From January 12 to February 17, the "Suisse Diagonales Jazz" festival offers ten young Swiss jazz bands the opportunity to perform in at least five clubs outside their home region in order to gain national recognition.
Swiss percussionist Pierre Favre, pianist Colin Vallon and composer and pianist Nik Bärtsch open the "Suisse Diagonales Jazz" festival in Lucerne.
From January 12 to February 17, it offers ten young Swiss jazz bands the opportunity to perform in at least five clubs outside their region of origin in order to gain national recognition. The festival opens its program, supported by Pro Helvetia, on 12 January at the Südpol in Lucerne. The festival is organized by the Suisse Diagonales Jazz association.
More info: www.diagonales.ch
Photo: FM Trio (zvg)
