Krasnoyarsk krai Philarmony Hall and Siberian Federal University have organized the festival with the help of Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Krasnoyarsk krai.

As organizers say, the main aim of “YENIJAZZ” conception is to attract young Krasnoyarsk listeners. Full name of the project is “Yeniseisky Jazz”. The prefix “Yeni” in the short version of the festival’s name means not only “Yenisei”. The word “yeni” in Turkic dialect means “new”, “young”.

As the general director of Krasnoyarsk Philarmony Hall Irina Prokopenko say, “jazz line will be presented in visual forms”. All the concerts will be followed by VJ-ing. Moreover, there will be several exhibitions of posters devoted to jazz. The exhibition of Swiss graphic artist Nicolaus Troksler drawings will become the main event of visual part of the festival, it will take place at the Philarmony Hall’s lobby from 23^rd to 25^th of September. Within the Festival the unique lectures of Kirill Mashkov, the editor in chief at the “Jazz.ru” magazine will take place as well as master-classes of festival participants.

On 25^th of September at 6 p.m. the “YENIJAZZ” Festival will end up with the closing ceremony. The headliners of the concert program are Alexander Oseychuk, the “Green wave” band and the stars of New-York jazz stage  - the quarter of Russian pianist Ivan Formakovsky consisting of Ralph Bowen, Darryl Hall and Donald Edwards.