UA Jazz Network

UA Jazz Network Non-profit organization сonnecting Ukraine’s jazz industry with the world

🎷 UPCOMING JAZZ FESTIVALS IN UKRAINE — SAVE THE DATESPlanning your end-of-summer / early-autumn cultural calendar? Here ...
26/08/2026

🎷 UPCOMING JAZZ FESTIVALS IN UKRAINE — SAVE THE DATES

Planning your end-of-summer / early-autumn cultural calendar? Here are two jazz festivals worth adding to your plans.

🇺🇦 ART JAZZ 2026 ART JAZZ FEST
📅 August 27–28
📍 Lutsk & Rivne

The 19th edition of ART JAZZ brings together exciting artists from Ukraine and abroad across two cities.

August 27 — Lutsk
📍 Lutsk Business Space
27 Pyatnytska Hora St.

August 28 — Rivne
📍 “European Courtyard Bergschloss”
14 Petra Mohyly St.

🎶 Hyphen Dash — contemporary jazz fusion blending jazz, hip-hop, electronics and improvisation.

🎶 Yevhenii Dubovyk Project & Kateryna Avdysh — jazz fusion, neo-soul, electronics and vocals.

🎶 Usein Bekirov Quartet feat. Rafał Sarnecki — ethno-jazz, Crimean Tatar musical influences and contemporary European jazz.

💛 Good to know: all ticket proceeds will go to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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🎷 DZYGA JAZZ FEST
📅 September 5–6
📍 Lviv, Артцентр Дзиґа

Two days dedicated to the contemporary jazz scene in Ukraine — with established musicians, new voices and plenty of improvisation.

September 5:
🎶 Anna Solovei Trio
🎶 Oleksandr Mashovets Quartet
🎶 Hyphen Dash

September 6:
🎶 KOMA
🎶 “Jam for Marek” by Jazz Wednesday Jam — a special evening dedicated to Markiyan Ivashchyshyn.

The festival will also host a fundraiser for the APRIL Foundation’s “50 Pickups for the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade” campaign, supporting the technological needs of Ukraine’s defenders.

✨ If you’re planning a jazz-filled end of summer:
August 27–28 — Lutsk & Rivne
September 5–6 — Lviv

Save this post, share it with your jazz-loving friends, and start planning. 🎷

Feel the summer through the sounds of Ukraine. ☀️🎷 From lyrical melodies to adventurous grooves, this playlist brings to...
22/08/2026

Feel the summer through the sounds of Ukraine. ☀️🎷 From lyrical melodies to adventurous grooves, this playlist brings together outstanding Ukrainian jazz musicians sharing their unique summer vibes with the world.

Press play and discover the sounds of Ukrainе:
https://linktr.ee/uajazznetwork

Ukrainian Jazz Network is coming to jazzahead!!We are a growing platform uniting six cities across Ukraine — bringing to...
21/04/2026

Ukrainian Jazz Network is coming to jazzahead!!

We are a growing platform uniting six cities across Ukraine — bringing together festivals, jazz venues, jazz schools, and cultural institutions to strengthen and promote the Ukrainian jazz scene internationally.

Our team will be available at the Ukrainian stand 6B52 — we look forward to new connections, meaningful exchanges, and future collaborations!

We are happy to share that the Ukrainian Jazz Network has officially joined Live DMA as an associate member.Live DMA is ...
19/04/2026

We are happy to share that the Ukrainian Jazz Network has officially joined Live DMA as an associate member.

Live DMA is a European network of national live music associations, created in 2012. Its members represent live music venues, clubs, and festivals in their respective countries, supporting a community of over 3,000 live music spaces across 18 countries. The network acts as a strong voice for the live music sector in Europe, bridging local realities with European institutions, advocating for better regulations, and increased funding.

For the Ukrainian Jazz Network, this membership marks an important step toward deeper integration into the European live music ecosystem. It opens new opportunities for international cooperation, knowledge exchange, and long-term structural development of the Ukrainian live music sector.

Through this partnership, we gain:
🔸 Integration into a structured European live music ecosystem
🔹 Expansion of international partnerships and cultural dialogue
🔸 Access to proven models of national networks and resource sharing
🔹 Insight into effective cultural policy and advocacy frameworks
🔸 Adaptation of European best practices to the Ukrainian context
🔹 Development of a representative structure for Ukrainian live music professionals

At the same time, we actively contribute to the network by offering:
🔹 Expertise in crisis-resilient cultural and live music management and cultural diplomacy
🔸 Direct access to and facilitation of partnerships with the Ukrainian live music sector
🔹 A gateway to the Ukrainian market for international touring and collaboration
🔸 A dynamic network of venues, festivals, and professionals across Ukraine
🔹 A contribution to strengthening and diversifying the European live music ecosystem

This partnership is not only about representation - it is about building sustainable connections, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of live music together.

These days we hosted our first strategic session bringing together representatives of jazz venues, festivals, and organi...
23/03/2026

These days we hosted our first strategic session bringing together representatives of jazz venues, festivals, and organizations from five Ukrainian cities: Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne, Chernihiv, and Ternopil.

Together we brainstormed the current state of jazz infrastructure in each city, explored our collective strengths, and discussed how we can become stronger and more effective through collaboration.

Because a network is ultimately about people - inspired by shared ideas and united by a passion for jazz.

More to come!

We’re proud to highlight a powerful new interview by Ukrainian music media The Claquers featuring Yevhenii Dubovyk — pia...
04/03/2026

We’re proud to highlight a powerful new interview by Ukrainian music media The Claquers featuring Yevhenii Dubovyk — pianist, composer, producer, and one of the most versatile voices of the new Ukrainian jazz generation.

A big thanks for spotlighting the establishment of the Ukrainian Jazz Network and emphasizing the importance of building a national network, strengthening music infrastructure, and connecting Ukrainian jazz to the European scene.

Beyond this, Yevhenii reflects on the transformation of Ukraine’s jazz community, his genre-crossing projects (from fusion and neo-soul to prog rock and game soundtracks), and the urgent need for stronger music management education.

Read the full conversation and explore how Ukrainian jazz is consolidating and evolving today: https://theclaquers.com/posts/16233

A selection of jazz created in Ukraine during four years of full-scale war. Created amid air-raid sirens and uncertainty...
24/02/2026

A selection of jazz created in Ukraine during four years of full-scale war. Created amid air-raid sirens and uncertainty, these pieces reflect resilience, resistance, and hope. Featuring many voices from the young Ukrainian jazz generation, the playlist shows a scene that continues to live, respond, and move forward — transforming today’s reality into powerful, forward-looking sound.

The playlist features prominent jazzmen from Ukraine, like Usein Bekirov, Jazz in Kyiv band, Андрій Показ Andrii Pokaz, Hyphen Hyphen Dash, Laura Marti, a young generation of musicians like Yevhenii Dubovyk Project, Andrii Barmalii, Borys Mohylevsky, Yevhen Puhachov, Seleznov, Oleksander Malyshev, ShekBand , Ksenia Slobodian as well as some international collaborations of German trumpet player and pianist Sebastian Studnizky and Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra.

Listen here: https://linktr.ee/uajazznetwork?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAQKiUFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaee-6s1-AMIl2Si0NdzJ_qT94Xd2I4KiCZ6R5tk0RfFLmAOcsrmJfGzY3qUkw_aem_KBFxFbZrfwo6mmDUtvLZRg

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