2025

Bratislava Hot Serenaders is a unique orchestra led by trumpeter Juraj Bartoš, which has specialised in hot jazz music from the 1920s and 1930s since 1991. The orchestra is among the world's best in authentic interpretations of jazz music from this period.

Marcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a bass guitarist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist Davis Sanborn. He has won numerous Grammy Awards as a producer, a composer, and solo musician.

Moses Boyd is a British jazz drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader. His debut solo album Dark Matter was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize 2020. Boyd is a prominent figure and, according to The Guardian, the most prominent face of the contemporary London jazz scene.

Knower is an American jazz-funk duo that performs live as a high-octane six-piece ensemble. Concerts are the essence of the group's existence - it will rock any jazz, funk, or jazz-rock crowd. Knower became a star of California jazz a decade ago - they were promoted as the most talented jazz-funk band in Los Angeles by Quincy Jones at the time, and right after that they participated in the recording of "Family Dinner - Volume 2" by the legendary Snarky Puppies.

The Hammond B-3 master will bring groove and timeless energy to our festival. Vintage soul, funk, boogaloo, and the raw power of the Hammond organ! Raphael Wressnig is one of the world's top Hammond B-3 players.

Kurt Elling, today's finest male jazz vocalist, reinterprets Weather Report, with an emphasis on Wayne Shorter's compositions, in this special collaborative project with California legends Yellowjackets. Weather Report were the quintessential modern jazz band of the '70s and '80s - which is why we're thrilled to experience this exclusive project at the 50th edition of the Bratislava Jazz Days Slovenská sporiteľňa.

The Lenka Gálisová Quartet jazz ensemble has already won several prestigious awards, including Discovery of the Year and the Award for Convincing Vocal Performance (New Faces of Slovak Jazz 2020). Their debut album "V znamení návrat" (2023) featured sensitive interpretations of jazz standards and compositions by icons such as Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Chick Corea.

Keyon Harrold is a trumpeter, singer, composer and producer. His first professional gig was the Tiny Desk Concert at the White House - he became trumpeter of the band of Common, on the recommendation of his classmate Robert Glasper. He soon made a name for himself as the musician who recorded all the trumpets for "Miles Ahead," a biopic of Miles Davis that also focused on his playing and compositions. The recording for the film won a GRAMMY Award.

Pianist and composer Alan Bartuš is one of the most prominent artists in the world of jazz under the age of 30. As a semi-finalist in the world's most prestigious competition – the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Piano Competition 2023 – he ranks among the top 10 jazz pianists of his generation.

Bugge Wesseltoft is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and producer, and the son of the jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft. In the early 1990s, he influenced the Norwegian jazz scene by replacing the Nordic jazz traditions represented by the ECM label with a style sometimes referred to as 'future jazz' or 'nu jazz'.