NIŠVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL - BRAND art music
The International Nisville jazz festival is the largest and most-visited jazz festival in Southeastern Europe. The festival is the offical cultural event of the City of Nis (since 2005) and also "the festival of national value", according to the rankings by Serbian Ministry of Culture in 2010. The importance of the festival was also recognized by Serbian Mi
nistry of Trade and Services, Serbian Chamber of Commerce, as Nisville festival was the winner of the award "The best from Serbia" in 2011. The Tourist Organization of Serbia includes Nišville as its official offer in tourist fairs throughout Europe. In the European Union magazine "New Europe", published in Brussels, the festival has been reviewed as the "European face of Serbia". Since the first edition of the festival in 1995, Nisville has been promoting the multiculturism as the inevitable characteristic of the contemporary jazz music. The festival's concept is based on presenting the 'traditional' jazz forms together with their fusion with the world music tradition, with the emphasis on the music from the Balkans. One of the most famous jazz magazines, the American 'Downbeat' values Nisville as the important musical event as the promotion of both the traditional Balkan music and American jazz heritage. According to the magazine, Nisville speciality is the popularizing the blend of the two. The main program of the festival is held at two connected stages in the Fortress of Nis, while there are also many free stages in the Fortress and in the city: River, Open, Movie, Welcome, Youth and Jam Session Stage. During the festival days, more than 100,000 visitors are enjoying the musical peformances, movies and theatre, art exhibitions and book promotions. Besides that, Nisville festival organizes free jazz performances in many cities and towns around Serbia: Dimitrovgrad, Paraćin, Beograd, Novi Sad, Subotica, Aleksinac, Prokuplje, Vranje, Pirot, Leskovac, Zaječar, Aranđelovac. Nisville_stage-map
One of the most imporant aspects of Nisville festival is Nisville Jazz Workshop, established in 2007. The performers of Nisville festival, the world's greatest musicians discusses and teaches their musicianship during the festival. Nisville jazz workshops are free: they are intended for both Music Academy students and self-though musicians. Since 1995, the performers of Nisville festival were Solomon Burke, Tom Harrell, Richard Galliano, Benny Golson, Randy Brecker, Miroslav Vitous, John Patitucci, Candy Dulfer, Roy Hargrove, Sly & Robbie, Mingus Dinasty, The Cookers, Tania Maria, Billy Cobham, Rosenberg Trio, The Original Blues Brothers Band, Ron Carter, Dr Donald Byrd, Ginger Baker, Duško Gojković, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Incognito, Brand New Heavies, De Phazz, Jazzanova etc.
