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Tabarka Jazz Festival

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jazz Tabarka Jazz Festival is an annual festival of music taking place in August and July, since 1970, in the coastal town of Tabarka (Tunisia).The town of Tabarka comes to life to the sounds of jazz from around the world.Local and national musicians perform to provide some real fusion flavour, and jazz enthusiasts can take part in seminars and workshops. With the July climate guaranteeing perfect weather, you can enjoy music in the midst of your summer holiday.

History

The tourist rise of Tabarka goes back to the years 1970. À this time, a young Tunisian promoter, Lotfi Belhassine (future founder of the Aquarius Club and Air Freedom), creates a festival of musics which in a few years becomes an artistic appointment of international repute. As of the beginning, the slogan of this festival is: “I do not want to bronze idiotic”. 

 
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