemia Jazz Fest in South Bohemia least interesting music clubs jazz club gigs character.

For festival SBJF Mgr. George Grauer, producer and one of the festival programmers
jiri.grauer @ gmail.com, tel.776663654
www.sbjf.cz