Music

JAZZ IN BURGAS

A Hot Musical Summer with Seven Days of Jazz! Jazz in Burgas 2026 will span a full seven days, with the first two days offering free admission as a gift to all lovers of quality music. The festival will take place on July 15, 16, 17, and 18, with additional jazz evenings on August 13, 14, and 15. The program features two big bands and musicians from Japan, Scotland, Greece, and Bulgaria. Live open-air performances are the hallmark of Jazz in Burgas. In an era of artificial intelligence and music created without musicians, audiences in the courtyard of Flora Expo Center will have the opportunity to experience moments where the true stars are the SAXOPHONE, PIANO, DRUMS, FLUGELHORN, ACCORDION, TAMBURA, GADULKA... all woven together with the unique voices of outstanding vocalists in unforgettable musical projects. Tickets: Available at the Chasovnika ticket office, Flora Expo Center, and through the Eventim network. July 15 & 16: Free admission! Jazz in Burgas 2026 Program 🎷 Wednesday, July 15 – 8:00 PM Concert Party Mihail Yossifov at 50! Mihail Yossifov Veleka Tsankova – vocals Marina Gospodinova – vocals Velislav Stoyanov – trombone Dimitar Lyolev – saxophone Vasil Spasov – piano Milen Kukosharov – piano Dimitar Karamfilov – bass Atanas Popov – drums Piero Epifania – percussion 🎷 Thursday, July 16 – 8:00 PM 🟠Burgas Band Vocalists: Alexandra Georgieva Veronika Sidorenko Mariana Simeonova Nikol Georgieva Maria Vandeva Nikol Merdzhanova Samuil Milkov 🎷 Friday, July 17 – 8:00 PM Alexandra Petkova Quintet Alexandra Petkova – vocals Tsvetomir Radev – clarinet Mihail Donchev – piano Samuil Daskalov – bass Simeon Simeonov – drums 🟠R.S. Riverman "Eternal Synergy" Vladislav Michev – flugelhorn, synthesizer Antoni Rikev – guitar, synthesizer Alexander Vasev – piano Radoslav Slavchev (Riverman) – bass Zhivko Ivanov – drums 🎷 Saturday, July 18 – 8:00 PM Stella Mihaylova Quartet Stella Mihaylova – vocals Stilian Penev – piano Stilyan Radev – bass Simeon Simeonov – drums 🟠Lekov & Karageorgiev Quartet Nikolay Karageorgiev – guitar Steve Hamilton (Scotland) – piano Alexander Lekov – bass Emil Pehlivanov – drums 🎷 Thursday, August 13 – 8:00 PM Thanos Stavridis Quartet (Greece) Thanos Stavridis – accordion Marios Markis – guitar Giannis Karakalpakidis – bass Christos Tasios – drums 🟠Dimitar Karamfilov Quartet Petar Momchev – saxophone Konstantin Kostov – piano Dimitar Karamfilov – bass Atanas Popov – drums 🎷 Friday, August 14 – 8:00 PM Kalina Andreeva Band Neli Andreeva – vocals Yoana Andreeva – vocals Georgi Stoychev – guitar, tambura Stefan Slavchev – clarinet, piano Martin Vladimirov – gadulka Kalina Andreeva – bass, vocals Teodor Toshkov – drums 🟠SANIX Band (Japan/Bulgaria) Yuichi Ishikawa – guitar Misato Kubo – trumpet Yoko Komori – piano Tomotaka Sekiya – bass Emil Tasev – drums Nadya Toncheva – guest vocalist 🎷 Saturday, August 15 – 8:00 PM All Star Big Band Featuring the music of Hristo Yotsov.