This year, Jazz in the Park Competition sets a new record: 308 bands registered from 50 countries! Alongside bands from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Romania, and Poland, we also received entries from countries such as Morocco, Mozambique, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Venezuela. Out of all these bands, 12 finalists will be selected to perform live on…

"Repetition is the mother of learning." Or perhaps of drifting into a dream. Into a kind of introspection that leaves you feeling more at peace with yourself and the world. As if a heavy weight had been lifted from your heart, only to be replaced, gently, by a butterfly. But this only happens when the…

We’re looking for people who want to see what it’s like to build a festival from behind the scenes. The festival world is exciting - lots of people say it, and now you can experience it for yourself. This is the perfect opportunity: help out for six hours a day, and enjoy the rest of…

In 2025, Jazz in the Park and JazzyBIT both celebrate their 13th anniversaries. We were born around the same time, as jazz promoters, and we’ve grown together, supporting each other every step of the way. We’ve put on dozens of concerts together and have always aimed to outdo ourselves. That’s how the idea of a…

At the beginning of the year, we published an article explaining how we curate our lineup. Our guiding principles, the rules we follow, and how we shape the audience experience. You can still find it here. Now that most of this year’s lineup is announced (with a final wave of DJs, special acts, and a…

Nneka, Marcos Valle, Omar Sosa & JazzyBIT & DJ K-lu, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Sandra Sangiao, Jacob Karlzon Trio, Jazz Family Trio “ShekBand,” and David Luca Quartet join the lineup of the festival’s 13th edition. Following an impressive first announcement featuring internationally renowned artists such as Ibrahim Maalouf, Kokoroko, and Biréli Lagrène, Jazz in the Park…

Lately, I’ve been having a delightful experience worth bragging about: I keep falling hard for the music in theatre shows. And since it’s impossible to know every single tune you hear in a performance, you often feel an irresistible urge to figure out what exactly tickled your ears so pleasantly. With Afrim, it’s simple: most…

In 2016, we hosted our first concert with Dominic Miller at the Museum of Art, selling out in just one day. Then, in 2020, a new concert was planned, but the pandemic forced us to cancel. Somehow, things aligned the following year, and we managed to bring him to the festival in the Ethnographic Park.…

Jazz in the Park Competition it’s a three days jazz competition looking just like a festival, in the centre of the city, with young artists from all around the world that are waiting to show you their talent.  Now we’re officially opening registrations for the 2025 edition: https://bit.ly/3XhnrrU When? September 19 - 21, 2025 Where? Central Park, Cluj-Napoca,…

At Jazz in the Park, music is more than just a part of the festival, it’s the heart of our community. We believe in artists and the power of music to bring people together. That’s why, once again this year, we are offering a special discount for musicians and students currently studying music at a…