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In recent years, a vibrant jazz scene has developed in the SaarLorLux region. More and more young people are discovering this music for themselves. This gave jazz drummer and HfM-SAAR professor Oliver Strauch the idea, during the coronavirus pandemic, to launch a festival for the SaarLorLux region that showcases contemporary jazz by legends, global stars and up-and-coming talents, thereby bringing international jazz to the region.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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fill in is 100 percent jazz: the festival presents exclusively jazz music. An important focus is on the neighboring country of France and musicians from the Greater Region also get attention on the “big stage”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The festival attracted more than 12,000 visitors in 2024, almost tripling its attendance figures. In 2025, despite fewer concerts, around 12,500 people once again visited fill in. Sold-out concerts and an enthusiastic audience carried the festival through 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New this year was the start of the festival at the end of April. In cooperation with the GIU, the festival started in AVENUE in the neighbourhood at the Eurobahnhof. Conceived as a street festival, AVENUE was intended to be a low-threshold offer for the region and combine the best jazz free of charge with a delicious street food offer and market stalls for adults and a children’s programme. The format was enthusiastically received and will be continued next year. It will be held again on two days in spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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As in 2023 and 2024, the actual festival also kicked off on the eve of St. Johanner Markt in 2025. Several free concerts by young jazz musicians and bands from the HfM SAAR in bars, pubs, and restaurants transformed the market into the city’s musical living room. The main festival took place from Thursday, June 26 to Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the E-Werk, with two concerts each evening.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The team creates a cozy festival atmosphere around the E-Werk. The festival not only takes place inside the former industrial cathedral, but also incorporates the surrounding park-like grounds. In 2026, the festival will also organize a two-day open-air event at Lake Bostal and a concert evening at the St. Ingbert town hall, where an international star will perform. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Our mission statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The mission statement is the playlist of our work\u2014among ourselves, with the artists, our partners, and the audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n