Incognito closes Black Sea Jazz Festival in Batumi
The 13th edition of the Black Sea Jazz Festival ran between July 18-20. Photo: TBC Status/Facebook
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British band Incognito closed the Black Sea Jazz Festival in Georgia's coastal city of Batumi last night.
The band, celebrating four decades of performing jazz-funk chart recordings and remixes, brought their anniversary programme to fans.
Photo: TBC Status/Facebook
Grammy-winning songwriter and pianist Cory Henry and his fellow artists of The Funk Apostles opened the Black Sea Jazz Festival on July 18.
The next evening the jazz stage hosted Dutch band Kraak & Smaak, known for their funk productions, and the only Georgian act of this year's event, MokuMoku.
Photo: TBC Status/Facebook
The 13th edition of the Black Sea Jazz Festival ran between July 18-20.
Grammy-winning songwriter and pianist Cory Henry and his fellow artists of The Funk Apostles will be the acts for the curtain-raising show of the Black Sea Jazz Festival in Georgia's coastline city of Batumi next week.
A famous hip-hop group, Black Eyed Peas, will perform in front of fans at Georgia’s newest performance venue, the Black Sea Arena later on today. The founding trio will open the summer festive season at the Black Sea Arena with their original lineup.
Hollywood star Jared Leto will hold a concert at Georgia’s Black Sea Arena with his musical band Thirty Seconds to Mars on August 13.
Famed British musician and former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant will headline this year’s Black Sea Jazz Festival on Georgia’s coast, with the roster of acclaimed performers also including award-winning pianist Robert Glasper.
The British Embassy to Georgia posted photos of the botanic garden on their official Instagram page, suggesting it as one of the best weekend destinations in Tbilisi. The Embassy said their Acting Ambassador Alexandra Cole who went there “was met with beautiful gardens and stories of long standing friendship and cooperation” with London’s Kew Gardens.
American band Thirty Seconds to Mars led by Jared Leto is performing at Georgia’s Black Sea Arena tonight. Thirty Seconds to Mars, comprised of brothers Jared and Shannon Leto released their debut album in 2002.
Support for the local musical scene amid the pandemic will be on the agenda of Black Sea Jazz Festival this summer, with organisers opting to complete their line-up exclusively with Georgian artists.
Three acclaimed bands in the lineup and a new location for performances will mark this year's Tbilisi Jazz Festival next month, with Branford Marsalis Quartet, Antonio Sanchez band and Monty Alexander Trio set to entertain listeners over three days in the capital.