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While waiting for this summer’s jazz festival, Ystad Jazz presents:Buy ticket Book a hotel package Judith Hill on April 18 The Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill comes to Ystad on April 18, performing music including selections from the album “Letters From A Black Widow”. Judith Hill was born in Los Angeles

Biljett/Ticket Anna-Mia Barwe – vocals Sven Wickström – guitar Lunch Concert at Hannas House: During the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, Hannas House will serve a lunch concert, with free admission for eating guests. Lunch is served at 12.00 and the concert with vocalist Anna-Mia Barwe and guitarist Sven Wickström starts at 13.30. If the

Biljett/Ticket Björn Yttling – piano Jonas Kullhammar – saxophone Tobias Wiklund – trumpet Mattias Ståhl – vibraphone, mouth organ Dan Berglund – bass Fredrik Rundqvist – drums The musical journey of well-known Swedish producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Björn Yttling has taken him from jazz to pop – and back again. The first Yttling Jazz

The Yazz Parade has become a popular tradition on the first day of the festival. Leading the procession this year is the Spicy Advice Ragtime Band, specialists in the irresistible New Orleans jazz style that’s perfect for a jazz parade. The Spicy Advice Ragtime Band will also be performing this evening – 19.30 at the

Biljett/Ticket Jan Lundgren – piano Mats Paulson – conductor Malmö Academy of Music Chamber Choir Mattias Hjorth – bass Jazz pianist Jan Lundgren, bassist Mattias Hjorth and the Malmö Academy of Music Chamber Choir converge for a fusion concert drawn from classical, folk and jazz – moving in time from Renaissance music to the

Biljett/Ticket Helge Albin – alto sax Karl-Martin Almqvist – tenor sax Jacob Karlzon – piano Johnny Åman – bass Lennart Gruvstedt – drums Saxophonist and composer Helge Albin has customised compositions especially for this impressive constellation of leading Swedish jazz musicians. Helge Albin, a legend in Swedish jazz, spent 40 years as the leader

Biljett/Ticket Vocals: Vide Rosén WicklundTenor saxophone: Teodor HjelmstedtGuitar: Johan SelinPiano: Robin WickgrenDouble bass: Arvid LindströmDrums: Frans Lekberg Naima is a jazz sextet that celebrates the music of one of the greatest figures in jazz history, John Coltrane, who would have turned 100 in 2026. With roots in Bollnäs Folk High School, the band interprets music

Biljett/Ticket Joakim Falk – trumpet Håkan Persson – trombone Adam Falk – clarinet, tenor sax Cissi Larsson – clarinet, vocals Gunnar Åkerhielm – piano Jacob Ullberger – banjo Niklas Wennström – bass Jonathan Leidecker – drums The Spicy Advice Ragtime Band, one of Sweden’s leading New Orleans jazz bands, have been performing great music

Biljett/Ticket Kurt Rosenwinkel (US) – guitar Seamus Blake (CA) – saxophone Alex Claffy (US) – bass Joe Farnsworth (US) – drums American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his double album “The Remedy”– recorded live at the Village Vanguard in New York in 2006 – by revisiting the music from what

Since 1748, Ystad’s tower watchman has looked out over the town to check that all is well during the night. Each year a festival tower watchman is selected. This year trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær will climb the 107 narrow steps in St. Mary’s Church tower to play the fanfare. 

Biljett/Ticket Nils Petter Molvær (NO) – trumpet, electronics The world-famous Norwegian trumpeter, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær presents his unique mix of swirling trumpet improvisation and innovative electronic backing at this late-night solo concert in the atmospheric setting of Ystad’s St Mary’s Church. Nils Peter Molvær made his big breakthrough with “Khmer” (1997),

Biljett/Ticket Fredrik Kronkvist – alto saxophone Thiery Marazanye – piano Mattias Rudebjer – bass Johan Kolsut – drums What better way to kick-start the second day of the festival than with some early morning soulful and uplifting jazz from the Fredrik Kronkvist Quartet in the beautiful garden setting of Lilla Östergatan 3? The Fredrik

Biljett/Ticket Anna-Mia Barwe – vocals Sven Wickström – guitar Lunch Concert at Hannas House: During the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, Hannas House will serve a lunch concert, with free admission for eating guests. Lunch is served at 12.00 and the concert with vocalist Anna-Mia Barwe and guitarist Sven Wickström starts at 13.30. If the

Biljett/Ticket Anna Pauline Andersson – vocals Janis Siegel (US) – vocals Randy Brecker (US) – trumpet, flugelhorn Jesper Løvdal (DK) – tenor and soprano sax, flute John Di Martino (US) – piano Boris Kozlov (US) – bass Anders Mogensen (DK) – drums Swedish vocalist Anna Pauline presents music from her new album “Lucky To

Biljett/Ticket Bobo Stenson – piano Anders Jormin – bass Jon Fält – drums Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson has been a prominent figure in the world of jazz for over five decades. JazzTimes described him as “the greatest living jazz pianist born outside the United States.” Bobo Stenson became established on the Stockholm jazz scene

Biljett/Ticket Emmalisa Hallander – vocals Filip Ekestubbe – piano Niklas Fernqvist – bass Henrik Jäderberg – drums Singer and composer Emmalisa Hallander is one of Sweden’s most promising jazz talents with a style reminiscent of the classic era of vocal jazz. Emmalisa Hallander has had a meteoric rise since finishing her studies at the

