24th International Ankara Jazz Festival will be World’s First Online Music Festival

Due to the health issues the Board of the Jazz Society has decided to make the International Ankara Jazz Festival as an ONLINE FESTIVAL. The preparations that were almost completed for the festival were reshaped due to developments. The festival will take place between 30th of April -10th of May 2020.

FESTIVAL THEME: 
Chair of Jazz Society and Festival Curator Özlem Oktar Varoğlu summarizes the theme as #DemocracyinJazz.

“We think that jazz is a democratic form of art. Jazz musicians contribute to the music on the stage, and they listen to each other, open a space for each other and ensure that they can make their voices heard equally. Isn't that democracy? Art is the reflection of the society. In this respect, we chose “Democracy in Jazz” as our theme.

EVENTS:
The Jazz Society of Turkey determines the theme one year in advance and announces it on its website every year. The events that will take place in the festival are selected among the projects that are suitable for the theme.

Festival Director Tuğçe Alpaslan says: “This year, festival projects were selected, but because of the developments, we experienced due to the COVID-19 virus, we need a little more time to explain the program. Our program will be published as soon as possible on our ankaracazfestivali.com and cazdernegi.org websites”.

As scheduled, the festival will opening with a concert on World Jazz Day at April 30th, 2020. The opening event will be done in cooperation with the Jazz Society of Turkey, UNESCO and Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute. The details about the concerts will be announced in our next press release.

A total of 18 events will take place in the Festival and will be broadcasted online with the highest quality audio and video possible. Some of the concerts will be broadcasted live whenever possible.

PARTNERSHIPS:
The partners of 24th International Ankara Jazz Festival are  Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Copyright, US Embassy in Ankara, ​​Dutch Embassy, ​​Luxembourg Embassy, ​​Austrian Embassy, ​​French Cultural Center, Turkish Air Force, UNESCO and Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute, Başkent University, Municipality of Ankara Metropolitan, Çankaya Municipality, T.C. Ministry of Justice General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Europe Jazz Network, TURMAKS, TUSAŞ, MATFEN Samm’s Hotel and Bistro. The institutions that support the festival are Renault Mais, TAV Passport, Digital Academy, Arcadium Cinemas, Redwood Entertainment, Bektaşlar Turizm, Asil Fırın.

Media Sponsors of the Festival are Kanal B, TV100, T24, Jazz Magazine, Cazkolik, Radio METU, Joy Jazz, Ankara Life, MAG. (They are institutions whose preliminary negotiations have been completed in the press release date, there may be changes)
 

You can follow the festival on Jazz Society of Turkey’s YouTube Channel. Please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/ankaracazfestivali