Jazz over Villach
Jazz over Villach is a music festival near Villach in Carinthia , which is organized by the Liveact association.
In 1995 Michael Wandaller started a jazz festival next to an inn on the Genottehöhe above Villach-Warmbad . At that time, three Austrian bands performed, namely the Drauriver Dixie Band, The Funk Foundation and the big band from Wiener Neudorf . The festival then lasted only one day.
From these small beginnings with only a few listeners, the festival blossomed into the largest jazz festival in Carinthia. In 2005 over 130 artists performed at this five-day summer festival. Looking back over the past festival years , there are such famous names as Deodato , Freddy Cole Quartet, Joe Zawinul , The Blues Brothers and Jestofunk.
Outside the festival time, Michael Wandaller, who is the personification of the Liveact association, organizes many other concert highlights, primarily in Villach. Here, too, they never skimp on jazz greats and so Dave Brubeck Quartet , Johnny Griffin Quartet , Ibrahim Ferrer and Buena Vista Social Club have been guests.
Musicians from Germany , Italy , the United States , the Netherlands , Great Britain , Israel , Brazil , Cuba and of course from Austria showed their skills both at the festival and at the events during the year.
Web links
- Festival homepage (only available during the festival)
- Organizer homepage