Biljett/Ticket Mathias Heise (DK) – harmonica DR Big Band One of the world’s leading harmonica players meets one of the world’s best big bands when Mathias Heise and the DR Big Band join forces for this evening concert at Ystads Teater. Their latest collaboration “A Love Supreme Revisited” (2026) reinterprets music from John Coltrane’s

Biljett/Ticket Anna-Mia Barwe – vocals Sven Wickström – guitar Lunch Concert at Hannas House: During the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, Hannas House will serve a lunch concert, with free admission for eating guests. Lunch is served at 12.00 and the concert with vocalist Anna-Mia Barwe and guitarist Sven Wickström starts at 13.30. If the

Biljett/Ticket Camille Bertault (FR) – vocals Camille Bertault (FR) – vocals Fady Farah (LB/FR) – piano Julien Alour (FR) – trumpet Christophe Minck (FR) – bass Minino Garay (AR/FR) – drums In her native France, vocalist Camille Bertault is a well-established talent and international recognition is growing. Vanity Fair described her as “The new

Biljett/Ticket Francesca Tandoi (IT) – piano, vocals Stefano Senni (IT) – bass Pasquale Fiore (IT) – drums Italian pianist and vocalist Francesca Tandoi is a new star in European jazz. Jazz pianist Monty Alexander observed: “Francesca Tandoi is a supremely tasteful swinging piano player. Her vocals are exquisite, her compositions are melodic and memorable,

Biljett/Ticket Hannah Svensson – vocals Klas Lindquist – saxophone Sven Erik Lundeqvist – piano Mattias Svensson – bass Paul Svanberg – drums One of Sweden’s leading jazz vocalists, Hannah Svensson, returns to the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival with a band of top-class musicians for a concert that reflects her musical career so far. She

Biljett/Ticket When the Swedish pianist Mattias Nilsson meets the Danish double bassist Jimmi Roger Pedersen, a musical encounter arises filled with sensitivity, swing, and Nordic tonal poetry. Mattias Nilsson is an internationally active jazz pianist and composer who has performed more than two thousand concerts in over thirty countries. His music moves freely between

Biljett/Ticket Lady Lynette – vocals Inge Petersson Lindbäck – sax, flute Sven Bjerstedt – piano Johnny Åman – bas Lennart Gruvstedt – drums Jazz concert with Summer Buffet: This evening concert presents the wonderful jazz and soul star Lady Lynette Koyana Bjerstedt – jazz with a splash of soul and blues. During the 1990s,

Biljett/Ticket Kenny Håkansson – guitar Mats Glenngård – violin Göran Lagerberg – bass Frank Sanderson – drums Kebnekajse rose to prominence in Sweden’s progressive rock explosion in the 1970s but their music combines many elements such as folk rock and jazz rock. The band’s musical history can be traced from the heavy guitar-oriented debut

Biljett/Ticket Jan Lundgren – piano Rosario Giuliani (IT) – alto sax Roberto Gatto (IT) – drums Hans Backenroth – bass This stellar Swedish-Italian quartet, playing together for the first time, will be performing music by composers such as Italian film score writers Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota, as well as original songs by the

Biljett/Ticket Anna-Mia Barwe – vocals Sven Wickström – guitar Lunch Concert at Hannas House: During the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, Hannas House will serve a lunch concert, with free admission for eating guests. Lunch is served at 12.00 and the concert with vocalist Anna-Mia Barwe and guitarist Sven Wickström starts at 13.30. If the

Biljett/Ticket Magnus Carlson – vocals Goran Kajfes – trumpet Per “Ruskträsk” Johansson – saxophone Carl Bagge – piano Martin Höper – bass Lars Skoglund – drums Mattias Ståhl – vibraphone This jazz project led by Magnus Carlson, best known as the singer in the Weeping Willows, signals a comeback for a constellation known for

Biljett/Ticket Ivan Lins (BR) – piano, vocals Band TBA The festival’s Guest of Honour, songwriter, vocalist and pianist Ivan Lins, has been one of the leading figures in Brazilian popular music and jazz for over five decades. The multiple Latin Grammy-winning musician is the most-recorded Brazilian artist living abroad. His songs have been covered

Biljett/Ticket Jill Johnson – vocals Anders Berglund – conductor Anders Berglund Big Band Day two at Charlottenlund kicks off with one of Sweden’s most popular vocalists – Jill Johnson. She is best known as a pop and country singer but in her big band collaborations with conductor Anders Berglund she also ventures into jazz

Biljett/Ticket Randy Brecker (US) – trumpet Anna Pauline – vocals Monday Night Big Band American trumpet legend Randy Brecker makes a unique guest soloist appearance with the Monday Night Big Band for this concert at Solhällan. Randy Brecker, a multiple Grammy-winning musician, formed the influential jazz fusion duo, the Brecker Brothers, with his brother,

Biljett/Ticket Veronica Swift (US) – vocals DR Big Band American singer Veronica Swift has rapidly become one of the most acclaimed voices in jazz. The Wall Street Journal wrote “She has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd,” while Downbeat enthused about her versatile