by CJA | Nov 10, 2022 | News
JazzAscona renews its commitment to the young and talented ©JazzAscona – Photo credit Gioele Pozzi After its successful 2022 edition (with 15 Under-26 bands that impressed the audience with their quality and variety during the festival), JazzAscona has decided...
by CJA | Sep 21, 2022 | Interview
The Dead South The band that brought Bluegrass Folk to millions of people: The Dead South The Dead South, a Canadian band that makes a top-quality bluegrass and absolutely irresistible live gigs, will play at JazzAscona on Monday, June 27, 2022 in the first...
by CJA | Aug 9, 2022 | News
Frog & Henry’s retro jazz wins the Audience Award of JazzAscona «Aet My Choice 2022» ©JazzAscona – Photo credit Gioele Pozzi For ten days straight they performed just about everywhere in Ascona, in the alleys and on the stages, enchanting the audience with...
by CJA | Jul 29, 2022 | Interview
Ida Nielsen Ida Nielsen on her career and Prince’s artistic legacy When Prince signed you, you were already building your artistic empire with the Funkbots and a couple of solo albums. Then your trajectory changed. How did that come about? Short version: in 2010 I...
by CJA | Jul 7, 2022 | Interview
Nolan Quinn «If my music can be a pleasure to the listener, that is reason enough to play it.» An ever-anticipated moment for fans, which in the past has rewarded musicians such as Pepe Lienhard, Raphael Jost, Bruno Spoerri, Franco Ambrosetti and the late Othella...
by CJA | Jul 5, 2022 | News, Press Release
JazzAscona 2022, organizers are very satisfied JazzAscona 2022 is already history. After ten intense days of music and events, the festival reached its peak on Saturday, July 2. Thousands of people flocked to admire jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater and funk queen Ida...
by CJA | Jul 1, 2022 | Interview
Bo Dollis Jr. Bo Dollis Jr on free spirit dance and the New Orleans culture mix We love magnolias; in our region the magnolia trees do grow luxuriantly. What kind of magnolias did you bring along from New Orleans for the Ascona audience? The wild magnolias! I’ve...
by CJA | Jul 1, 2022 | Interview
Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater breaks a spear for women in Jazz How was your experience in Ascona back in 2015 and what are your expectations for this year? In Ascona I met many musicians. Projects and friendships were born that last to this day. The artistic...
by CJA | Jun 20, 2022 | News
Groovin’ Up, young talents in the spotlight More than one hundred bands from all over the world applied for the JazzAscona intiative «Groovin’ Up». A dozen bands from Switzerland, Europe and New Orleans were selected and invited to Ascona. Groovin’ Up is an...
by CJA | Jun 17, 2022 | News
A basketball lesson with Westher Molteni and e Swiss Baketball Among the activities of JazzAscona there is a very special one, offered in collaboration with Swiss Basketball and the Privateers, the basketball team of the University of New Orleans. To promote...
