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Istanbul Jazz Festival is a yearly event that takes place every July across various historic landmark venues in Istanbul, featuring a wide spectrum of jazz styles along with related genres like rock, pop, blues, and world music.
This festival has been organized since 1994 by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) and is one of Europe’s prominent jazz festivals.
It hosts more than 500 concerts in various venues, such as Istanbul's streets and clubs, intending to push the boundaries of jazz and foster intimate relationships between performers and audiences.
The Istanbul Jazz Festival 2025 will run from July 1 to July 17. It will feature a diverse lineup of over 200 local and international artists across nearly 40 concerts.
Key performers from the festivals will include:
Additionally, there will be other jazz concerts that take place in the various parks of Istanbul and a jazz boat tour across the Bosphorus.
The program of the Istanbul Jazz Festival includes free events. Jazz in the Parks, one of the festival's most popular free events, turns Istanbul's parks into lively festival venues by hosting outdoor jazz concerts there.
These concerts feature talented young musicians from Turkey and international artists, and admission is free to all attendees.
You can purchase tickets for the Istanbul Jazz Festival 2025 primarily through the official ticket provider Passo. Tickets are available on the Passo website or via the Passo Mobile app, or at Passo box offices.
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