Successor sought for Belgium’s Jazz Middelheim
The Antwerp authorities are looking for a new partner to stage a jazz festival in the city after the organiser of the event went bust
News By James Hanley | 27 November 2023
The City of Antwerp is looking for a new promoter to come forward to run a new jazz festival in the Belgian city following the demise of the long-running Jazz Middelheim.
First held in 1969, Jazz Middelheim hosted artists such as Van Morrison, Jamie Cullum, Patti Smith, Ludovico Einaudi, Jean “Toots” Thielemans, John Zorn, Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Werner, Archie Shepp, Robin Verheyen and Cassandra Wilson.
It was most recently staged in 2022, but Jazz en Muziek – the non-profit…
You've used your free article this month
Continue reading with a free account, or subscribe for unlimited access to all of our news, features and reports.
