Results for "Slovenia"

ARTICLE: MULTIPLE REVIEWS September 3, 2019

Inexhaustible Editions: The Little Label That Roars

In the 1980s, American writer John Corbett traveled Europe searching for out-of-print LPs from small labels which he eventually produced reissues titled the Unheard Music Series first for Atavistic Records, then his own Corbett vs. Dempsey label. His mission was to preserve the music which formed the jazz and improvisation canon but was largely ignored, simply ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW August 8, 2019

Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2019

By HENNING BOLTE

Cankarjev Dom Jazz Festival Ljubljana Ljubljana June 18-22, 2019 Ljubljana—capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of the EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy—hosts a now six decades old jazz festival. The event is organized by Cankarjev House/Cankarjev Dom, a prestigious, state-run cultural center in midtown Ljubljana opposite the ...

ARTICLE: BOOK REVIEW February 3, 2019

Ziga Koritnik: Cloud Arrangers

By NENAD GEORGIEVSKI

Cloud Arrangers Ziga Koritnik 376 Pages ISBN: 978-961-288-626-4 Drustvo Pega 2019 Most of the music we experience today is heard removed from the presence of the performers. That is the result of the invention of the phonograph and every other invention to date following in its footsteps. The invention ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW September 21, 2018

Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2018

By NERI POLLASTRI

Brda Contemporary Music Festival Casa della Cultura, Chiesa di San Martino Smartno, Slovenia 13-15.9.2018 Ottava edizione di un festival per mille ragioni atipico, uscito dal cappello di un creativo anarchico qual è Zlatko Kaućić: tre giorni di sola musica improvvisata, in un minuscolo borgo medioevale --Smartno, nella Goriška Brda, ...

NEWS: CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN September 9, 2018

Photographer Žiga Koritnik Announces Cloud Arrangers Kickstarter Campaign

Renowned Photographer Žiga Koritnik Announces Kickstarter Campaign for Cloud Arrangers, His Forthcoming Book of Music Photography Music is something that profoundly defines Žiga Koritnik’s work. His photography expresses a deep passion for the performers while being aware of and showing respect to the entire musical scene. Koritnik began to follow music over thirty years ago in ...
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ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW July 7, 2018

Ljubljana International Jazz Festival 2018

By FRANCESCO MARTINELLI

Ljubljana International Jazz Festival Cankarjev Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia June 27-30, 2018 The Slovenian capital of jny: Ljubljana has rightly become in the last few years one of the most loved tourist destinations in Europe. Hugged by its namesake river, crossing it with a variety of bridges, the city ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW October 5, 2017

Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2017

By ANGELO LEONARDI

Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2017 Smartno, Slovenia 14-16.09.2017 Nel suo appuntamento annuale a Šmartno, sulle colline del Collio sloveno poco oltre Gorizia, il “Brda Contemporary Music Festival" continua a presentare il meglio della musica improvvisata europea. Un piccolo ma significativo evento giunto alla settima edizione, che raccoglie un affezionato pubblico ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW October 4, 2017

Slovenian Showcase Festival 2017

By IAN PATTERSON

Slovenian Showcase Festival 2017 CD Club, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Slovenia September 22-23, 2017 An important part of the European Jazz Conference 2017, held in the Slovenian capital of jny:Ljubljana, was the Slovenian Showcase Festival, which presented some of the most original, progressive and entertaining of the current crop of Slovenian ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEW October 2, 2017

European Jazz Conference 2017

By IAN PATTERSON

European Jazz Conference 2017 Cankarjev dom jny: Ljubljana, Slovenia September 21-24, 2017 The snow-capped mountains flanking Ljubljana form a natural border between Slovenia and Italy and provided a picturesque backdrop to the 4th annual European Jazz Conference. For the record two hundred and twenty conference attendees [Europe Jazz Network members ...

ARTICLE: JAZZIN' AROUND EUROPE September 18, 2017

The Slovenian Experience: Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2017

By HENNING BOLTE

Ljubljana--capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy--hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe, which held its 58th edition this year (June, 28--July, 2). The event is organized by Cankarjev House/Cankarjev Dom, a prestigious, state-run cultural center in midtown Ljubljana, residing in one half of an impressive twin ...