The premiere concert of the ninth "Made In New York Jazz Festival 2024" was held last night in Porto Montenegro, Tivat, the organizers announced.
The concert was held on the "Synchro" stage.
After the concert, the founder of the company Rabbit Records and the director of the festival, Vladimir Maraš, expressed his satisfaction with what was done.
"Nathan East, Frank Gambale, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Kennedy, Ekep, Lana, Šule, Filip, Milan, Michal, Luis, Branko. It was an incredible experience. The audience's satisfaction definitely convinced us that we were doing the right thing. I met tonight people who came to the festival from Canada, Belgium, Norway, Turkey, Great Britain, people from the region, from Novi Sad, Belgrade, Split and Sarajevo, all of them came to Montenegro to enjoy a unique cultural event on the threshold of the 10th anniversary of this project in Montenegro, it stands side by side with the most developed countries in Europe and the world. For us as organizers, there is no better feeling," said Maraš.
The announcement of the organizers states that this year's edition of the festival opened with "street jam session" programs in Nikšić last Wednesday, that it continued on Thursday in Porto Montenegro, and tonight (Saturday, June 22) at around 20 p.m. on Independence Square in Podgorica, random or intentional passers-by have the opportunity to feel the breath of jazz in their city.
"All this is a prelude to last night's spectacle, but also an announcement of another exclusive program that will be held tonight at the Sejdefa jazz club in Podgorica - the beautiful Lana Janjanin and her quartet will have their premiere performance in Montenegro, starting at 22 p.m. At the very end , tomorrow evening, on Sunday, June 23 at 21 p.m., in the atrium of The Capital Plaza in the capital, we will hold the final concert night of the festival. for the end of June next year. There will be a lot of surprises, both with the names that will magnify the anniversary, as well as with the locations," the announcement reads.
The organizers state that an important segment of the festival activities, of which there are a total of eight in the five planned festival days, is certainly the "Master class workshop", which will be held tomorrow, Sunday, at the Sejdefa jazz club, at noon.
They say that all interested artists, lovers of jazz and top music are welcome, and that the entrance is free.
Maraš also said that there is huge interest in every festival program.
He also said that more than 50 percent of visitors to the festival programs were from abroad, from various destinations, from Canada, the United States of America (USA), Great Britain to Ukraine, Russia, China, Belgium, Norway, Turkey, as well as the region.
"The company Adriatic Marinas or Porto Montenegro is a strategic partner of the festival, and from 2022 the Festival is officially recognized as a festival of special importance for the culture of Montenegro, by the decision of the relevant Ministry of Culture and Media. So, jazz music in Montenegro is slowly but surely gaining Along with them, the Secretariat for Culture and Sports of the Capital City is a signatory of the decision on the recognition of the 'Made in New York Jazz Festival' as a festival of national importance, the US Embassy in Montenegro, the Municipality of Tivat , the company The Capital Plaza and our new friends – Mtel, Sotheby's Realty, are also proud partners of the festival, and the world brand Jack Daniels is the official drink of the festival of Montenegro, the non-governmental organization Action for Art, the Airports of Montenegro and the Sejdef jazz club in Podgorica," Maras said.
He said that on the festival stages there was music equipment of the highest quality provided by the company Euro-unit / Yamaha.
"We drove safely and comfortably through Montenegro in Renault and Nissan vehicles, which have been provided by the company Alliance from Podgorica since the first year of the festival until today. We owe thanks to all the media in the country and abroad for the never better promotion of the festival in the past months, and we send special thanks to our media partners – television Vijesti, Antena M, Gradski portal, radio and television, Pobjeda, daily newspaper Dan, televisions E, Nova M and Prva TV, Radio and Television of Montenegro The first Montenegrin and regional jazz portal Jazz Montenegro is active in Montenegro, at the address jazzmne.com, which also includes the first specialized online jazz radio station Jazz FM Montenegro, which, we hope, will soon find its frequency in the FM media spectrum as well. in Montenegro," Maraš concluded.
The organizers state that there are still very few tickets left, and those who have not yet secured a ticket for tonight's concert by Lana Janjanin in Sejdefa, as well as for the final concert of this year's "Made in New York Jazz Festival", can do so by visiting the website www.jazzmne.com/shop.
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