Jazzfest 2010 launches today (highlights: J. Scofield, K. Rosenwinkel, G. Duke)

by Michal Kašpárek on April 21, 2010

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio (source: kurtrosenwinkel.com)

Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio (source: kurtrosenwinkel.com)

Probably the most important jazz festival of the season launches today. Jazzfest 2010 brings interesting concerts to several venues of Brno, some with free admission.

According to the culture editors of iDnes.cz, who know more about jazz than I do, highlights of the event are:

The festival has a great English language website with detailed info about the artists and venues. Check it out.

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