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Part III: The Beat Goes On: Jazz Appreciation 101
Jazz Festival Willisau, Switzerland
American musicians like Don Byron, Dave Liebman, and Joe Lovano join talented
jazzers from throughout Europe for four days of live music in early
September in this medieval town between Bern and Zurich. If you want convincing
evidence that Europeans are no slouches when it comes to innovative
jazz, go hear the Americans and Euros go head-to-head at this festival (www.
jazzwillisau.ch).
Malta Jazz Festival
In the center of the Mediterranean, Malta provides a great summer escape to a
festival held in the 16th-century capital city Valletta. The three-day Malta Jazz
Festival (www.maltajazzfest.com), held in July, offers a lineup that has
ranged from drummer Brian Blade to avant garde saxophonist and composer
John Zorn to Argentine composer Dino Saluzzi, a master of the bandoneon (a
small accordion especially popular in Latin America). While you listen to the
music, look up from the harborfront to the castle, built in the 16th century by
the Knights of St. John.
Moers International New
Jazz Festival, Germany
Players from around the world (representing 14 nations one year) join the
best from the United States for an extended weekend of music making every
May, in the small town of Moers, near Dusseldorf. As it’s matured over 30
years, the Moers festival (www.moers-festival.com) has acquired an
experimental atmosphere. Performances range from contemporary big bands
to turntable masters to musicians from Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Nigeria,
Senegal, Trinidad, and Yemen. Now that’s international!
Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Switzerland’s stunning Lake Geneva in July sets the stage for the Montreux
Jazz Festival — the granddaddy of the Euro fests.
One of the first jazz albums that grabbed my attention was Les McCann and
Eddie Harris’s 1969 Swiss Movement, especially the song that became their