Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 3rd annual Cairo International Jazz Festival...

We can't believe this has been happening for 3 years now, time has flown by if you ask us!

This year at the Sawy Culture Wheel 16 local and international bands will be performing in CJF 2011 from Egypt, Japan, Germany, Spain, USA, Holland, Austria, Slovenia and Australia.

Check out this year's program...we hope you all attend at least one of the events!

*Thursday 17 March 2011 

6 – 8:00 pm: Reception (Invitations only)
8 – 9:00 pm: Cocoon (Egypt) River Hall
9 – 10 pm: Adam Miller Group (USA/Egypt) Wisdom Hall
9:30 – 11 pm: Calima (Spain) River Hall 

*Friday 18 March 2011 

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Michelle Rounds (Australia) River Hall
7:30-8:30 pm: Stelzhamma (Austria) Wisdom Hall
8 – 9:30 pm: Kazumi Watanabe feat, Amro Salah Trio (Japan/Egypt) River Hall
9:00-10:30 pm: ARIFA (Holland) Wisdom Hall
10 – 11:30 pm: German women Jazz orch. (Germany) River Hall

*Saturday 19 March 2011 

4:30 -6pm: The Percussion show Jam session (Egypt) River Garden
7 – 8:30 pm: The Riff Band (Egypt) River Hall
7:00-8:00 pm: Ramy Attala Quintet (Egypt) Wisdom Hall
8:30 – 9:30pm: Eftekasat (Egypt) Wisdom Hall
9:30 – 11:00 pm: E.M.J.O (Slovenia/Portugal/Germany) River Hall

((Jazz beyond stage performances - Live at Cairo Jazz Club)) 

*Thursday 17 March 2011 Stelzhamma (Austria)
*Friday 18 March 2011 Calima (Spain)
*Saturday 19 March 2011 ARIFA (Holland) 
--All shows starts at 8 pm--


Workshop programs:

*Friday 18 March 2011 
2 -3:30pm: Jazzinino Kids program - River Garden
2 – 3 pm: Interview with Angelika Niescier (founder of The German Women Jazz Orchestra) Wisdom Hall
3:30 – 5 pm: Jam session – Wisdom Hall

*Saturday 19 March 2011 
2 – 4 pm: Master Class “Applying of Oriental Maqam in Jazz” Arifa band - Wisdom Hall
4:30 – 6 pm: The Percussion Show Jam session – River Garden