Jazz Fest Sarajevo’s educational program for young musicians and music students!
Are you a young musician or music student from Europe? Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from international musicians and educators through a series of lectures, talks, workshops, and masterclasses; to connect (and play) with peers from the region and across Europe; to meet international artists and enjoy the concerts of Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2025.
Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
When: November 5–8
Participants: The program is intended for young musicians and music students aged 18 to 30, from Europe.
Number of participants: 30
Applications for the Music Meeting are open until October 6.
Application link: https://jazzfest.ba/en/events/music-meeting-2025-eng/
Selection of participants: The selection will be made by a jury. Participants will be informed about the results by e-mail no later than October 10.
Costs: The organizer covers the costs of hotel accommodation (4 nights with breakfast in a 3* hotel), participation in the educational program, and tickets for all festival concerts.
MUSIC MEETING PROGRAM
(all programs are in English)
Lectures:
Damir Imamović (BiH): Ideology in arranging traditional music in the Balkans
Francesco Martinelli (ITA): Django Reinhardt the Roma musician who invented modern jazz
Kim Burton (UK): Hearing Secret Harmonies – The case of ‘Izvorna muzika’
Masterclasses:
Miles Okazaki (USA): Guitar
Greg Cohen (USA): Double bass
Talks:
Vesna Pisarović (CRO)
Ali Doğan Gönültaş (TUR)
Workshops:
Branislav Radojković, Aleksandar Škorić (SER): Improvisation
More info:
phone: +387 33 550 480
e-mail: info (AT) jazzfest.ba
Are you a young musician or music student from Europe? Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from international musicians and educators through a series of lectures, talks, workshops, and masterclasses; to connect (and play) with peers from the region and across Europe; to meet international artists and enjoy the concerts of Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2025.
Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
When: November 5–8
Participants: The program is intended for young musicians and music students aged 18 to 30, from Europe.
Number of participants: 30
Applications for the Music Meeting are open until October 6.
Application link: https://jazzfest.ba/en/events/music-meeting-2025-eng/
Selection of participants: The selection will be made by a jury. Participants will be informed about the results by e-mail no later than October 10.
Costs: The organizer covers the costs of hotel accommodation (4 nights with breakfast in a 3* hotel), participation in the educational program, and tickets for all festival concerts.
MUSIC MEETING PROGRAM
(all programs are in English)
Lectures:
Damir Imamović (BiH): Ideology in arranging traditional music in the Balkans
Francesco Martinelli (ITA): Django Reinhardt the Roma musician who invented modern jazz
Kim Burton (UK): Hearing Secret Harmonies – The case of ‘Izvorna muzika’
Masterclasses:
Miles Okazaki (USA): Guitar
Greg Cohen (USA): Double bass
Talks:
Vesna Pisarović (CRO)
Ali Doğan Gönültaş (TUR)
Workshops:
Branislav Radojković, Aleksandar Škorić (SER): Improvisation
More info:
phone: +387 33 550 480
e-mail: info (AT) jazzfest.ba
