by CJA | May 21, 2024 | News
Jakob “Köbi” Etter: Jazzman, fan and record seller JazzAscona has always held a special place in Jakob Etter’s heart. This 75-year-old retiree from Murten, a lifelong jazz fan and still active jazz trumpeter, has not missed an edition of the...
by CJA | May 20, 2024 | News
Jazz Ensemble workshop with Barb Catlin and Wayne Bergeron Young musicians and students are invited to participate in the Jazz Ensemble workshop presented by Barb Catlin and Wayne Bergeron, both sahring a prestigious reputation in the educational field, focusing on...
by CJA | May 9, 2024 | News
A piece of jazz history: Miles Davis’ trumpet in Ascona JazzAscona, A2 Jazz Fest and the Blue LLama Jazz Club are proud to highlight their partnership with a Miles Davis Moon & Stars Trumpet Competiton for the 2024 festival season. Trumpeters of all ages and...
by CJA | Apr 10, 2024 | Keep on groovin', News
Ear We Go: Stevie Wonder second line style The joyful freedom of jazz in the service of musical learning is at the heart of the EAR WE GO project. Trombonist Gilles Repond, singer Amanda Rougier Appignani and drummer Mattia Terzi are once again offering a free...
by CJA | Mar 11, 2024 | News, Press Release
The Swiss Jazz Award 2024 goes to the Swiss Jazz Orchestra from Bern “The best Jazz big band in Switzerland” (Pepe Lienhard), “A world-class big band” (Peter Erskine): There are countless positive voices for the Swiss Jazz Orchestra (SJO), a...
by CJA | Feb 23, 2024 | News, Press Release
JazzAscona 2024, a festive vintage poster with a technological touch The now classic vibrant orange background of JazzAscona, a striking logo with the inscription “40th edition,” and above all, a collage of black and white photos of musicians surrounded by...
by CJA | Feb 10, 2024 | News
Join the “Jazz Off The Wall” project With the artistic project “Jazz Off The Wall”, photographer Yuri Catania will bring the streets of downtown Ascona to life with giant photographs, 40 works portraying new and historical characters of the...
by CJA | Dec 11, 2023 | News, Press Release
JazzAscona will celebrate its 40th edition with “Jazz Off The Wall”, a street art event featuring more than 40 giant-size photographic oeuvres by Yuri Catania. A preview in New Orleans. The first details about the 40th anniversary edition of JazzAscona scheduled for...
by CJA | Jul 11, 2023 | Press Release
Vanessa Collier is the winner of the AET My Choice – Audience Award 2023 The JazzAscona Audience Award 2023, presented in collaboration with AET (Azienda Elettrica Ticinese), was awarded to the American saxophonist, singer and songwriter Vanessa Collier....
by CJA | Jul 3, 2023 | Press Release
JazzAscona is already looking ahead to its 40th edition: a quality music festival ©JazzAscona – Photo credit Gioele Pozzi Favored by the weather, the 39th edition of JazzAscona ended on Saturday 1 July 2023 in Ascona with a successful and well-attended closing...
