2017北山国际爵士音乐节

Born To Be Blue
David Braid (piano)
Steinway Artist, David Braid, is hailed in the Canadian press as ‘a jazz genius to call our own’ (Maclean’s Magazine.) This multi-Canadian-Grammy-winning pianist

EYOT

Dejan Ilijic – piano

Milos Vojvodic – drums

Marko Stojiljkovic – bass

Sladjan Milenovic - guitar

"The proud representative of a new generation of European musicians, this Serbian quartet breaks all temporal, geographical and cultural boundaries of Balkan Jazz, explosively blending classical music, art-rock and traditional melodies. In its quest for new creative sound combinations, Eyot restlessly explores the limits between tradition and innovation and leads European Jazz off the beaten track. Known as the "Nirvana of Jazz"。

Call it low-western-rock jazz punk with ambient electronics, whatever..... HANG EM HIGH. That’s what we call it.
HANG EM HIGH / Switzerland, Austria, Poland
BOND - 2 string bass, live electronics
LUCIEN DUBUIS - baritone sax, bass & contrabass clarinets ALFRED VOGEL - drums, pots & pans, junk percussion
Hot like melted iron, cool as Clint Eastwood.
HANG EM HIGH stands for low-western-rock jazz ambient punk with live electronics combining 3 unique characters from Switzerland, Poland and Austria. Psychotic, poetic, down to earth & up in the air....

Mathias Heise Quadrillion (DK)
In 2012, Mathias Heise founded his fusion band Mathias Heise Quadrillion with equally talented peers (average age only 23): Mads Christiansen (guitar), David Vang (bass), and Aksel Stadel Borum (drums) + Mathias himself on harmonica/keyboards.

“UNIVERSAL SKY”
Maxime Bender - Saxophones
Philipp Brämswig- Guitare
Jean-Yves Jung - Organ
Jérôme Klein - Drums

chantal mitvalsky - voice
tim wilson - saxophone
paul williamson - trumpet
darrin archer - piano
sam bates - drums
tom lee/frank di sario - bass

'Cannonball' is inspired by the jazz/groove/soul music of the late saxophone giant Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley. His work transcended musical boundaries with its heavy blues and gospel influence combined with a deep, infectious groove.