JAZZ FESTIVAL IN BÁNK
The Swing Jazz Culture Foundation is restarting the legendary Louis Armstrong Jazz Festival this year in a brand new form on the shores of Lake Bánk.
DATE: JUNE 26-28, 2026
VENUE: METTRIN Arts Center / AMETIS Hall / Tó Wellness Hotel*** Garden & Restaurant
June’s last long weekend will be a real treat: a brand new building and a world premiere of a jazz opera are on the horizon. The JAZZ FESTIVAL in Bánk follows tradition by bringing together jazz legends and emerging artists. Renewed in form, it opens up to performing art forms and aims to attract a larger audience beyond the circle of music fans.
The JAZZ FESTIVAL this year will be opened by the world premiere of the jazz opera *THE SUIT*, an extraordinary event that will kick off the musical celebration weekend in Bánk. Based on the work of South African authors Can Themba, Barney Simon, and Mothobi Mutloatse, the opera is directed by Zoltán Balázs and features music by Adrián Kovácsa.
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THE PROGRAMME
Friday, June 26, 2026
5:00 PM Opening jazz concert – featuring the Noémi Nagy Quartet
Venue: Tó Wellness Hotel*** Garden&Restaurant
7:00 PM The Jazz Festival’s Grand Opening with Special Guests
Opening Night: The Suit – Jazz opera
Venue: METTRIN Arts Center
Saturday, June 27, 2026
3:00 PM Nothing but Swing (Slovakia)
International Rhythms
Venue: Tó Wellness Hotel*** Garden/Restaurant
7:00 PM The Suit – Jazz opera / Venue: METTRIN Arts Center
Sunday, June 28, 2026
3:00 PM Jazzperanto by Rafael Márió Trio & Tamás Berki
Venue: Tó Wellness Hotel*** Garden&Restaurant
6:00 PM The Suit – Jazz Opera/ Venue: METTRIN Arts Center
Accompanying program in METTRIN Garden & AMETIS Hall:
- Photo exhibition Jazz Moments – Retrospective Images
- Screenings Rainbow Nation on Movie Frames
The Suit – Behind the Scenes - Meet-and-greets with the creators
Tickets: mettrin.jegy.hu