On
24th - 27th
of June 2016
in Lviv will take place Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest - international jazz festival which is held annually in the form of open-air in June in Lviv.
During Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest concerts featuring over a hundred musicians on three stages in the city with more than 40 000 spectators. The first festival was held successfully in 2011.
The festival is traditionally held in three stages:
- Main stage at Park named Bohdan Khmelnitsky - Stage of Eddie Rosner (admission tickets)
- Stage on Lviv Market Square (free admission)
- Stage near Potocki Palace (free admission)
In addition to concerts of jazz musicians from around the world during Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest held jam sessions, workshops and autograph session of world jazz stars.
Headliners of Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest
- Pat Matheny with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh, Gwilym Simcock
- Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
- Arturo Sandoval - 10 time Grammy Award Winner
- Dianne Reeves with Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal, Terreon Gully
- Esperanza Spalding presents Emily's D+Evolution
- Lars Danielsson Group Liberetto 2
- Michel Camilo Trio
Each year the festival is presenting in Lviv International Music Prize "Alfa Jazz Fest Awards" named Eddie Rosner. Award established to celebrating musicians who have made outstanding contributions to development of jazz music as well as to popularize jazz music.
Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest Program
Stage dedicated to Eddie Rosner
June, 24 (Friday)
19:00 Pat Matheny with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh, Gwilym Simcock
21:00 Pat Matheny with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh, Gwilym Simcock
June, 25 (Saturday)
19:00 Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
21:00 Arturo Sandoval - 10 time Grammy Award Winner
June, 26 (Sunday)
19:00 Dianne Reeves with Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal, Terreon Gully
21:00 Esperanza Spalding presents Emily's D+Evolution
June, 27 (Monday)
19:00 Lars Danielsson Group Liberetto 2
21:00 Michel Camilo Trio
Stage on Market Square
June, 24 (Friday)
17:00 Vadim Neselovskiy and INSO-Lviv (USA - Ukraine)
19:00 Giovanni Guidi – Gianluca Petrella Duo “SOUPSTAR” (Italy)
June, 25 (Saturday)
17:00 Trilok Gurtu Band (Germany)
19:00 Leszek Cichoński Blues Band (Poland)
June, 26 (Sunday)
17:00 Smooth Operation (Ukraine)
19:00 Dean Brown Band (USA)
June, 27 (Monday)
15:00 Michael Abene with UA Big Band (USA - Ukraine)
17:00 Sons Of Kemet (Great Britain)
19:00 Michiel Borstlap United Project (Netherlands - Ukraine)
Stage on near Potocki Palace
June, 25 (Saturday)
13:00 Anton Pivovarov Quintet (Ukraine)
15:00 Anne Paceo (France)
June, 26 (Sunday)
13:00 Deep Tone (Ukraine)
15:00 Andrei Prozorov Trio (Austria)
June, 27 (Monday)
13:00 Vladimir Likhoshva Quintet (Ukraine)
15:00 Anna Mia (Ukraine)
Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest Tickets
Adult entry ticket: 450 - 3500 UAH (around 18 - 140 US dollars)
Organizers of Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest
Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest Team
Park named Bohdan Khmelnitsky, Lviv Market Square, Potocki Palace
Lviv, Ukraine
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