Program 2015

The International Jazz Festival Bern 2015 promises to be a special one as it celebrates its 40^th year with the motto: “40 years hard swinging”.

International musicians, including world class performers, appear at more than 200 individual concerts in the very personal space of Marians Jazzroom. The Jazz Tent also provides a platform for music students from Switzerland and New York to play on stage for the first time.

The festival is firmly established in Switzerland. More than 20,000 jazz enthusiasts attend every year.

Zentrum Paul Klee

Monday, March 16^th, 2015, 8:00 p.m.
OPENING NIGHT:
MICHEL CAMILO & TOMATITO
STEFANO BOLLANI & HAMILTON DE HOLANDA
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Marians Jazzroom

Concerts: Tuesday - Saturday
1st Concert 7:30 p.m. (Doors 7:00 p.m.)
2nd Concert 10:00 p.m. (Doors 9:30 p.m.)

Dates	Artist/Band	Details
17.3.-21.3.	BILLY BRANCH & THE SONS OF BLUES feat. LURRIE BELL & JIMMY JOHNSON	Details...
24.3.-28.3.	DOUBLE FEATURE WEEK: BETTYE LAVETTE COREY HARRIS	Details...
31.3.-4.4.	PAQUITO D’RIVERA SEXTET	Details...
7.4.-11.4.	MIKE MAINIERI LEADS THE SWISS JAZZ ORCHESTRA feat. PETER ERSKINE	Details...
14.4.-18.4.	THE COOKERS	Details...
21.4.-25.4.	HERLIN RILEY GROUP feat. MARK WHITFIELD	Details...
28.4.-2.5.	CHARNETT MOFFETT'S NETTWORK feat. STANLEY JORDAN, CYRUS CHESTNUT, JEFF «TAIN» WATTS	Details...
5.5.-9.5.	ANAT COHEN, BRIAN LYNCH, DAVE STRYKER AND THE BRAZILIAN TRIO	Details...
12.5.-16.5.	BENNY GREEN SEXTET «FOR THE LOVE OF BU: REMEMBERING ART BLAKEY»	Details...
19.5.-23.5.	DOUBLE FEATURE WEEK: CECILE McLORIN SALVANT GEORGE ROBERT / BOB MINTZER QUINTET	Details...

Hotel Schweizerhof

Sunday, May 10^th, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
MOTHER'S DAY JAZZGALA:
THE GREAT LADIES OF JAZZ & BLUES
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Jazz Tent

Concerts: Tuesday to Saturday (Free admission)
6.30 - 7.15 p.m. / 7.45 – 8.30 p.m. / 9.00 - 9.45 p.m.

Dates	Artist/Band	Details
17.3.-21.3.	CLAPOPHONIC	Details...
24.3.-28.3.	HKB JAZZORCHESTRA conducted by BERT JORIS	Details...
31.3.-4.4.	HEMU SWING ENSEMBLE	Details...
7.4.-11.4.	OLGA TROFIMOVA GROUP	Details...
14.4.-18.4.	JILL RYAN GROUP	Details...
21.4.-25.4.	YANIV TAUBENHOUSE GROUP	Details...
28.4.-2.5.	BRYAN QU GROUP	Details...
5.5.-9.5.	JAMES FRANCIES GROUP	Details...
12.5.-16.5.	JONATHAN THOMAS GROUP	Details...
19.5.-23.5.	BRADFORD, THOMPSON, WINSHALL, SILVERSTEIN STUDENTS QUARTET	Details...

Tierpark Bern

Sunday, May 17th, 2014, 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
WOLVERINES JAZZ BAND
Concert in favor of the Tierparkverein.
Tickets are available at the Tierpark entrance. No prelocation sale.