History of festival

The idea to turn Kharkiv jazz festival into a regular event came to life in 2006 when the bands from four countries: Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Poland – took part in the first forum. Taking into account that UNESCO claimed the Year of tolerance, the 1st jazz forum was held under the same slogan.

The 1st International Kharkiv Jazz Festival participants

• The «Karfagen» (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• «4.A.Y.K.A» (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• «Doctor Jazz» (Irkutsk, Russia)
• «Kharkiv Acoustic Quintet» (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• Sergey Davydov’s Quartet (Kharkiv-Kyiv-Ukraine)
• Yaremchuk-Tokar-Bororvetsky Trio (Ukraine-Poland)
• Maksim Kiuila and «Kolo» (Kharkiv)
• «Manifest» (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) and Tomash Mukha (Poland)
• «.UA» (Senegal-Ukraine- Azerbaijan)
• «Anno Domini» (Ukraine-Israel)

The 2nd International Kharkiv Jazz Festival «ZA JAZZ fest» participants:

• Sergey Davydov, solo piano (Ukraine)
• Acoustic Quartet (Ukraine)
• «Trio of Dnipropetrovsk Philharmonic Society» feat Alexander Bondarenko (Ukraine)
• «Anno Domini» (Ukraine)
• Mariush Bogdanovich (Poland) feat Sergey Davydov (Ukraine)
• John Wolf Brennan, solo piano (Ireland/Switzerland)
• Andrey Kondakov (Russia), Chris McNulty (USA), Paul Bollenback (USA)
• «Hi-Fly» (Russia)
• «Схід-Side» (Ukraine)
• Brazilian-Polish Project (Tomash Muha, Guil Guimaraes)
• Petras Vishnyauskas (Lithuania), Mark Tokar (Ukraine), Klaus Kugel (Germany)
• Jed Levy Quartet (USA) feat Sergey Davydov (Ukraine)
• Martial Solal, solo piano (France)
• Anatoly Gerasimov Quartet (Russia)
• «Davydov Quintet» (Ukraine)
• J.D. Walter trio (the USA)
• New-York Samba-Jazz Quartet (Hendrik Meurkens (USA), Mиша Цыганов (USA), Густаво Амаранте, Адриано Сантос).
• Ron Carter (USA)