Jazz Etno Funky Festival
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The Jazz Etno Funky Festival, often referred to as JEFF, is one of the most popular music festivals
in Slovenian Istria
; it is held annually in July and August in Koper, in the idyllic ambient of the gardens of the Regional Museum of Koper.
, funk
, world
, folk
and other styles. It is organised by activists of the SAK - Students' Association of Koper.
Some of the most notable artists who have taken part in JEFF since its inception include: Vasko Atanasovski, Gwen Hughes, Perpetuum Jazzile
, Kelvis Ochoa
, Terra Folk produkcija
, Kisha, Bratko Bibič
, New Swing Quartet, Fake orchestra, Olivija, Dazhbog ensemble, Caña Flamenca, Ansasa Trio, Aritmija, Aljoša Jerič, Ratko Dautovski, Vocalissimo, Greentown Jazz Band, Areia, Erik Marenče, Ethnodelia, Die Resonanz, Kaneo, Sedef, Nino Mureškič, Jure Tori, Ewald Oberleitner, K3, Mahnimal, Adrabesa Quartet and many others.
workshops, as well as extra-musical activities, ranging from photography
exhibitions to culinary and ecology
-focused workshops and presentations.
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
in Slovenian Istria
Slovenian Istria
Slovenian Istria often called Obala in Slovene is a region in southwest of Slovenia. It comprises the northern part of the Istrian peninsula, and it is part of the wider geographical-historical region known as the Slovenian Littoral . Its largest urban center is Koper. Other larger settlements...
; it is held annually in July and August in Koper, in the idyllic ambient of the gardens of the Regional Museum of Koper.
History
The event was founded in 2003 and today features artists of a wide array of music genres including jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, world
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and other styles. It is organised by activists of the SAK - Students' Association of Koper.
Some of the most notable artists who have taken part in JEFF since its inception include: Vasko Atanasovski, Gwen Hughes, Perpetuum Jazzile
Perpetuum Jazzile
Perpetuum Jazzile is a Slovenian choir that performs jazz and popular music. It was founded as Gaudeamus Chamber Choir in 1983 by Marko Tiran. In 2001, Tiran passed the art directorship of the choir to Tomaž Kozlevčar, the renowned music producer, arranger and vocalist, who was followed by Peder...
, Kelvis Ochoa
Kelvis Ochoa
Kelvis Ochoa is an author-composer-singer born in 1970 in Las Tunas, Cuba. At the age of 3 his parents moved to Isla de la Juventud , situated about 100 kilometers south of the Havana shore where he grew up. He is very popular with young Cubans and famous worldwide for having co-composed the...
, Terra Folk produkcija
Terrafolk
thumb|220px|Terrafolk in concert Terrafolk is a Slovenian folk band which formed in 1999 at Festival Lent in Slovenia. They quickly rose to fame, performing at numerous fesivals throughout Europe, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Glastonbury, before winning the BBC World Music Audience Award in...
, Kisha, Bratko Bibič
Bratko Bibic
Bratko Bibič is a Slovenian accordionist.Bibič first came to prominence as a rock musician, playing in the ensembles Begnagrad and Nimal in the 1980s; both groups were pivotal on the rock scene blending Slavic folk music with art rock...
, New Swing Quartet, Fake orchestra, Olivija, Dazhbog ensemble, Caña Flamenca, Ansasa Trio, Aritmija, Aljoša Jerič, Ratko Dautovski, Vocalissimo, Greentown Jazz Band, Areia, Erik Marenče, Ethnodelia, Die Resonanz, Kaneo, Sedef, Nino Mureškič, Jure Tori, Ewald Oberleitner, K3, Mahnimal, Adrabesa Quartet and many others.
The festival today
In its current form, the festival lasts six separate days, that is first three wednesdays in July and first three wednesdays in August. Apart from the music programme, in recent years the festival has accommodated an ever-increasing number of music and danceDance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
workshops, as well as extra-musical activities, ranging from photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
exhibitions to culinary and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
-focused workshops and presentations.