{"id":440,"date":"2011-05-06T14:07:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2016-02-19T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T01:31:53","slug":"14th-annual-blues-jazz-festival-%e2%80%93-bogota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/05\/14th-annual-blues-jazz-festival-%e2%80%93-bogota\/","title":{"rendered":"14th Annual Blues &#038; Jazz Festival \u2013 Bogot\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-441\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afiche-festiblues2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-441\" title=\"afiche-festiblues2011\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afiche-festiblues2011-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afiche-festiblues2011-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afiche-festiblues2011-713x1024.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster for the festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re yearning for some blues or jazz, we know where to satiate that inner mounting flame. Yup, as if <a title=\"EuroCine Festival Comes to Bogot\u00e1\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/05\/eurocine-festival-comes-to-bogota\/\">EuroCine Festival<\/a> wasn\u2019t enough for those lucky Bogotanos when they\u2019re taking time out from their busy schedules, this time of year has also seen the arrival of the annual Blues &amp; Jazz Festival in <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\">Colombia<\/a>\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the 14<sup>th<\/sup> time the festival has graced the city and it continues to grow in stature and prominence as word increasingly gets out to those for whom music is their love supreme. The festival has been running since the beginning of April, but if that makes you kind of blue don\u2019t worry \u2013 the festivities will continue until the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of July, so there\u2019s plenty of time to catch some performances.<\/p>\n<p>50 bands will perform, including upcoming talents and renowned musicians, playing a selection of improvised pieces, classics and new works. Expect everything from big band to electronic jazz to jazz flamenco \u2013 there\u2019ll be all kinds of contrasts. The concerts take place every night at 8pm at Teatro La Lib\u00e9lula Dorada. As for tickets? Get hold of them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libeluladorada.com\/\">here<\/a> (they\u2019re red hot).<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re heading to <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/tours\/bogota\">Bogot\u00e1<\/a> on your (Billie) holiday sometime soon and it\u2019s raining, instead of risking the muddy waters collecting on the streets why not head to Teatro La Lib\u00e9lula Dorada. Who knows, you might just catch the greatest jazz concert ever\u2026<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libeluladorada.com\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re yearning for some blues or jazz, we know where to satiate that inner mounting flame. 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