By means of: Hanneke Marcelis
7 minutes ago
General
BREDA – The Breda Jazz Festival is about to start. Today the four-day festival kicks off in the city center of Breda. The official opening will take place on the Grote Markt at 1 p.m.
The 52nd edition of the Breda Jazz Festival starts today. The festival will have beautiful weather in the coming days with temperatures around 20 degrees and hardly any rain.
As of today, more than 200 performances will take place on 23 stages throughout the city. These include both free outdoor concerts and indoor concerts for which tickets must be purchased. “These are special concerts that you will not encounter on any other stage during the festival, that is what characterizes these concerts,” explains board member Monique Borger.
The full program of the Breda Jazz Festival can be found on the festival website.
Featured performances Thursday
-Grote Markt Midden: The opening of the Breda Jazz Festival will take place on the stage in the middle of the Grote Markt at 1 p.m. This will be followed by performances by Nieuwe Veste BigBand with Dan Barrett and Frank Roberscheuten. The program on stage continues until 00:00.
-On the Visker Podium on Kasteelplein Noord you will find the Festival Surprise Band conducted by 1.30 pm. Björn Ingelstam.
-Leif de Leeuw Band ft. will be on the Kerkplein stage from 2 p.m. Berget Lewis.
