Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival

The Boquete Jazz & Blues Foundation presents:

World-Class Jazz & Blues on the slopes of Volcan Baru, March 1-4, 2012
Open-air festival in the valley of rainbows and eternal spring in Boquete/Chiriqui

In cooperation with the Boquete chamber of tourism

The beautiful Chiriqui Highlands have long been one of Panama’s most favorite vacation and retirement spots, and the jewel of Chiriqui province is beautiful Boquete, home of about 15,000 including some 1500 retired expats from all over the world. Located at an elevation of 3000ft it is also the home of some of the best coffees in the world. The cool, crisp mountain air, delicious fresh mountain water, an abundant nature with lots of flowers, flamboyantly flowering trees and hundreds of species of birds plus the closeness to two oceans have attracted visitors from all over the world.The natural beauty of Boquete is the perfect setting to stimulate the creative talents and artistic abilities of those who live here as well as those who come for a visit. So it is no surprise that this small town hosts a lively art and music scene which culminates in the annual Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival.

Right from the start in 2007 the Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival has been the biggest music event in the province of Chiriqui. The 2012 edition will also be the first ever festival in Panama to showcase first-class international Blues acts in addition to notable Panamanian and Latin American artists featuring Jazz and Latin American music styles.

Our vision is to firmly place Boquete on the national and international map of Jazz and Blues events that are not to be missed.

Our mission is to promote the musical arts and tourism in the Chiriqui highlands and beyond by attracting growing numbers of Panamanian as well as international music-aficionados to this beautiful area.

Our dedication is to support musical education at schools in the Boquete area. To this end 30% of the festival proceeds will be used to buy musical instruments and improve musical education in schools. Remaining funds will be saved for future festivals.

The festival venue
We've booked a truly unique venue for the open-air festival! It's a replica of an ancient Greek amphitheatre with a capacity of 500 seats situated in the lush tropical surroundings of Boquete's beautiful "Valle Escondido" (the hidden valley), an upscale residential resort & spa community. Excellent acoustics and unobstructed views of the stage from all seats are assured! Check out the link to Valle Escondido, and the photos on the program page!

Jazz & Blues Festival and so much more!
We'd LOVE to see you at our festival but there is so much more to see and do while you're here! Having traveled so far to get here you'll certainly won't want to miss the abundance of exciting places and adventures Panama has to offer. Please check out our visitors' info page for more information.

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NEW addition: You can now listen to and download selected recordings of the 2011 festival performances for FREE! Just go to our gallery page. Downloads are free for non-commercial purposes only!

BJBF works in cooperation with the Boquete Chamber of Tourism and the Vive Boquete publication about what Boquete and Chiriqui province have to offer to tourists.