Romania events: Jazz festivals to check out this summer

The great outdoors, well-known landmarks, and unusual venues are all home to the summer's diverse program of jazz festivals and concerts. We outline some of the available options below.

JAZZx has started in Timișoara as part of the city's European Capital of Culture program and is set to deliver five days of great music and good vibes. It's the 11th edition of the festival, which aims to explore a diverse range of styles, from modern jazz and fusion to soul. Until July 2nd, the public can see Shakti [John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram], Thundercat, Ezra Collective, Bilal, Ibeyi, The Comet Is Coming, Ben l'Oncle, Tigran Hamasyan, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Mammal Hands, Andrei Petrache Trio, Acetobă feat Arcus̗, Blue Noise, Luiza Zan Quintet, Vandercris, Tongue FU feat Joshua Idehen, Jan Blake, Belinda Zhawi, Stephen James Smith, Dumitru Fanfarov, Lena Chilari, Ligia Keșișian & Mugur Grosu.