This weekend, Dubrovnik's Lazareti will host top jazz musicians for the fourth Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak festival from November 15 to 17, 2024! The festival is organized by Dubrovačka baština d.o.o. with the support of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board.
We are particularly excited that just before the festival's opening, Dubrovnik's Deputy Mayor Jelka Tepšić and Colleen Bailey, the director of the world’s longest-running jazz festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, signed a memorandum of cooperation between the Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak and the Monterey Jazz Festival. This opens doors to musician exchanges and new initiatives, providing additional support and encouragement for our festival.
The Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak 2024 festival will kick off with a concert by the Borna Pehar Quartet promoting their album "Timezone" (November 15 at 8 PM). This young jazz musician began his musical education in his hometown of Zadar (Blagoje Bersa Music School), studied jazz piano at the Music Conservatory in Klagenfurt, and completed his master's degree at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien). Pehar's debut album, composed of nine instrumental tracks, celebrates cultural diversity and takes listeners on a journey through boundless soundscapes. Joining him will be saxophonist Joander Cruz, Ronald Racz on bass guitar, and Pedja Milutinović on drums.
The second evening of the Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak 2024 festival (November 16 at 8 PM) will feature Dubrovnik pianist Petar Ćulibrk, who will present his new album "Sail Away." A natural follow-up to his debut "Old School," this album showcases the artist's personal growth through stylistically and emotionally diverse compositions and his attempt to step out of his comfort zone. One critic described it as "the new album from the most exciting pianist you can hear today in our country."
At 9 PM, award-winning Dubrovnik jazz singer and composer Maja Grgić will perform with her quartet, consisting of NIM/Maja Grgić on vocals, Krunoslav Levačić on drums, Zvonimir Šestak on double bass, and Hrvoje Galler on piano. They will promote their album "NIM NOW," co-created by NIM/Maja Grgić Novaković and Mateo Martinović. The album features nine original songs and three covers, delighting vocal jazz enthusiasts.
On the final evening, November 17 at 8 PM, renowned Slovenian musician Marko Churnchetz will perform. A multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer, Marko has been a member of the band of renowned American jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg for the past four years, touring worldwide. With his new trio, featuring top musicians Josh Ginsburg and Kristijan Krajnčan, he will present his new CD "Without Words" at the Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak 2024 festival.
The accompanying program will feature an exhibition of jazz posters by students from the painting department of the Luka Sorkočević Art School.
Everyone is invited!
PROGRAM
Friday, November 15
20:00 – Borna Pehar Quartet: Album Promotion Concert "Timezone"
Saturday, November 16
20:00 – Petar Ćulibrk: Album Promotion Concert "Sail Away"
21:00 – Maja Grgić NIM Quartet: Album Promotion Concert "NIM NOW"
Sunday, November 17
20:00 – Marko Churnchetz Trio: Album Promotion Concert "Without Words"
Accompanying Program:
Jazz Poster Exhibition by students from the painting department of the Luka Sorkočević Art School