9th International Bodrum Jazz Festival Begins

Having an important place in Türkiye's culture and art calendar International Bodrum Jazz Festival, is preparing to meet art lovers for the 9th time. Bodrum, which will greet the summer months with the colors of jazz, Between June 2nd and 14th will experience the joy of the festival.

A Wide Programme with the Theme #ColorsOfJazz

The festival, which will be organized by the Jazz Association with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will take place this year. With the theme #ColorsOfJazz will host jazz enthusiasts. Events that will bring together music lovers with the universal language of art will transform the city into the center of jazz for 13 days.

festivals, Monday evening, June 2nd at Bodrum Hotel & Spa will begin with a press opening. At the opening, plaques of appreciation will be presented to supporting institutions and the İlgen Küçükseller Jazz Quartet will take the stage later in the night. The repertoire, which will extend from the 1930s to the present with genres such as swing, samba, funk and bossa nova, will offer the audience a special selection from the history of jazz.

Events, Dibeklihan Culture and Art Village, The Marmara Bodrum, Midtown AVM, Mor Salkım Vineyards, Momo Beach and Laguna Lounge It will be spread to different venues such as. In addition to concerts, talks, exhibitions, award ceremonies and intercultural projects will also be held throughout the festival.

Awards, Commemorations and International Collaborations

Within the scope of the festival, organized with the contribution of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University GSF Graphics Department Design competition exhibition will be opened and awards will be given to students who are successful. Among the important names that will take the stage are Ayşe Sicimoğlu Trio, Tahsin Ünüvar Trio, Ferit Odman Quintet, KAPIKO and Sibel Köse & Michiel Borstlap Features.

The late artist Dedicated to Erol Pekcan A special night will be held to commemorate the artist's daughter Sebla Pekcan and guest artists. The festival's traditional Lifetime Jazz Awards This year To Yalçın Ateş and Uğur Başar will be presented.

As part of the international brotherhood bridge, the Rhodes and South Aegean Jazz Festival will collaborate with a Greek jazz artist Dimitrios Vassilakis The program, which has been prepared in a wide range from thematic concerts where works composed from poems will be performed to improvised projects, will give direction to the cultural and artistic life of Bodrum.

The festival program and detailed information can be found on the Jazz Association's official website. https://www.cazdernegi.org/festivals/bodrumcazfestivali can be reached from.