Early July in Ljubljana is once again devoted to the celebration of jazz music! The time-honoured, continually running Jazz Festival Ljubljana returns for its sixty-sixth edition. As well as the halls of Cankarjev dom and its adjacent park, the festival’s usual venues include the Križanke Auditorium which provides a most suitable setting for the opening night. This year’s focus is consciously directed towards contemporaneity, with a special spotlight on the loud and distinctive voices of female leaders – prominent protagonists of today’s broader jazz community.