Europe Jazz Network (EJN) is delighted to announce that its 2025 Award for Adventurous Programming has been awarded to Jazzfestival Saalfelden in Austria. Jazzfestival Saalfelden was praised by the jury for continually reinventing itself throughout its history, exploring uncharted musical territories, and harmoniously … read more »
Remember when a year like “2024” was the stuff of science fiction? Well, we’re here now…and though we’re STILL waiting on those hoverboards, the music in this brave new year is every bit as international, varied, and forward-looking as we could have … read more »
To anyone in Austria with even a passing interest in jazz, Jazzfestival Saalfelden is a familiar name. This year‘s edition of the annual jazz extravanganza will take place from August 17-20, 2023 and will feature around 60 concerts in the mountain village … read more »
This year’s edition of INTERNATIONAL JAZZFESTIVAL SAALFELDEN took place from August 18 – 21, 2022 with 230 artists from 20 different nations and 65 concerts (39 of which were free) at 12 venues in and around the Alpine town in western Austria. … read more »
From August 18th to 21st, 2022 the 42nd INTERNATIONAL JAZZFESTIVAL SAALFELDEN will take place! What’s in store, you ask? A nature-infused musical playground with around 60 concerts – in the city, the woods and meadows, music hikes in the midst of the … read more »
Rhythmic layering, performative playing and wildly forward thinking: the percussionist and visual artist KATHARINA ERNST is this year’s recipient of the State Scholarship for Composition from the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport and is Artist in Residence at … read more »
The eleventh year of AUSTRIAN MUSIC EXPORT’S existence was, unsurprisingly, filled with special challenges. What began as a shock to the domestic and global systems in 2020, continued into 2021 as something like a pesty splinter in the foot, which still hasn’t … read more »
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL SAALFELDEN took place once again, for its 41st time at the end of August 2021. It was, as usual, a strong, long and explosive program. Therefore packing it into a collection of words won’t do it justice, however, there … read more »
CHRISTIAN REINER is this year’s Artist in Residence at the 41st INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL SAALFELDEN (August 16th-22nd, 2021). In light of this, Arianna Fleur spoke with CHRISTIAN REINER about his heavy metal days, his love for handicraft, the suffocation of expectation, who … read more »
RDEČA RAKETA, the “red rocket”, is a duo project by MAJA OSOJNIK and MATIJA SCHELLANDER. They have been broadcasting their sounds for over ten years – for film, dance and theater. The project has come home. It’s one that you have to … read more »