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Line-up announced for the international jazz festival in Ystad!
The four-day festival runs from Wednesday 30 July to Saturday 2 August 2025
The festival will present over 30 concerts and events:
– international artists, Grammy winners, a 2025 Grammy-nominee!
– Next Jazz Generation featuring Sweden’s new generation of jazz musicians
– YazzKidz – concerts for families
– music around town
– free admission to around half of the concerts on the programme!
The concerts are presented in Ystad’s beautiful historical settings, medieval churches, secluded courtyards and at a magnificent castle park. Concert venues range from 780 to 130 years-old.
Selected major artists appearing at YSJF 2025 this summer:
Dave Holland “Kismet” with musicians Chris Potter, Kevin Eubanks and Marcus Gilmore.
Mike Stern, the jazz guitarist who has played with everyone from Miles Davis to Blood Sweat & Tears performs with Leni Stern, Gabor Bolla, Jimmy Haslip and Dennis Chambers.
Mare Nostrum, the trio of Jan Lundgren, Richard Galliano and Paolo Fresu, celebrates its 20th anniversary and has just released album number four.
Catherine Russell, American jazz vocalist who is a Grammy nominee this year.
Lars Danielsson & Leszek Możdżer open the festival on 30 July with “Pasodoble & Beyond”
Nicole Johänntgen returns to the festival with her “Robin” project.
Magnus Lindgren meets Musica Vitae in “Jazz invit(a)es”
Hans Backeroth, Thomas Fryland and Jacob Fischer – a trio in one of Ystad’s hidden gardens.
Jan Lundgren, Anders Jormin and Wolfgang Haffner play the music of Bill Evans.
Lisa Nilsson meets Norrbotten Big Band at Ystads Teater on 1 Aug.
LaGaylia Frazier Soul! Feat. Jonas Kullhammar opens the festival’s day at Charlottenlund.
“To Quincy with Love” is a special tribute concert bringing back memories of the concert in 2012 with the festival’s honorary ambassadors Quincy Jones and Bengt-Arne Wallin. Returning are Bohuslän Big Band, Nils Landgren and Viktoria Tolstoy. Ida Sand also joins the line-up.
Jan Lundgren has been the festival’s Artistic Director since the start in 2010.
Guest of Honour for 2025 is Dave Holland who performs at Ystads Teater on 30 July at 18.00.
Honorary Ambassador is a life-time awar that will be presented in connection with the last concert of the festival at Charlottenlund on 2 Aug at 18.00.
Jazz Ambassadors for 2025 are actress and musical artist Beatrice Järås and vocalist, musician, songwriter and actress Nina Persson, best known as lead singer of The Cardigans.
Jazz Artist for 2025 is Peter Apelgren, comedian, writer, designer and artist who also entertained on TV in SVT’s På Spåret, winning for the second time in the 2024-2025 season.
The Fanfare from the Churchtower will be played by Peter Asplund, who also performs with pianist Claes Crona during the festival.
Next Jazz Generation presents 6-8 concerts at a completely new venue in yet another intimate garden. Bäckahästen is located between the main pedestrian street (Stora Östergatan) and Ystad Abbey (Klostret). Free admission.
YazzKidz is aimed at everyone with a spring in their step, young and old. There will be concerts at Svarte Beach Club and Backagården in Österlen. Bohuslän Big Band invites all children to a real jazz parade at Norra Promenaden! Free admission.
You can find more artists, concerts and venues such as O’Learys, Tingshuset 1881 in Hammenhög and Solhällan in Löderup in the concert overview here
(Subject to changes in the concert program due to the world situation:
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For more information, contact:
Jan Lundgren, Artistic Director, about festival artists, jan@ystadjazz.se +46 70-865 8727
Thomas Lantz, President, about the festival in general, thomas@ystadjazz.se +46 76-105 2144
Itta Johnson, accreditation, marketing & press, itta@ystadjazz.se +46 70-580 9915
YSJF2025 Festival Program
Wednesday July 30
01.00 PM Ystad Saltsjöbad Lars Danielsson & Leszek Możdżer "Pasodoble & Beyond"
02.00 PM Ystads Center "Musik på stan"
02.00 PM Bäckahästen Martin Jutéus 3 (NJG)
04.00 PM Bäckahästen Wonder of Stevie (NJG)
06.00 PM Ystad Theater Dave Holland "Kismet"
07.00 PM O´Learys Match Made In Heaven
07.00 PM Tingshuset 1881 Hammenhög Hannah o Ewan Svensson "Two Generations"
07.45 PM Klosterkyrkan Claes Crona & Peter Asplund "Double Play"
08.15 PM O´Learys Lizas Kvintett
09.30 PM FestivalTornväktare Peter Asplund
10.00 PM Ystads Theater Mike Stern Band
Thursday July 31
11.00 AM Bäckahästen Tilde Berrio García (NJG)
01.00 PM Ystad Saltsjöbad Nicole Johänntgen "Robin"
02.00 PM Bäckahästen Southern North Collective (NJG)
04.00 PM Ystads Theater Magnus Lindgren meets Musica Vitae ”Jazz Invit(a)es”
06.30 PM Lilla Östergatan 3 Hans Backenroth, Jacob Fischer, Thomas Fryland
07.00 PM O´Learys Match Made In Heaven
09.00 PM Ystads Theater Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren "Mare Nostrum IV"
Friday
August 1
11.00 AM Bäckahästen Brio (NJG)
01.00 PM Ystads Saltsjöbad Catherine Russell
02.00 PM Bäckahästen Sassy Swings "A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan" (NJG)
04.00 PM Ystads Theater Jan Lundgren/Anders Jormin/Wolfgang Haffner ”A Tribute to Bill Evans”
06.30 PM S:ta Maria kyrka Mattias Nilsson Solo
07.00 PM Tingshuset 1881 Hammenhög Eskil Roos "Solo"
08.00 PM O´Learys Match Made In Heaven
09.00 PM Ystads Theater Lisa Nilsson meets Norrbotten Big Band
Saturday August 2
03.00 PM Charlottenlund Castle park LaGaylia Frazier Soul! feat.Jonas Kullhammar
04.30 PM Charlottenlund Castle park Karin Tingne with Big Blowin’ Band
06.00 PM Charlottenlund Castle park Nils Landgren,Viktoria Tolstoy,Ida Sand,Bohuslän Big Band ”To Quincy with Love”
08.00 PM Solhällan, Löderup Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado
08.00 PM O´Learys Florence Rooth Trio
Sunday August 2
04.00 PM Solhällan, Löderup Monday Night Big Band feat Sinne Eeg
YazzKidz
Ons 30 jul 10.30 AM Löderupsgården Fred Holmlund Trio ”Regnskogens rytmiska äventyr”
Ons 30 jul 02.00 PM Backagården Fred Holmlund Trio ”Regnskogens rytmiska äventyr”
Fre 1 aug 10.30 AM Svarte Strandcafé Fred Holmlund Trio ”Regnskogens rytmiska äventyr”
Fre 1 aug 02.00 PM Norra promenaden Bohuslän Big Band "Jazzparad"
