The 2013 Cairo Jazz Festival hosted musicians from 15 countries spread over three days 21-23 March, showcasing the incredible and often breathtaking variety found in the jazz genre.

Though few of the musicians at the festival played traditional jazz, the bands are a clear example of how a variety of influences from around the world have infiltrated the genre and gave it many different facets.

Photos by Dan Tookey

Read more about 5th Cairo Jazz Festival here:

Round-up

Gilberto Gil from Brazil: interview and video

Gilberto Gil and Dina El-Wedidi: video

Interview with Moroccan Ribab-Fusion

Tuomi Trio from Germany

Jazz4kids workshop