International Jazz Festival JUST JAZZ OPEN AIR began its history in August 2011 when for the first time musicians from Novgorod, Yaroslavl, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Cameroon and France came on the Kremlin stage.

The event was a cultural discovery for residents and guests of Veliky Novgorod, response was overwhelming, reviews were positive. Since then, the Jazz Festival in the Kremlin has become a favorite event in August: more than a thousand people attend the festival.

During this time groups of different directions of north-west Russia, Moscow, Karelia, Belarus, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, the United States have performed on the stage.

This year Jazz Festival coincides with City Day Celebration in Veliky Novgorod.

The entrance is free!

Participation in the festival have confirmed by teams from St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Borovichi, the USA and France. The palette of the evening will be varied - from jazz standards to Balkan motifs. This evening is promised to be outstanding!

Guests:  

• Brass Orchestra under control of A. Malyshev (Veliky Novgorod)
• Da cаpo band (Borovichi)
• New city band feat The Room-Orchestra  (Novgorod – Yaroslavl – Moscow – Czech Republic)
• Phil Speat band (Spb, Russia – the USA)
• Dobranotch (Spb, Russia)
• Willie J.Laws Band (the USA)