
Jazz is improvisation. Improvisation is jazz. With the "Hidden Sessions," the Festival da Jazz 2024 launched a new, small but exquisite format that focuses on improvisation. Not by the musicians, but by the audience! A handful of showcases are playing hide-and-seek and are not listed in the program overview. Learn more about them and how to find these concerts here.
The idea
That's right! There are actually several concerts not listed on our program overview. Artists who appear on our regular program are playing additional showcases, at short notice and almost guerrilla-style, in and around St. Moritz. Dana Masters in an underpass? Marcus Miller in a spa? The Jazzrausch Big Band in an elevator? You won't hear about it from us. At least not yet...
Interested festivalgoers can subscribe to a news alert. This will provide you with very short notice about one of the "Hidden Sessions" concerts during the festival. Then it's time to hurry.
Cats and curiosity
All jazz cats would agree: improvisation is one of the cornerstones of the entire genre. The players thrive in free invention along familiar patterns. Evening after evening, the music is presented with a slight twist, a slightly different flavor. An existing mood can thus be steered in unforeseen directions. Of course, we often and happily experience such moments at the Festival da Jazz.
Now we want to add another dimension to improvisation in the jazz sphere. For once, we want the audience to demonstrate their courage and willingness to improvise. No, don't worry, we won't force anyone to play saxophone solos. We already have enough of those.
Past Hidden Sessions


