Georgian jazz artists invited to Jazz Fest in Louisville

A group of Georgian artists will feature at an American jazz festival from February 22-25, bringing together performers and music students from around the world.

Jazz Fest 2017 will be hosted by the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Studies Program at the University of Louisville School of Music in Louisville, Kentucky.

Among artists from the United States, Brazil, Colombia and other countries will be Tbilisi State Conservatoire Rector Rezo Kiknadze and young jazz students Mikheil Japaridze and Dimitri Lekveishvili.

The Georgian musicians’ will perform within the International Night section on the opening day of the festival, hosted at the university’s Bird Recital Hall.

In a separate performance, Kiknadze will play alongside "guest adjudicators” Adam Gaines, Sean Parsons and Terry O’Mahoney at the Comstock Concert Hall on February 23.

In addition to the concerts, the Georgian performers will also take part in musical workshops and talks hosted within Jazz Fest 2017, Agenda.ge reported.