About JazzAscona

JazzAscona is the place to be for jazz fans! Specialized in classic jazz and the music of New Orleans, the festival attracts a knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience from all over the world who appreciates the richness of the program, the special productions put on for the occasion, the close contact with the musicians, the relaxed atmosphere, and the spectacular scenery offered by the mountains and the Lake Maggiore, a beautiful background to the lakeshore concerts packed with people. 

The festival offers an outstanding variety of styles that range from gospel to early New Orleans style jazz, from Chicago style jazz to swing, be-bop, mainstream including blues and gospel. 

The festival program consists of about twenty concerts each day, held in bars, restaurants and on the five official festival stages. 

New for the 2013 edition is the completely free of charge access to the weekday concerts, with the exception of the five "Ascona Specials" ones to which admission will be granted only with ticket (available on pre-sale over www.ticketcorner.ch)

During the weekend the access to the whole festival area will be at a set price of CHF 20.00.

Ascona is a small town with a pedestrian lakeside and historical town center and one can reach each corner in a few minutes on foot. 

 

The festival’s numbers 

160 concerts
380 hours of music
300 participating musicians
1,7 millions CHF is the budget
60'000 estimated spectators
100 accredited journalists