Estival Jazz
Estival Jazz (also Lugano Estival Jazz) is an annual music festival that takes place in summer in the Swiss city of Lugano in the canton of Ticino. It is an open-air and free of charge festival.[1][2]
The event, which is usually spread over a total of three days, takes place in Lugano and is dedicated to
open-air concerts
with numerous well-known international musicians.
The foundation for Estival Jazz, first performed in 1979, was laid in 1977 with the concert appearance of
RSI
live.
Among the most notable of the approximately 300 artists who have performed since the inaugural Estival Jazz are
Cheb Khaled, Jethro Tull, Gianna Nannini, Roger Hodgson, Chucho Valdés, Level 42, Candy Dulfer, Snarky Puppy, Manu Dibango , Hugh Masekela , Richard Bona, Marcus Miller , and Lokua Kanza
.
See also
References
- Il Sole 24 ore.
- ISBN 978-1-58843-627-6.
