Musicians from Irkutsk will perform at an international jazz festival on the Black Sea coast

The Irkutsk group Doctor Jazz will perform for the first time at one of Russias most notable jazz events, the AquaJazz Sochi Jazz Festival, in Sochi from July 16 to 19.

“Doctor Jazz” is one of the leading genre ensembles in the Irkutsk Region.
The “Aquajazz. Sochi Jazz Festival” will take place from July 16 to 19. For the fifth time, the jazz celebration will be held under the leadership of its famous head, Igor Butman.
It is planned that the ensemble from Irkutsk will perform on July 16 in the opening program and on July 18 on the open-air stage.
“Doctor Jazz” will present the most famous compositions from the latest album, “Breath of the Great Sea,” created by the ensemble members.
As reported by the regional government press service, the participation of the Irkutsk musicians in such a major festival contributes to the development of jazz art in the Angara region.
- At one of the landmark musical events in Russia’s cultural life, “Doctor Jazz” will perform for the first time. The ensemble will be the only representative of Siberia and the Far East. Doctor Jazz’s participation in “Aquajazz. Sochi Jazz Festival” will take place as part of agreements on supporting and developing jazz art in the Irkutsk Region between the head of the region, Sergei Eroshchenko, and the festival’s president, Igor Butman, - regional Minister of Culture Vitaly Barshnikov emphasized.
Also in Sochi, the quartet of English vocalist Anthony Strong, Andrei Makarevich’s project “Jazz Transformations,” the Conrad Herwig-Alex Sipiagin Sextet, and the Moscow Jazz Orchestra will perform.
Every year, at the invitation of the festival’s founder Igor Butman, the best of the best jazz forces from Russia, the USA, and European countries gather in Sochi for the musical celebration.