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Plovdiv Jazz Fest brings together performers from Bulgaria and the world

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The Boris Hristov House of Culture in Plovdiv hosts the annual Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2025. Starting today until November 9, the forum brings together jazz performers from Bulgaria and the world, offering a diverse program of concerts, master classes and events aimed at lovers of jazz and music in general. 

The audience will have the opportunity to hear live American singer Lizz Wright and her quartet, Swedish jazz pianist and composer Jacob Karlzon in a concert with the special participation of Swedish jazz singer Viktoria Tolstoy and the legendary band Yellowjackets. The main program of the festival will also include All Stars Big Band, a project of Prof. Hristo Yotsov, the quartet of Los Angeles-based pianist Milen Kirov and the emblematic Bulgarian band Zone C.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova

Publication in English: Al. Markov

Photo: Plovdiv Jazz Fest



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