Malta Jazz Festival 2011

The Malta Jazz Festival is a long-established open air event that takes place every summer, and has so far proved to be able to get better and better every year.

In 2011 the Malta Jazz Festival will be held in the Ta’ Liesse, in Valletta. The stage will be in a stunning position, beneath the bastions surrounding the World Heritage Capital, surrounded by the Grand Harbour. This year the Malta Jazz Festival has chosen to focus its attention on the world music element.

The Malta Jazz festival will host musicians from Brazil, Jamaica, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa, for the summary line up please see below. The Malta Jazz Festival 2011 is held by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts under the artistic direction of local jazz musician Sandro Zerafa.

Tickets can be purchased from Maltaticket.com.

Line up and Programme for the Malta Jazz Festival 2011:

Nadine Axisa Bande: Thursday 14th July
Lionel Loueke: Thursday 14th July
Monty Alexander Harlem Kingston Express: Thursday 14th July
Argotti Jazz Ensemble (musical direction Dominic Galea): Friday 15th July
Ambrose Akinmusire: Friday 15th July
João Bosco: Friday 15th July
Marc Galea Quintet: Saturday 16th July
Seamus Blake: Saturday 16th July
Avishai Cohen: Saturday 16th July

For a detailed line up and times please visit www.maltajazzfestival.org.