Dates of next edition:
From: 16/10/2025
To: 19/10/2025
Where:
National Opera and Ballet
Skopje
Macedonia
When:
October
Artistic Director:
Oliver Belopeta
Description:
Skopje Jazz Festival is a non-governmental, non-profit organization.
Skopje Jazz Festival is one of the leading music events in N. Macedonia with a tradition of 43 years. The festival enjoys an excellent reputation in Europe and the world. The Festival was established in 1982. So far, the line-up has included all jazz styles and performances by the most famous American and European jazz artists, representatives of Latin-American and African music, as well as the best Macedonian jazz musicians.
SKOPJE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2025 (October 16-19)
Programme
16 October: ANDRZEJ JAGODZIŃSKI TRIO (PL) / NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA with SIGI FEIGL & LUIS BONILLA (MK/AUT/US)
17 October: MARC RIBOT (US) / KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE (US)
18 October: AFTER THE WILDFIRE QUARTET (NO) / GORAN KAJFEŠ TROPIQUES (SE)
19 October: WADADA LEO SMITH and SYLVIE COURVOISIER DUO (US/CH) / JAMES BRANDON LEWIS QUARTET (US)
Programme plus
11 October: Jazz for Kids - workshop
11 October: Vinyl promotion “After the Wildfire”
11 October: Gordan Spasovski concert
Jazz Cinema
15 October: WE WANT THE FUNK! - documentary film
18 October: SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE – documentary film
