Jazzaar Festival returns in 2023 to the Kultur und Kongresshaus Aarau on April 21st and 22nd with two live concerts marking the 31st edition of its youth program, “Bandstand Learning with Role Models”.
On Friday, April 21 the Jazzaar Festival Latin Band led by Gil Goldstein presents a hot salsa evening called “ Cuban Spirit ”, a production presenting artists such as Gonzalo Rubalcaba – p, Johana Jo Jones – voc, Oscar Stagnaro – b, Paulo Stagnaro – Perc, Tony Martinez – as, Yuliesky Gonzalez – tp and 18 members of the former Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra.
On Saturday, April 22 the Jazzaar Festival Big Band under the direction of Fritz K. Renold with artists Ryan Quigley – Ltp, Tony Lakatos -ts, Ray Angry – keys, Mark Whitfield – g, James Genus – b and Gene Lake – d as well as 12 members of the former Swiss Youth Funk Ensemble will delight the audience with a “ Funk-Jazz Extravaganza ” in the KuK Aarau. Read more…