Alfa Jazz Fest

“Alfa Jazz Fest—the renowned international music festival held annually in Lviv, Ukraine—today confirmed its 2013 event will take place over the weekend of June 13th through June 16th, at multiple locations throughout the city of Lviv. Headliners for this year’s festival will include: legendary New Orleans jazz group the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and new music from Israeli jazz bassist Avishai Cohen with Strings on Thursday, June 13th; German trumpet player, singer, composer, arranger and producer Till Brönner, and American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola with new covers of Beatles’ songs on Friday June 14th; legendary bass player Charlie Haden and “Charlie Haden Quartet West” and 10-time Grammy Award Winner Bobby McFerrin presenting his new project SpiritYouAll on June 15th

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“Alfa Jazz Fest—the renowned international music festival held annually in Lviv, Ukraine—today confirmed its 2013 event will take place over the weekend of June 13th through June 16th, at multiple locations throughout the city of Lviv. Headliners for this year’s festival will include: legendary New Orleans jazz group the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and new music from Israeli jazz bassist Avishai Cohen with Strings on Thursday, June 13th; German trumpet player, singer, composer, arranger and producer Till Brönner, and American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola with new covers of Beatles’ songs on Friday June 14th; legendary bass player Charlie Haden and “Charlie Haden Quartet West” and 10-time Grammy Award Winner Bobby McFerrin presenting his new project SpiritYouAll on June 15th. The impressive program will be completed by more than 100 yet-to-be-announced performers from around the globe. “We are tremendously proud of Alfa Jazz Fest’s first two years of success, and we cannot wait to bring jazz fans a third unforgettable year, which promises to be our best yet” said Mikhail Fridman, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Alfa Jazz Festival “Our 2013 headliners are living legends and we are extremely privileged to have them on the bill. We look forward to hosting each of these artists, our new and returning fans, and our remaining incredible lineup, which we are very excited to announce in the coming weeks.” Alfa Jazz Fest will feature three stages: the main festival stage will be located in beautiful Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Culture Park, a second stage in Market Square, and a third in historic Pototski Palace Square. In addition to performances, the festival will also feature master classes, press conferences and autograph sessions with various world jazz stars. Past Alfa Jazz Fest performers include Cassandra Wilson, Gino Vannelli, Kenny Garrett, John Patitucci, Richard Bona, Spyro Gyra, John Scofield, Ron Carter, Bill Evans Soulgrass, Jeff Lorber Fusion, and many others.

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