News about the Jazz Festival

You can expect a festival with more than 60 concerts in town, in the woods and meadows, music hikes in the midst of our beautiful mountains and of course some surprises again.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, we have to cancel the 3 Days of Jazz 2022 again.

Several thousand listeners attended the total of 63 concerts on various stages in the town, in the forest and on the surrounding mountains at the 41st International Jazzfestival Saalfelden from August 16 to 22. An interview with production manager Daniela Neumayer and artistic director Mario Steidl about the experiences and insights of this year's round of events.

The Saalfelden Jazz Festival receives German Brand Award 2021

Against all odds, we were able to successfully host our Jazz Weekender in August 2020. This year, we are heading towards more “normal” conditions, even though the exact meaning of “normal” remains to be determined. Since we do not know what kind of governmental safety regulations will be in place in the summer, we have yet to decide on the exact set-up of the festival, specifically our sitting and standing room capacities at different venues. That is why ticket sales still remain on hold.

With a heavy heart we decided to cancel the small winter festival this year.

We are all dismayed and stunned: Martin Fuchs (born May 8, 1969, passed away December 22, 2020), who accompanied the Nexus and the festival for years as a sound engineer, passed away much too early just a few days before Christmas and after a severe short illness.

Due to the current situation and the renewed lockdown in Austria, we unfortunately have to postpone the "3 Days of Jazz Festival" in Saalfelden Leogang.

Once again this year, Saalfelden became a city of music in the middle of the mountains - spreading confidence, optimism and joy with a lot of culture.

After we learned that COVID-19 restrictions pertaining to artistic and cultural events were easing up, we immediately decided to show the world that the Saalfelden Jazz Festival is alive and well. That’s when the idea for the Jazz Saalfelden Weekender was born. Heralding optimism and confidence, this series of weekend concerts aims to delight music enthusiasts.

We have all been affected by the events of the past few weeks and months. In Austria, due to Covid19, all events are officially prohibited until August 31, 2020. We too have to accept the developments and decisions of the federal government and announce with a heavy heart that the Jazz Festival Saalfelden 2020 will be canceled.

We have all been overwhelmed by the events of the past few weeks and months. Many countries are in a state of emergency, and public life - and thus also cultural life - has almost come to a standstill as a result of Covid19.