Bratislava Jazz Days
| Bratislava Jazz Days | |
|---|---|
 Bratislava Jazz Days poster from 1981 | |
| Genre | jazz |
| Frequency | annually |
| Location(s) | Bratislava |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Most recent | 2014[1] |
| Patron(s) | Peter Lipa |
| Website | www |
Bratislava Jazz Days (BJD) is a festival of modern jazz, taking place in Bratislava (Slovakia), usually at Park kultúry a oddychu (Hall of the Culture and Leisure Park).[2] In 2014, it was its 40th edition.[3][4][5][6][7]
The festival was founded in 1975 by amateur jazz enthusiasts, most notably Peter Lipa, and later developed into a festival attended by world-class jazz players.
During the first years of existence, only the bands from
trumpeter Lee Harper
.
In 1982, first internationally well-known jazz player attend the festival - guitarist and
Special Edition. The festival became an assorted exhibition of Czechoslovak
and international jazz.
There have been 10 double-LP series of live recordings from the Bratislava Jazz Days festival 1976–1989, recorded by the Czechoslovak Radio Bratislava and released by Opus.[8]
References
- ^ "Festival: Bratislava Jazz Days / Mario Biondi, Diana Reeves and Kool & The Gang - Bratislava event calendar at Bratislava Guide, Slovakia". Bratislavaguide.com. 2012-10-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Top Pick: Bratislava Jazz Days Horizon 2000 - The Slovak Spectator". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ Radka Minarechová. "The colourful Jazz Days - The Slovak Spectator". Spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Bratislava Jazz Days SLSP | BJD". Bjd.sk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Bratislava Jazz Days 2013". Joobili. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Bratislavské jazzové dni 2012 / Bratislava Jazz Days 2012 at Incheba Expo Arena (Bratislava) on 26 Oct 2012 –". Last.fm. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Bratislava Jazz Days, Slovakia". Euro-poi.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ "Festival Bratislava Jazz Days". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30.