Blueblut, Bohemia After Dark, Carol Alston Gospel of the Blues (Passau Jazz Festival, 8-9 August 2023. Reviews by Oliver Weindling) This is the second of Oliver Weindling's reports from Jazzfest Passau. He covered the opening concert by Leo Genovese (link below), and was back for a couple of evenings in early August. He writes: Blueblut…
L-R: Liam Noble, Cathy Jordan, Paul Clarvis. Photo copyright Tom Mesic, Linz Inntöne Festival(Diersbach, Austria. 21-23 July 2023. Report by Oliver Weindling) Festivals which are carefully curated, like Inntöne/ Jazz am Bauernhof (jazz at the farm), held on promoter/programmer Paul Zauner’s farm in Austria - the nearest major town is Passau - give one a…
Gărâna Jazz Festival (Gărâna, Romania. 5-9 July 2023 Festival Round-Up by Oliver Weindling) The Side Effects. L-R: Stian Carstensen, Marius Neset and Thomas Stronen. Photo credit Michal Sykora The Garana festival has now reached its 27th edition. In the Romanian Carpathian mountains, south of Timisoara, which itself had a major festival just the previous week…