Jazz & Groove Festival in Bludenz

Three days of top-class jazz program in the alpine town The jazzy weekend starts already on Thursday evening with a "Fierobad Jazz Special" in the old town of Bludenz. A fantastic warm-up of the muscon association with free admission.

On Friday evening the Jazz & Groove Festival starts on the Remise forecourt with T.O.L. The trio formation invites you on a musical journey through different urban music styles like jazz, funk or hip hop!

This will be followed by Henrik Freischlader with a portion of blues and rock in a class of its own. The quartet of drums, bass, Hammond organ, guitar & vocals promises visitors* an intense, rocking concert.

On Saturday it continues with the internationally active trio Das Huckepack. Their colorful mix of grooving and swinging musical styles takes you on a playful sound journey that spreads joie de vivre and good humor.

To close the festival, Vorarlberg jazz saxophonist Fabio Devigili presents: The Big One! The Viennese band "Markus Pechmann's Brassmassery" The funniest, loudest and liveliest brass in Austrian jazz! Hits of the 50's and 60's are packed into a jazzy garment with a lot of humor.

Thu, August 24 | Altstadt Bludenz
Fierobad Jazz Special
Fri, August 25 | Remise forecourt
7:30 p.m.: T.O.L.
9 p.m.: Henrik Freischlader
Sat, August 26 | Remise forecourt
7:30 p.m.: The Piggyback
9 p.m.: Markus Pechmann's Brassmassery

The festival will take place in the REMISE hall in case of rainy weather.

Special thanks to the sponsors of this event, first and foremost the main sponsor of Bludenz Kultur, Sparkasse Bludenz, as well as Fohrenburg s'Fäscht GmbH, the state of Vorarlberg and Getzner Textil AG. PRICES Thursday admission free Day tickets for Friday & Saturday VVK 15€ / 17€ | AK 17€ / 19€ Tickets are available at all Sparkassen and Raiffeisenbanken throughout Vorarlberg and online at www.laendleticket.at. Reduction: pupils, apprentices, students, senior citizens, members of Verein allerArt, Ö1 and members of Bludenzer Geschichtsverein.

Organizer/Info: Cultural Office of the City of Bludenz, T +43 5552 63621-236, www.bludenz.at