Newsletter 19 - 2023
Dear jazz friends!

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE FOR JAN’S CONCERTS!
There are only a few tickets left for Jan Lundgren’s two concerts, so if you are thinking of going, don’t wait too long. We know that his concerts will sell out!
Concert tip – Jan & Hans Two jazz poets meet on Friday, Jan on piano and Hans Backenroth on bass, playing music from their new CD “Jazz Poetry”. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy a concert featuring two of the most prominent musicians in Swedish jazz, performing a diverse range of beautiful and melodic songs. Ystads Teater, Friday 4 August 21.00. Tickets: Jan Lundgren & Hans Backenroth “Jazz Poetry” – Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival (ystadjazz.se)
 Concert tip – Jan & Deborah On Saturday, Jan’s concert welcomes back festival favourite vocalist Deborah Brown along with Mattias Svensson (bass) and Zoltán Csörsz (drums), the other two members of Jan’s trio, for a concert drawing on the Great American Songbook.
PS Did you know that Zoltan is also a rock drummer in the British band Lifesigns?! Ystads Teater, Saturday 5 August 21.00. Tickets: Deborah Brown with Jan Lundgren Trio – Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival (ystadjazz.se)
Photo: Jason Dailey
Concert tip – Django in our hearts Time for a swinging concert in Ystad’s 750-year old abbey! Guitarist Gustav Lundgren’s French Connection with the French musicians Rémi Oswald (guitar) and Édouard Pennes (bass) will perform a fond tribute to Django Reinhardt. Some tickets are still available, but they are going fast! Klosterkyrkan, Thursday 3 August 18.30. Tickets: Gustav Lundgren French Connection “Django Tribute” – Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival (ystadjazz.se)
 Concert tip – Makross Ten years ago, almost to the day, we presented the Malmö group Makross as a Next Jazz Generation band. Since then, Makross have continued to develop and become well-known for their upbeat live performances, mixing American and Nordic jazz influences to create their own distinctive style – Rasmus Nyvall (tenor sax and bass clarinet), Jens Persson (alto sax), Andreas Henningsson (bass) and Kristoffer Rostedt (drums). Saluhallen, Wednesday 2 August 16.00. Tickets: Makross – Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival (ystadjazz.se)
Photo: Cesare-Righetti
See you in less than a week! The Jazz Committee
Auction!
Jazzartist 2023, Karl Valve, has donated the original work of art ”Reflections of Jazz” to the jazz festival.
Format 87 x 125 cm. Photo transfer on plexiglass mounted on polished aluminium, which creates a three-dimensional effect. The auction ends at Saturday 5 Aug at 20.00. Place your bid already now: Auktion 2023 – Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival (ystadjazz.se)
Become a Yazz Friend in 2023!

Among other things, Yazz Friends have the opportunity to buy tickets for festival concerts before they go on general sale, receive special offers and can collect a free copy of the festival’s jazz art poster at the JazzShop during the festival.
You can become a Yazz Friend by paying SEK 750 here.
Enter your name, place of residence, country and email address. Preferably residential address and telephone number as well.
Becoming a Yazz Friend makes a significant contribution to the continuation and development of the festival.
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