The fifth edition of the Jazz Cave Festival will take place in V\u00e2lcea County, southern Romania, between August 14 and 17, bringing over 22 bands from Europe, Africa, and South America to perform on four stages.<\/p>\n
This year, the event will be held in three concept-zones. The underground stages INNERLAND and KIDS CORNER, the latter initiated in 2024 at the fourth edition and made permanent this year, are located in the heart of the Ocnele Mari Salt Mine. In addition, for the first time, the pilot conference JAZZ TALKS will also take place in the salt mine, featuring musicians, musicologists, and notable representatives of cultural life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the same time, the above-ground stage DREAMLAND moves to an accessible and historically rich urban space, Z\u0103voi Park in R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe festival celebrates the diversity of improvised sound art through a complex four-day program of recitals by acclaimed bands from countries such as Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Germany, and Romania, \u201d the organizers said.<\/p>\n
The lineup includes new names such as Sarah Buechi (Switzerland), Sorvina (Germany), Yumi Ito Quartet (Switzerland), Tango Jazz Quartet (Argentina), Rain Sultanov (Azerbaijan), David Helbock Trio (Austria), and Soul Serenade (Romania), as well as beloved artists from previous editions of the festival, such as Sorina Rotaru (Romania), Ana Maria Galea (Romania), and many others.<\/p>\n
The ARTS DISTRICT stage is again hosted this year by the \u201cAurelian Sacerdo\u021beanu\u201d V\u00e2lcea County Museum of Art in R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, where the concert theme this year is \u201cHer Voice.\u201d The stage will exclusively promote female voices in Romanian jazz. The festival program starts Thursday, August 14, at this stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From Friday to Sunday, concerts begin on the INNERLAND and KIDS CORNER stages, where performances take place from 11:00 to 17:00, then continue at the V\u00e2lcea County Museum of Art \u201cAurelian Sacerdo\u021beanu\u201d from 18:00, and from 19:00 and 17:00 respectively on the DREAMLAND stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ocnele Mari Salt Mine offers an acoustic quality rarely encountered in the world, and the eclectic lineup features multiple styles of jazz, a variety of instruments and bands ready to surprise music lovers regardless of age,\u201d said Sebastian Gheorghiu, cultural manager and member of the UCIMR Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, we will bring over 22 bands with more than 100 local and international artists, from over 12 countries on 3 continents, in a four-day jazz marathon, across 4 stages in 2 localities in Romania\u2019s Subcarpathians,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
This year as well, concert attendance is free, based only on the entry ticket to the salt mine or museum.<\/p>\n