Bohém Festival 2024

33rd (last) Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival

March 22-24, 2024

Hírös Agóra Cultural Centre, Kecskemét, Hungary

Line-up: BOHÉM RAGTIME JAZZ BAND (H), BOHÉM TRIO (H), BRATISLAVA HOT SERENADERS (SK), ORIGINAL PRAGUE SYNCOPATED ORCHESTRA (CZ), KAREL KOŠÁREK (CZ), KORB ATTILA (H), swing dancers of KEEP SWINGING, MADISON and PEPITA swing dancing schools



FESTIVAL PACKAGES:
Festival packages contain 3-day pass, 4-star accommodation (choose occupancy and number of nights) plus airport pick-up (choose it if you fly and need help with the transfer – Kecskemét is about 1 hour from the airport). There is a 5% added tax on the prices indicated below:


Choose your package (hotel 2 nights, festival pass + transfer)

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One of the most traditional festivals of Kecskemét is saying goodbye to the audience. The very last Bohém Festival offers a very special program: the host Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band together with the sensational Bratislava Hot Serenaders and the legendary Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra presents the Hungarian, Slovak and Czech dance music repertoire of the first half of the 20th century, unearthing and re-arranging forgotten but popular tunes between the two world wars. The festival will also feature a Gershwin memorial concert with the presentation of the original version of the Rhapsody in Blue, and there will also be jam sessions.


3-DAY PASS for all concerts of the Bohém Festival: HUF 13,900

3-DAY PASSES are available ONLINE and at the venue.
Individual concert tickets are available ONLINE and at the venue.

Organizer: Tamás Ittzés, Kecskemét Jazz Foundation
Sponsors: International Visegrád Fund, Kecskemét County City (Kecskemét Spring Festival), STE Holding, LOGALL Kft., Kamleithner Kft., OKTO-Plus Kft., Gépész Holding, Bácsvíz, Hőérzet & Viessmann, Termostar
More information about the festival (in Hungarian): www.bohemfesztival.hu


PROGRAM:

March 22, Friday

19.00-21.30 (theater hall): FRIDAY NIGHT GALA: HUNGARIAN AND CZECH JAZZ HERITAGE
Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band
Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra
swing dance: Madison Dance School & Pepita Dance School performance team
Admission: HUF 4,900

March 23, Saturday

11.00-12.30 (room 105): LECTURE: Slovak, Czech and Hungarian jazz heritage of the golden age of jazz
Lecturers: Juraj Bartoš (Bratislava Hot Serenaders), Jan Pospíšil (Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra), Dr. Tamás Ittzés (Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band)
Moderator: Dr. Kornél Zipernovszky, journalist, jazz historian
Admission is free.

15.00-16.30 (theater hall): CHAMBER JAZZ: Pure American Members of Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band, Bohém Trió, Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra, Bratislava Hot Serenaders, Attila Korb
Admission: HUF 2,900

19.00-22.30 (theater hall): SATURDAY NIGHT GALA: SLOVAK JAZZ HERITAGE AND GERSHWIN MEMORIAL CONCERT
Bratislava Hot Serenaders (SK)
Karel Košárek (CZ) piano
Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band
Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra
swing dance: Keep Swinging Dance School performance group
Admission: HUF 4,900

22:30-01:00 (lobby): JAM SESSION, SWING DANCE PARTY
Host: Bohém Trió & Attila Korb
Participants: Hungarian, Czech and Slovak musicians, swing dancers
Admission is free.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

11:00-14:00 (theater hall): CLOSING CONCERT, JAM SESSION
Bratislava Hot Serenaders (SK), Karel Košárek (CZ), Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band (H), Original Prague Syncopated Orchestra (CZ)
Admission: HUF 3,900