The intergenre and international jazz section of the SAXGO festival brings the best and most creative saxophonists from the world, European and Slovenian stages to Nova Gorica. This year’s floral selection with four concerts will be presented to the Nova Gorica music community at the new city venue, the SNG Nova Gorica auditorium.

This year’s jazz section is divided into two evenings in terms of program: on Friday, July 4, 2025, we will listen to the bands Linda Fredriksson: JUNIPER and Lenart Krečič: HOME RUN.

On Saturday, July 5, 2025, the spotlight will be on the bands Lenart De Boeck: SOOTHSAYER and CIČIĆI ZVUKOKRET, a newly formed composition of two saxophones and a trumpet.

A more detailed presentation will be published shortly…

After completing his studies at the Conservatory in Amsterdam, Boštjan Simon returned to Slovenia and co-created numerous bands with international reach. With the bands Trus!, Velkro and Litošt, he presented the language of improvisation on stages that were not used to it. He currently leads the group There Be Monsters, with which he performs in Slovenia and the surrounding area, and is also occasionally active in the following bands: TEJO – Trieste Early Jazz Orchestra, Big band RTV Slovenija, Milan Stanisavlević quintet, Robert Jukič quartet, Boštjan Simon Quintet, Quartzite Quartet and Big band Nova. He focuses on saxophone improvisation in conjunction with live electronics and on polyrhythmic approaches to composition, which can be seen in Boštjan’s latest audio-visual project Etceteral with Marek Fakuč and Lina Rica.