Umeå Jazz Festival
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Umeå Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival in Umeå
, Sweden
. The festival comprises some 30 concerts held mainly at stages in the Umeå folkets hus and the Norrland Opera
. Both Swedish and international groups and artists perform, mainly in genres related to modern jazz and improvisation. The festival had its premier in 1968. It is usually celebrated in October or early November.
Umeå
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The festival comprises some 30 concerts held mainly at stages in the Umeå folkets hus and the Norrland Opera
Norrland Opera
The NorrlandsOperan , is a Swedish opera company in Umeå, located in Norrland, Sweden. The ownership of NOP is divided between the Umeå Municipality and the Västerbotten County Council ....
. Both Swedish and international groups and artists perform, mainly in genres related to modern jazz and improvisation. The festival had its premier in 1968. It is usually celebrated in October or early November.