Koktebel Jazz Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Koktebel Jazz Festival


location = Koktebel, Crimea, Ukraine
years_active= 2003 - present
dates = Middle of September
genre = Jazz, World music
founders = Dmitrii Kiselev
website = [http://koktebel.info http://koktebel.info] The Koktebel Jazz Festival is a well-known Jazz and World Music festival in Ukraine. It takes place annually in second decade of September in Koktebel on the shores of Black Sea.

About the festival

Koktebel Jazz Festival (KJF) kicked off in 2003 as an attempt to revive Koktebel's status as the cultural center of the region, back at its days famous all over the country. It started as an initiave by the journalist Dmitrii Kiselev who by now holds his role as a chief ideologist and a "father" of the festival.

Since 2006, the festival is held in the second half of September, during so-called "velvet" resort season. Despite its young age, the festival has already hosted performances by De-Phazz, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Nino Katamadze, Us3 and others. Beside well-known names, organizers consider small and young bands. In 2008, festival community was launched ( [http://community.koktebel.info link] ), where anyone can file an application for participation. The best performers chosen by users voting will take part in the upcoming festival.

The festival consists of two main stages, which host the festival program, additional stages and numerous jam-sessions. The main stages do not have any entrance fees and are located a the square right near the water, so that the public can sit on the beach during the performance.

Visitors and participants value the festival for its unofficial and democratic spirit, induced by the place itself, and the inspiring combination of the jazz and the sea. Remarkable nature of the Kara Dag volcanic mountain range located near Koktebel and range of wines and brandies grown on the vineyards nearby complete the picture.

History

2003

Participants:cite web | url=http://koktebel.info/info.php?langid=2 | title=Official site of the festival | accessdate=2008-04-20]
*Shid-Side (Ukraine)
*Crimea MVD Orchestra (Ukraine)
* [http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%AF%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Jan Tabachnik] (Ukraine)
*Night Groove (Ukraine)
*Jurij Kuznetsov & Tatiana Boeva
* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Enver Ismylov]
*Dixie Friends (Russia)
*Vladimir Solianik

2004

July 15-18

Participants: [cite web | url=http://koktebel.info/2004/festival/index_uk.shtml | title=Archived site of KJF'2004 | accessdate=2008-04-20]

* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD,_%D0%98%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Igor Butman] Quartet (Russia)
*Motion Trio (Poland)
*Tomasz Szukalski Quartet (Poland)
*Vladimir Solianik & Kiev Art Ansamble (Ukraine)
*Patina (Latvia)
*Night Groove (Ukraine)
*City Jazz (Ukraine)
*Igor Djachenko & Jazz-Ansamble Dnipro (Ukraine)
*Vladimir Lazerson Band (Russia)
*Dixie Friends (Russia)
*Vladimir Molotkov & Gena Gutgartz (Ukraine)
*Enver Ismailov (Ukraine)

2005

August 15-21

Participants: [cite web | url=http://koktebel.info/2005/en | title=Archived site of KJF'2005 | accessdate=2008-04-20]
*De Phazz
*Shibusashirazu Orchestra
*Jimmy Bowskill Band
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Haffner Wolfgang Haffner] - Sebastian Studnitzky Duo
*Leon Ptashka Trio
* [http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManSound Mansound]
*JVL Big Band featuring Lew Soloff
*Lew Soloff Quartet
*Vladimir Solianik & Kiev Art Ansamble
*Big Blues Revival
*VF Six
*Shid Side
*TNMK
*DJ Zipa
*Enver Ismailov
*Green Point Orchestra

2006

September 14-17

Participants:
*Stanley Clarke Band
*Billy Cobham Culture Mix Project
*Andrey Kondakov Brasil All Stars Project
* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Alexej Kozlov] and ARS Nova Trio
*Saskia Laroo Band
*Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
*Tomasz Mucha and Manifest Band
*Apple Tea
*Daha Braha
*Agafonnikov Band
*Aramis
*Olli Siikanen Power Trio
*Susanna Jamalidinova
*Sergey Davydov Trio
*DJ Paul Murphy
*DJ Fun2Mass
*Doctor Jazz
*Kiev Salsa Kings

2007

September 21-23

Notable participants:
*Us3
*Nino Katamadze & The Insight
*Fatima Spar & Freedom Fries
*The Shin
*Elena Frolova & Creoles Tango Orchestra

2008

September 19-21

Declared participants: [cite web | url=http://community.koktebel.info/ | title=Koktebel Jazz Festival community | accessdate=2008-04-20 | language=Russian]
*Archie Shepp Quartet and [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Agossi Mina Agossi]
*Richard Galliano and Tangaria Quartet
*Geoffrey Oryema & Insight

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