Cairo Jazz Festival line-up: Hisham Kharma opens, nights from EGP 500
The 18th Cairo International Jazz Festival has published its three nights at AUC Tahrir, 5 to 7 November: each night costs EGP 500 to 800 and a full pass EGP 1,000.
The Cairo International Jazz Festival has published the night-by-night line-up for its 18th edition, held at Ewart Memorial Hall on the American University in Cairo's Tahrir campus from 5 to 7 November, according to its ticket page.
Thursday 5 November is the opening concert, with pianist and composer Hisham Kharma and Nana Rashid. Friday 6 November brings Harfoush and The Egyptian Jazz Projekt, Hazem Shaheen, the Warren Galea Trio, the Michelangelo Scandroglio Quartet and ARIFA featuring Mohamed Sawwah. Saturday 7 November closes with Sharkiat, Fathy Salama's band, featuring Karima Nayt, plus the Guido Spannocchi Quartet, the Xavi Torres Trio, the Manuel Linhares Quartet and Bächlin and Elkholy. Artists come from 12 countries, and there are also workshops, talks and activities for children.
Each night costs EGP 500 to 800, and a full pass for all three nights is EGP 1,000, on Tickets Marche. AUC Tahrir Square is at 113 Kasr El Aini Street in Downtown. If you plan to go to two nights or more, the full pass is the cheaper choice.