Yuri Bashmet performs at Koktebel Jazz Party

Yuri Bashmet performs at Koktebel Jazz Party

Conductor Yuri Bashmet, People's Artist of the USSR, played piano with Billy's Band at the Koktebel Jazz Party.

On day two of the festival, August 24, Bashmet went onstage and announced that he was unable to attend the XVII International jazz festival in Koktebel because he was participating in the Tavrida festival.

"Greetings to you all," Bashmet announced. "This festival is so wonderful, heartwarming and professional. Congrats to you all!"

Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev invited Bashmet to participate in the jazz festival next year.

The KoktebelJazzParty festival is a COVID-free zone. Given the difficult epidemiological situation, the terms of access to the festival may be changed, depending on the epidemiological situation in the region and the recommendations issued by the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).
All festival participants, guests and spectators must present at least one of the three documents listed below:

A negative PCR test performed not earlier than August 18, 2021
A certificate showing the presence of antibodies to the S-protein of COVID-19, issued not earlier than May 25, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccination certificate

All guests, members of the audience and media representatives must wear masks and gloves at the festival venues.