Live streaming-tickets

You can now buy live streaming tickets for the two sold-out concerts
* Scandinavian Jazz Orchestra meets Isabella Lundgren 2021-08-06 16:00
* Jan Lundgrens och Georg Riedels ”Lockrop” 2021-08-06 21:00
Click on each concert and you will go directly to ticket purchases.

Rosalia De Souza replaces Stacey Kent!

Unfortunately, the Stacey Kent concert on 7 August has been cancelled due to the prevailing restrictions.

However, we are very pleased to announce that she will be replaced by Rosalia De Souza. Brazilian-born Rosalia De Souza is a wonderful singer with an extensive knowledge of the Rio-Brazilian song treasure. She is incredibly musical and wonderfully charismatic when she’s on stage interpretating the group’s original compositions. Read more!

YSTAD SWEDEN JAZZ AWARD ”NEXT GENERATION”

“Next Generation” is a brand new scholarship (2020) to be awarded to one or more jazz musicians, who are at the beginning of their professional careers. The scholarship, which is initiated by YSJF’s artistic director Jan Lundgren, cannot be applied for. A scholarship committee appoints recipients. The committee consists in the first year of four representatives from Ystad’s jazz festival and Musik i Syd. Read more!

Ystad is named Jazz Municipality of the Year

The board of Swedish Jazz has named Ystad municipality the Jazz Municipality of the Year 2021. The award is presented to draw attention to the municipality where jazz has benefited in the best way and hopes to stimulate jazz club / festival, municipality, cultural school and region to deepen cooperation and reach more and larger listener groups. The prize has been awarded since 1993 and this year the award ceremony will take place during the industry weekend Jazzfest, which takes place in Västerås in August.