Balance of Jazzascona 2017
This year's 33rd edition of Jazzascona was the wettest since 1997: six out of ten evenings were characterized by heavy rain. As a result, audience numbers fell slightly compared to the previous year.
According to the organizers' press release, the festival generated around 40,000 admissions, 10 percent less than last year. However, the decline in audience numbers was small in view of the poor weather conditions. However, the first, still rain-free weekend got off to a very good start. If the rain had not set in, it would probably have been a record year.
There were performances by Jon Cleary, Glen David Andrews and the New Orleans Jazz Vipers. Jazzascone also expanded its musical spectrum this year with artists such as Paolo Belli, Opé Smith, Nina Attal and the Englishman Randolph Matthews, who received the event's 2017 Audience Award with his Afro Blues Project. Special attention was also paid to the work of great established jazz personalities such as Bruno Spoerri.
