Jazz Festivals
Jazz festivals are a great way of getting to see some of the biggest stars and the newest talent. They provide an excellent outlet for your music and there is normally a great atmosphere, which is very inspiring to be a part of.
It's fantastic that so many countries have a thriving jazz scene; highlighted by the number of festivals that are happening all over the place. In France for example, there is one almost every week of the year, so I never have any excuses!
We have compiled a list of some of the major festivals around the world and we are working on compiling more detailed lists of those in French and UK jazz festivals. If you know of any that you would like to see posted, please feel free to
contact us.
UK Jazz Festivals
Major festivals in the UK this year are happening in:
Birmingham
Held annually: Fri 3 - Sun 12 July 2009
Bude
Held annually: Sat 29 Aug - Sat 5 Sept 2009
Cheltenham
Held annually: Tue 28 Apr - Mon 04 May 2009
Derry
Held annually, Northern Ireland: Thurs April 30 - Sat 02 May 2009
Glasgow
Held annually: Fri 19 - Tue 30 June 2009
London
Held annually: Fri 13 - Sun 22 November 2009
Wigan
Held annually: Sat 11 - Sat 18 July 2009
Swanage
Held annually: Fri 10 - Sun 12 July 2009
Whitley Bay
Held annually: Fri 10 - Sun 12 July 2009
Llantilio Crossenny
Held annually: Sat 9 - Sun 17 May 2009
Greenwich
Held annually: Thurs 7 - Wed 13 May 2009
Keswick
Held annually: Wed 6 - Sun 10 May 2009
Norwich
Held annually: Sat 2 - Mon 4 May 2009
European Jazz Festivals
Some of the major festivals in Europe this year will be taking place in:
France
Vienne
Sat 27 June - Fri 10 July 2009
Cabourg
Fri 8 - Sat 9 May 2009
Rennes
Mon 11 - Sat 16 May 2009
Coutances
Sat 16 - Sat 23 May 2009
Giel – Courteilles
Sat 12 - Sun 13 September 2009
Spain
Vitoria-Gasleiz
Sun 12 - Sat 18 July 2009
Murcia
Mon 4 - Sat 9 May 2009
Barcelona
Thurs 7 - Sun 17 May
Holland
Amersfoot
Fri 8 - Sun 10 May 2009
Rotterdam
Fri 10 - Sun 12 July 2009
Italy
Perugia
Fri 10 - Sun 19 July 2009
Firenze
Wed 6 - Sat 9 May 2009
Vicenza
Fri 8 - Sat 16 May 2009
Belgium
Gent
Thurs 7 - Fri 29 may 2009
Bilzen
Fri 8 May 2009
Liege
Fri 8 - Sat 9 May 2009
Norway
Stavanger
Wed 6 - Sun 10 May 2009
Balestrand
Fri 8 - Sun 10 may 2009
Molde
Mon 13 - Sat 18 July 2009
Austria
Saalfelden
Thurs 27 - Sun 30 August 2009
Wien
Mon 29 june - Thurs 9 July 2009
Germany
Pflaz
May 8 - 15 August 2009
Finland
Pori
Sat 11 - Sun 19 July
Switzerland
Schaffhausen
Wed 13 - Sat 16 May 2009
World Festivals
Some of the major festivals worldwide this year will be taking place in:
Canada
Montreal
June 30 - 12 July 2009
Vancouver
June 26 - 5 July 2009
Australia
Manly
Sat 3 - Mon 5 October 2009
New South Wales
Fri 11 - Sun 13 September 2009
U.S.A.
Ravinia
Thurs 18 - Sun 21 June 2009
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