At a time when Mitrovica has often become the center of political debates about the bridge that divides the city into two parts, the Mitrovica International Jazz Days festival comes as an 'open bridge' for all citizens, connecting them with jazz culture during three festival nights.
Since the first edition, the city of Mitrovica has hosted big names in music, including Grammy award winners. Bass guitarist and singer of African descent, Richard Bona, took to the stage of the festival, opening that edition. Five-time Grammy laureates who performed at the Mitrovica International Jazz Days were also the British Bill Laurance and the American Michael League, both composers, producers, and multi-instrumentalists.
UK musician Camilla George, will be performing as part of a quartet (trio + Camilla). Camilla George is a Nigerian-born saxophonist, composer, and bandleader known for blending African and Western music into a unique, politically charged style rooted in her heritage.
A key figure in the London jazz scene, she draws on Afrofuturism, hip hop, and jazz. Influenced by Fela Kuti and Charlie Parker, she began playing saxophone at 11 and later studied at Trinity College of Music. A former member of Jazz Jamaica, she launched her acclaimed project in 2014.
Her albums Isang, The People Could Fly, and Ibio Ibio have earned critical praise, with Ibio Ibio celebrating her Ibibio roots.
Camilla has performed at top festivals like North Sea Jazz and Jazz à Vienne and won Best Jazz Act at the 2023 Urban Music Awards.