National festival for local bands
On Tuesday, April 2, the "jazzin" association was founded in St. Gallen.
The series of events Monday Night-Music in Flawil, which began under the direction of Urs C. Eigenmann in 2007, the idea of the national festival jazz was created. It is an event for local bands (Switzerland and neighboring regions) for the styles of swing, funk, soul and acid jazz, for which there are hardly any platforms in Switzerland.
The first national festival took place on the occasion of Flawil's 1150th anniversary in 2008 in the then new community hall. The idea of repeating the festival annually fell through for financial reasons. It was not until 2011, once again in Flawil, that the second and last year in St. Gallen the third jazz was held. The event in Flawil was poorly attended, which prompted the organizers to move the 2012 festival to St. Gallen. The packed hall in the Lokremise last November proved this decision right.
Until now, the festival was a child of the Night-Music in Flawil association, which acted as the supporting association. At the last general meeting, it was decided to separate the association and the festival. jazz thus became independent and founded the new association on April 2 jazz.
The next festival will take place on Saturday, September 21.
