Gent Jazz Festival

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GenrePerforming arts festival
Date(s)5–25 July 2024
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Ghent, Belgium
Gent Jazz Festival
Charlie Haden at Blue Note Festival 2007
GenrePerforming arts festival
Date(s)5–25 July 2024
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Ghent, Belgium
Coordinates51°03′21.32″N 3°43′37.18″E / 51.0559222°N 3.7269944°E / 51.0559222; 3.7269944
Years active20 July 2002 (2002-07-20) – present
Inaugurated20 July 2002; 23 years ago (2002-07-20)
ParticipantsSee lineups
Attendance57,000 (2024)[1]
Websitehttps://www.gentjazz.com/

The Gent Jazz Festival is an international jazz festival held annually in Ghent, Belgium in mid July. It lasts two weeks and the program is divided in two parts: the first week, called All That Jazz., unites some of the best jazz performers in the world while the second week, named All That Jazz?, gathers groups playing music related to jazz, e.g. soul music and electronic music.

Gent Jazz was first organized in 2002, then still under the name Blue Note Festival. The festival then took place in the Gravensteen and at the Bijloke. Since 2003, everything has been situated at De Bijloke. In 2006, the name changed to Blue Note Festival to take on the name Gent Jazz Festival in 2008.[2]

In 2022, the festival almost went bankrupt due to financial mismanagement. But Greenhouse Talent did not want to see Gent Jazz disappear and arranged for a relaunch. With success, in 2023 there were about 42,000 visitors. 3 extra festival days were added the following year.[3]

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