This summer, the soul of jazz resonates in Athens with a purpose deeper than artistic expression: peace. From July 20 to 22, 2025, the iconic Petra Theater hosts the Jazzèt Festival – 2nd Hellenic International Jazz Festival, a celebration of music without borders, devoted to jazz’s unique power to connect people and cultures.
Jazz Beyond Frontiers – A Three-Day Journey Across Sounds and Nations
Featuring seven exceptional acts from Greece, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia, Jazzèt Festival 2025 becomes a true platform for global dialogue. “Jazz Beyond Frontiers” is more than a motto—it’s an artistic and cultural statement: jazz becomes a universal language of communication, spirituality, and freedom, transcending borders and barriers.
Peace Concerts – When Music Takes a Stand
This year’s edition introduces the concept of Peace Concerts. Each performance is symbolically dedicated to a “conflict zone” or a critical global concern—be it social inequality, geopolitical unrest, or marginalization. Music becomes a gesture of reconciliation, a tribute to coexistence, solidarity, and human dignity.
Festival Lineup
Sunday, July 20, 2025
• 21:00 – BAG OF NAILS (Greece)
A powerful blues-rock trio from Athens, known for analog Hammond textures and unapologetic energy.
• 22:00 – ESPEN BERG TRIO (Norway)
One of Europe’s leading modern piano trios—lyrical, dynamic, and rooted in the spirit of Nordic jazz.
• 21:00 – BAG OF NAILS (Greece)
A powerful blues-rock trio from Athens, known for analog Hammond textures and unapologetic energy.
• 22:00 – ESPEN BERG TRIO (Norway)
One of Europe’s leading modern piano trios—lyrical, dynamic, and rooted in the spirit of Nordic jazz.
Monday, July 21, 2025
• 20:30 – NORTH SIDE TRIO – NEW JAZZ ARTISTS (Greece)
A fresh voice from the emerging Greek improvisational scene, youthful and forward-looking.
• 21:00 – ENOSIS QUARTET (Sweden – Finland – Greece)
A Mediterranean–Nordic fusion of passion and technical brilliance in a truly pan-European ensemble.
• 22:00 – HUMAN TOUCH (Greece)
The legendary trio of Lynch–Kiourtsoglou–Lantsias, blending jazz, world, and personal expression into a deeply human sound.
• 20:30 – NORTH SIDE TRIO – NEW JAZZ ARTISTS (Greece)
A fresh voice from the emerging Greek improvisational scene, youthful and forward-looking.
• 21:00 – ENOSIS QUARTET (Sweden – Finland – Greece)
A Mediterranean–Nordic fusion of passion and technical brilliance in a truly pan-European ensemble.
• 22:00 – HUMAN TOUCH (Greece)
The legendary trio of Lynch–Kiourtsoglou–Lantsias, blending jazz, world, and personal expression into a deeply human sound.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
• 21:00 – LEFTERIS CHRISTOFIS TRIO (Greece)
A narrative-driven fusion project by the festival’s artistic director, combining international collaborations with a uniquely Hellenic jazz identity.
• 22:00 – DWIKI DHARMAWAN’S ATHENIAN ENSEMBLE featuring GILAD ATZMON (Indonesia – UK – Greece)
A multicultural ensemble led by the iconic Indonesian pianist. A grand finale—a musical ode to unity and coexistence.
• 21:00 – LEFTERIS CHRISTOFIS TRIO (Greece)
A narrative-driven fusion project by the festival’s artistic director, combining international collaborations with a uniquely Hellenic jazz identity.
• 22:00 – DWIKI DHARMAWAN’S ATHENIAN ENSEMBLE featuring GILAD ATZMON (Indonesia – UK – Greece)
A multicultural ensemble led by the iconic Indonesian pianist. A grand finale—a musical ode to unity and coexistence.
Tickets• Single-day ticket (presale): €15
• Single-day ticket (at the door): €20
• Full festival pass (3 days): €35
Purchase online: ticketservices.gr/event/
• Single-day ticket (at the door): €20
• Full festival pass (3 days): €35
Purchase online: ticketservices.gr/event/Organization & Support
• Artistic Direction: Lefteris Christofis
• Host: Ilan Solomon (jazz radio producer |Jazz FM)
• Production & Communications: Eleni Georgiou
• Produced by: Music Center Athens | Elegant Asymmetry
• Under the auspices of the Municipality of Petroupoli
• With the support of the Embassies of Indonesia & Norway
• Host: Ilan Solomon (jazz radio producer |Jazz FM)
• Production & Communications: Eleni Georgiou
• Produced by: Music Center Athens | Elegant Asymmetry
• Under the auspices of the Municipality of Petroupoli
• With the support of the Embassies of Indonesia & Norway
Jazz Unites – Peace is Heard
In a world craving meaningful connection and cultural empathy, Jazzèt – 2nd Hellenic International Jazz Festival 2025 makes its mission clear: music is an act of peace.
Jazz, with its spirit of improvisation and freedom, becomes a vehicle for new stories, new encounters, and a shared vision for a fairer, more open, more humane world.
Jazz, with its spirit of improvisation and freedom, becomes a vehicle for new stories, new encounters, and a shared vision for a fairer, more open, more humane world.
Jazz Beyond Frontiers – Celebrate the Sound of Peace.
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