Paradise Jazz Festival
10,11,12th September - Paradise Place (Pomos, Pafos)

Following last year's successful introduction of international jazz artists, Paradise Place' is pleased to announce the '5th Paradise Jazz Festival'.
The festival promotes a cultural exchange of different jazz styles. In addition to last year's musicians, they will be presenting three more new and exciting bands!

VASSILIS RAKOPOYLOS, a renowned artist from Greece with his five piece band, THE NEW YORK JAZZ MASTERS, an American-Israel combo who made a lasting impression at their debut appearance in Lemesos, and The IRINAEOS TRIO, featuring EVAGORA KARAGIORGI on lute...

Also performing this year are JUBA, one of the venue's favorite bands, from Lemesos, who gave a dynamic performance last year; and of course the well known British musicians from the London jazz scene… The HAMMOND TRIO, the JIM HART QUARTET, and GROOVE YARD & the big band SW11 present "The PARADISE TOUR (From Pissouri to Pomos)"!

The highlight of this year's festival will see all of the above international artists playing together… "The biggest jamming of all times here at Paradise Place will end this wonderful merging of music culture. The meeting on one stage of talented international musicians, at this small place, inspired by these two magic words: JAZZ MUSIC. This will be the top moment of the Festival".

Friday (Cyp8) 7.30pm " IRINAEOS TRIO" 9.30pm "RAKOPOYLOS QUINTET" (Shem el nesim)

Saturday (Cyp10) 5.30pm until late "THE PARADISE TOUR from Pissouri to Pomos", GROOVE YARD, The "JIM HART QUARTET", The "HAMMOND TRIO", The "(SW 11)"

Sunday (Cyp12) 5.30pm "JUBA" 7.30 "THE NEW YORK JAZZ MASTERS" 9.30pm "THE JAM SESSION"

www.paradise-jazz-festival.com

On Friday night of the festival a special exhibition of jazz photographs by David Redfern, director of ‘Redferns Music Picture Gallery’ in London, will take place at the Stegi House of Arts and Letters in Pafos.
Pictures on sale will include prints of Miles Davis, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus and the less jazzy Frank Sinatra and Led Zep and John Lennon…
Doors open at 7pm and tickets(£10) are for sale at Boadicea Travel on 26 932849 / 99 428 599 or Brent Cross Records 26 818035.