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INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL GUIDE 2010EuropeMedeski Martin and Wood @ Ljubljana Jazz FestivalInternational Jazz Festival BernBern, SwitzerlandMarch 13–May 22This Swiss festival, now celebrating its 35thyear, continues hosting jazz and blues artistson multiple nights with ticketed shows at suchvenues as Marian’s Jazzroom and free eventsin the park of the Hotel Innere Enge.Lineup: 35th Anniversary All-Star Jazz Band(Warren Vaché, Wendell Brunious,John Allred, Bill Allred, Bill Easley,Allan Vaché, Johnny Varro, AndyCleyndert, Joe Ascione, Bob Wilber),Allen Toussaint, Marcia Ball, ChuchoValdes Quintet, Les McCann andJavon Jackson Band, Dick HymanAll-Stars, Dianne Reeves.More info: jazzfestivalbern.chJazzfestival BaselBasel, SwitzerlandApril 21–May 2At the annual festival from the jazz organizationOffbeat, concerts take place in theatersand clubs throughout Basel. The programmingfocuses on many top Europeanperformers, but they also feature plenty ofNorth American artists and others on theinternational scene.Lineup: Richard Galliano & Sextet, GoranBregovic & His Wedding & FuneralOrchestra, Jim Hall Trio featuringJoey Baron, John Scofield NewQuartet, Rigmor Gustafsson &Radio String Quartet Vienna,Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau.More info: jazzfestivalbasel.chBarclays CheltenhamJazz FestivalCheltenham, EnglandApril 28–May 3Held in association with BBC Radio 2, this festivalhas featured mainstream and cutting-edgejazz from around the world including youngBritish talent. The Cheltenham Jazz Festival islocated 100 miles west of London.Lineup: John Scofield, Carla Bley & The LostChords with Paolo Fresu, DaveHolland & Pepe Habichuela, JamieCullum, Fly, Cuong Vu, Empirical &Polar Bear.More info: cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazzUlrichsberger KaleidophonUlrichsberg, AustriaApril 30–May 2This concise, adventurous festival in northernAustria, close to the Bohemian Forest, expertlyprograms a series of cutting-edge improvisationdominated by important groundbreakers inEuropean music, with a meaningful nod tosome American vanguardists.Lineup: Henry Threadgill Zooid, LotteAnker/Gerald Cleaver/Craig Taborn,Johannes Bauer/ElisabethHarnik/Clayton Thomas, TobiasDelius/Joe Williamson/SteveHeather, more.More info: jazzatelier.atInternational Oeiras Jazz CycleOeiras, PortugalMay 7–22Two weekends of jazz concerts in the town ofOeiras, beautiful gardens and palaces and ahistorical area with many restaurants. The townis by the Atlantic Ocean, 15 miles away fromLisbon. The concerts will take place at theEunice Muñoz AuditoriumLineup: Donny McCaslin, Don Byron,Edward Simon, Jamie Baum.More info: cm-oeiras.ptNew Conversations—Vicenza JazzVicenza, ItalyMay 7–15This energetic, sprawling festival, now in its 15thyear, presents a heady mix of concerts in a varietyof venues and clubs, including theRenaissance-era Teatro Olimpico, opened backin 1585—the oldest active indoor theater in theworld. International and local artists make for asuperb line-up, including night jam sessions.Lineup: Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman,Gonzalo Rubalcaba, McCoy TynerQuartet, Kurt Rosenwinkel, JeffBallard Trio, more.More info: vicenzajazz.orgMatosinhos JazzMatosinhos PortugalMay 13-15In this fishing town close to Oporto, the newarchitecture and historical monuments createthis festival’s unique setting. This year has anemphasis on pianists. The festival will takeplace at Exponor Auditorium.Lineup: Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra,Bernardo Sassetti Trio, DianneReeves, more.More info: cm-matosinhos.ptMoers FestivalMoers, GermanyMay 21–24Americans may know this festival primarilythrough the recordings it once released bysome of the most progressive jazz and newmusic artists of the ’70s and ’80s—FredAnderson, Rhys Chatham, Anthony Braxton—but the event that spawned all of them carrieson with a dynamic mixture of artists.Lineup: Terje Rypdal’s Crime Scene withthe Bergen Big Band, SteveLehman Octet, Peter BrötzmannChicago Tentet, Matana Roberts,Bill Frisell-Arve Henriksen, ArtoLindsay Band, more.More info: moers-festival.deStockholm Jazz FestivalStockholm, SwedenJune 10–12This year’s concerts for the 27th Edition of theStockholm Jazz Festival will be held at theMuseum of Modern Art on the beautiful islandSkeppsholmen, with additional concerts andjam sessions each night at Fasching, the mosthistory-rich club in Sweden.Lineup: Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, TheBrand New Heavies, GretchenParlato, more.More info: stockholmjazz.comIford Festival 2010Brandford on Avon, EnglandJune 11–12, August 14Three nights of jazz make up the IfordFestival. The first night features Clare Teal aswell as Swinging the Classics. The secondnight, Midsummer Jazz, includes The RedStripe Band and The Kremlinaires and thefinal night, labeled Another World, is held inAugust and features La Timbala.Lineup: Clare Teal, Swinging the Classicswith Tim Kliphuis, more.More info: ifordarts.co.ukLJUBLJANA JAZZ FESTIVAL102 DOWNBEAT May 2010