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The annual Baku Jazz Festival, one of Azerbaijan's most important musical events, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Over the years, festivalgoers have heard the most renowned jazz musicians from around the world. The festival has prepared a gift for music lovers for its anniversary – a special program featuring jazz performers from 21 countries.
The festival will present a wide variety of jazz styles and genres to the public. The festival will also feature musicians' masterclasses and engaging discussions. A particularly interesting and relevant topic is "Jazz and Artificial Intelligence." Baku residents and visitors can expect a diverse and engaging program of musical concerts featuring virtuosos from around the world.
The festival director Leyla Efendiyeva spoke at the press conference about the renowned musicians who have performed on the Baku stage during the festival in previous years and the festival's origins and development. Baku Jazz Festival also established a partnership with France's most renowned jazz radio station this year. Baku Jazz Festival will be broadcast live in France across Europe for the first time. Euronews also traditionally covers the festival.
The special highlight of this year's festival is the musical "Chicago," a production entirely in English. At a press conference, director Aziz Azizov highlighted interesting details of his production and answered questions about comparisons with the Broadway production and the famous film.
Baku Jazz Festival is rightfully considered one of the region's most vibrant cultural events with 20 years of impeccable musical history, thousands of musicians, dozens of countries, and hundreds of concerts. Founded in 2005 by the outstanding saxophonist and composer Rain Sultanov, the festival has become a bridge between generations, cultures, and jazz traditions from around the world.
The program for the 2025 anniversary festival is dynamic and rich: the best musicians from around the world will perform in Baku for eight days! The festival's venues, from open spaces to intimate halls, will host concerts, exhibitions, jam sessions, film screenings, master classes, and seminars. Musicians from more than 20 countries will be part of this large-scale musical event in Baku.
Headliners of the Baku Jazz Festival 2025 include:
K-ZIA (Germany), Heloisa Lourenço Band (Brazil), Yogev Shetrit Band (Israel), Antonio Lizana Band (Spain), Grzech Piotrowski Band (Poland), Andreas W. Andersson Band (Sweden), Antoine Pierre Band (Belgium), Quentin Dujardin, David Linx (Belgium), İpek Dinç Band (Turkey), Balint Valiant Band (Hungary), Sorin Zlat Band (Romania), Enzo Favata & Daniel Bonaventura Band (Italy), Dini Virseladze (Georgia), Alex Scheureur Band (UK), Jazzarama Band (Uzbekistan), Feti Caglayen Duo (Turkey), Interplay (USA), as well as a number of Azerbaijani musicians.
Baku Jazz Festival 2025 is a week when the city breathes improvisation, culture, freedom, and an endless love of music.
