2011 is witnessing the 21st instalment of the award winning Langnau Jazz Nights which once again promises a very attractive line-up.

In 2007, the Langnau Jazz Nights were honoured with the Kanton Bern Cultural Award for a monumental effort spanning nearly two decades to give Jazz a voice outside the urban centres of Switzerland and to continuously further the development of young jazz talent.

The Langnau Jazz Nights are more than a jazz festival: they are also a jazz workshop including a Master Class for Jazz Improvisation for professionals as well as committed amateurs, a Junior Jazz Workshop for kids who would like to discover the world of Jazz and the International Junior Jazz Meeting, a daily performance event presenting young Jazz talent from all over Europe.

The association of the Swiss Jazz School is again awarding 3 prizes for the most talented participants. These prizes (each in the value of 3000 Swiss Francs) are awarded in the form of 2 semesters of the regular curriculum at the general department of the Swiss Jazz School Bern (40 minutes of one-to-one lesson on the instrument, 120 minutes theory and 60 minutes group workshop per week).

The Langnau Jazz Nights, North Star of the international Swiss jazz summer, are a reflection of contemporary jazz. Please click here for more information about this years program, the Jazz Workshop, Junior Jazz Workshop, Int. Junior Jazz Meeting.