# MaiJazz

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{{Short description|Jazz Festival in Stavanger, Norway}}
{{Infobox music festival
| name          = Stavanger International Jazz Festival
| genre         = Jazz
| dates          = May
| location       = [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland), Norway
| coordinates  = {{coord|58|57|48|N|05|43|08|E}}
| years_active = 1989–present
| founders      =
| attendance  = 
| capacity      = 
| website       = {{URL|www.maijazz.no}}
}}

'''MaiJazz''' is the Stavanger International Jazz Festival in [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), Norway.<ref name=allaboutjazz>{{cite news |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/mai-jazz-2014-by-john-kelman.php |title=Mai Jazz 2014, Stavanger, Norway |first=John |last=Kelman |publisher=[All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz) |date=2014-05-24 |accessdate=2015-04-24}}</ref>

Since the first MaiJazz in 1989, the festival has presented both international and national musicians. About 200 volunteers organize 40 concerts on 20 venues in and around Stavanger for the 80 to 1800 people visiting MaiJazz. Musicians who have performed at the festival include [Pat Metheny](/source/Pat_Metheny), [Jan Garbarek](/source/Jan_Garbarek), [Gotan Project](/source/Gotan_Project), [Nils Petter Molvær](/source/Nils_Petter_Molv%C3%A6r), [St. Germain](/source/St._Germain_(musician)), [Dee Dee Bridgewater](/source/Dee_Dee_Bridgewater), [Youssou N'dour](/source/Youssou_N'dour), [Joshua Redman](/source/Joshua_Redman), [Chick Corea](/source/Chick_Corea), [Herbie Hancock](/source/Herbie_Hancock), and [Bobby McFerrin](/source/Bobby_McFerrin).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/annualeventsinnorway/qt/maijazz.htm |title=MaiJazz: Stavanger International Jazz Festival |first=Terri |last=Mapes |publisher=GoScandinavia.About.com |accessdate=2015-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405065342/http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/annualeventsinnorway/qt/maijazz.htm |archive-date=2015-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2014, acts included Pat Metheny, [Tierney Sutton](/source/Tierney_Sutton), [Lizz Wright](/source/Lizz_Wright), [Ron Carter](/source/Ron_Carter), [Arild Andersen](/source/Arild_Andersen), [Nik Bartsch](/source/Nik_Bartsch), [Tord Gustavsen](/source/Tord_Gustavsen), [Phil McDermott](/source/Phil_McDermott)'s Crossing Borders, NOCZ, [Pixel](/source/Pixel_(band)), [In the Country](/source/In_the_Country) with poet [Frode Grytten](/source/Frode_Grytten), [JøKleBa](/source/J%C3%B8KleBa), [The Thing](/source/The_Thing_(jazz_band)), Mario Piacentini Sextet featuring [Gianluigi Trovesi](/source/Gianluigi_Trovesi)<ref name=allaboutjazz/>

== References ==
{{portal|Norway|Jazz}}
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website}} {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050521192457/http://www.maijazz.no/Webdesk/netblast/pages/index.html?id=120208 MaiJazz.no] {{in lang|en}}

Category:1989 establishments in Norway
Category:Annual events in Norway
Category:Culture in Rogaland
Category:Jazz festivals in Norway
Category:Music festivals established in 1989
Category:Stavanger
Category:Summer in Norway
Category:Tourist attractions in Stavanger

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