{"id":11733,"date":"2020-03-06T12:18:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/index.php\/history\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:16:15","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11733\" class=\"elementor elementor-11733 elementor-1400\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2c53b qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2c53b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96b673d\" data-id=\"96b673d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba1cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba1cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International A to JazZ Festival is a remarkable part of Sofia\u2019s cultural life. It\u2019s mission is to spread and promote jazz, world and improvised music among young people. Founded in 2011 by a young and highly motivated team, with the exclusive support of Sofia Municipality and America for Bulgaria Foundation, the festival traditionally marks the beginning of summer, presenting the best of jazz and beyond artists in the beautiful South park of Sofia city. Every year, the festival park welcomes over 50,000 people, where great performers such as Branford Marsalis, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Snarky Puppy, Jacob Collier, Robert Glasper, Christian Scott, Kenny Garrett, Bokante, Cory Henry, Lalah Hathaway, Kurt Elling, Richard Bona, Michel Camilo, Dianne Reeves, Jos\u00e9 James, Dirty Loops, Nick West, Jazzmeia Horn, Ghost-Note and many others have played on its stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddf0205\" data-id=\"ddf0205\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2fa27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2fa27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The festival includes more than 25 concerts, showcases, jam sessions, art-bazaar of Bulgarian handicrafts, accessories, books and works of art, children\u2019s educational program A to JazZ Kids, professional mini conference A to JazZ Talks, workshops, sports events and musical yoga.<\/p><p>A to JazZ Festival is produced by the A to Z Foundation and it is supported by Sofia Municipality \u2013 Calendar of the Cultural Events, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism of Republic of Bulgaria and the National Culture Fund. The festival is proud member of Yourope \u2013 The European Festival Association and Europe Jazz Network. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5e9856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"f5e9856\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a4e42\" data-id=\"f5a4e42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f483eb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5f483eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cOur mission is to promote music, to make jazz even more accessible to people, so that everyone can discover jazz within themselves. We strive to educate children and young people in a better sound and emotional environment, and to make the dreams of traditional fans of that music come true. We are inspired because jazz is an emotion, an improvisation, a flight of the free spirit.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1232\" height=\"1232\" src=\"https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atojazz.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/121416577_10158119835119425_2366814521443943060_n-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1232px) 100vw, 1232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Petar Dimitrov<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Festival Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International A to JazZ Festival is a remarkable part of Sofia\u2019s cultural life. 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