Free / Avant Jazz festivals in 2010

I've just found this on the Internet; unfortunately it only covers Europe.


here is a relatively comprehensive list of the 2010 avant-garde and free jazz festivals.
as you may see, some program dates have not been announced yet, nor are all the links up-to-date. some refer to last year's event, but it will give you an idea of the kind of music to be expected.

(and for the time-travellers among you, I also added some festivals in the past)

@ http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/

March

5-6 Nozart Festival, Köln, Germany
2 - 9 May Europa Jazz Festival, Le Mans, France
22-28 Jazz & Sounds, Ghent, Belgium

April

6-9 Irtijal Festival, Beirut, Lebanon
23-15 Lublin Jazz Festival, Poland
30 - 2 May Kaleidophon Festival, Ulrichsberg, Austria

May

2-3 Freedom Of the City, Conway Hall, London
4-9 Europajazz, Le Mans, France
4-21 Angelica Festival, Bologna, Italy
7-9 Clean Feed Fest, New York
14-15 Clean Feed Fest, Chicago
12-16 Ring Ring Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
13-15 Cerkno Jazz Festival, Slovenia
14-15 Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival, St. Petersburg Russia
20-23 Victoriaville, Canada
20 - 22 Sonore Festival, Brest, France
21-24 Moers Festival, Germany
28-30 MIA 2010, Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal
End Uncool Festival, Valposchiavo, Switzerland

June

2 - 5 Jazzdor - Strasbourg - Berlin
6-26 Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Montreal, Canada
21 - 30 Vision Festival New York
24 - July 4 Ottawa Jazz Festival, Canada
28 – July 3 Festival Jazz & Musique Improvisée en Franche Comté, Besançon and Doubs, France

July

1-4 Warsaw Summer Jazz Days - Warsaw, Poland
2-4 Sound Symposium, New Foundland
TBD Konfrontationen Festival, Nickelsdorf, Austria

August

TBD Jazz Em Agosto, Lisbon, Portugal
12-18 Meteo Festival, Mulhouse, France
26-31 Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Austria
End Sant' Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Sardinia, Italy
End Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour (Summer Jazz Cycle Tour), Groningen, Holland

September

8-12 Guelph Jazz Festival, Canada

October

TBD Jazz and More Festival, Sibiu, Romania
TBD Autumn Jazz Festival, Cracow, Poland

November

TBD Music Unlimited Festival, Wels, Austria

December

TBD dOeK festival, Amsterdam, Holland


Edited by harmonium.ro - April 22 2010 at 04:14

You must be deaf, then 

paganinio wrote: avant jazz and non-avant jazz sound the same to me.

Ha-ha, Really? If you've actually tried, this is like admitting that you're listening abilities are extremely primitive.

^ Those two albums aren't avant-jazz, even though they were groundbreaking at their times and could be considered "avantgarde" in a literal meaning.

harmonium.ro wrote: 14-15 Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival, St. Petersburg Russia 2 - 5 Jazzdor - Strasbourg - Berlin

 
I think the Sergey Kuryokhin festival is one prog fans should possibly keep an eye on. Plus there is nothing so special as to attend a festival in a palace ;) It was inaugurated in NY, then move to its rightful home in St. Petersburg, and is usually held at the Youth Palace. There is also another great avant-Jazz festival in St. Petersburg which is more for home country talents, but the name is escaping me at the moment.   

When I'm in Berlin I always find these two websites indispensable:
http://www.echtzeitmusik.de/index.php?page=calendar&PHPSESSID=367c2d259b77e3d665814820d98d62af
http://www.jazzwerkstatt-online.de/Konzerte.html

there are some festivals scattered amidst smaller shows.