Vienna Jazz Fest kicks off today

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Vienna’s Jazz Fest starts today with Bobby McFerrin, best known for his song “Don’t worry, be happy”. The three week festival will take place at various locations and feature artists such as Paolo Conte at the Stadthalle on June, 24 and Bryan Ferry in the Staatsoper from July. Soul legends Charles Bradley and Bobby Womack […]

Amerika Haus Gets All Jazzed Up

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By Samantha Mitchell Americans in Vienna looking for a touch of home will find a warm welcome mat waiting at the newly renovated Amerika Haus. For more than six decades, Americans and Austrians used Amerika Haus as a place to meet and learn about one another’s culture. That sentiment was apparent on Monday evening, while […]

Zawinul’s band to perform in Burgenland

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The band of late jazz legend Joe Zawinul will perform in southern Burgenland as part of a local summer festival.Organisers of the Güssinger Kultursommer said today (Fri) that Syndicate will hit the stage at the town’s castle on 27 August.Vienna-born Zawinul, who died in September 2007, is regarded as a trailblazer of the contemporary century […]