"Over the past five years the festival has served as the focus for a developing audience of traditional jazz lovers, who appreciate the music, artists, and unique setting provided by the ancient harbor", says festival director, Menachem Dotan. "Many international jazz artists have approached us and expressed interest in performing at the festival. This is a badge of honor for us and for all Israeli jazz lovers, who have helped turn the Caesarea Jazz Festival into a recurring tradition. I warmly recommend taking a break from daily events and coming to listen to the magic of jazz in the most beautiful location in Israel."

During the festival, jazz performances will also take place on the promenade leading to the harbor, with the unique Israeli group Swing de Gitanes, in a tribute to the Hot Club de France Quintet founded by famed guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stיphane Grappelli. The quintet left an indelible mark on the history of jazz and popularized the gypsy jazz style. Every evening Swing de Gitanes will recreate the famed sound of the original quintet, in an ensemble consisting of three guitars, a contrabass and a violin, and will play the best of the band's hits: minor swing, swing guitar, nuages, dinah, and others. The ensemble consists of: Oren Sagi - contrabass, Yaakov Hoter, Uri Ben Zvi, Roni Freund - guitar, Favel Levin - violin.

 For More Photos from Caesarea Harbor Jazz Festival  2008 click here

For More Photos from Caesarea Harbor Jazz Festival  2007 click here