As part of the 8th Kardamili International Jazz Festival, the Norwegian Embassy in Athens in collaboration with the Benaki Museum, hosted a reception on Sunday 22 May 2022 at the Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House, hosting for the first time the performers, artists, bands and friends of the festival which has developed into a key cultural institution for the Mani area. The festival is an idea of Norwegian musicians, the Sarpsborg Jazz Club Norway and the artistic director Bjarne S. Aaserød, who were fascinated by the beauties of this small village of Messinian Mani, enthusiastically inviting people from all over the world to visit K Enjoy jazz in a dream setting in 32 different locations, from the Old School and the squares to the beaches and bars, cafes and restaurants of the area. This year, for the first time, two concerts take place at the Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House.
This year’s festival, which takes place from 19 to 29 May 2022 and includes 78 concerts, is attended by 47 Norwegian musicians and singers, while a total of 120 renowned musicians from Greece, the United States, Scotland, Sweden and Germany are present. , the Netherlands, Austria and Britain.
The event was honored by the presence of the Ambassador of Norway to Greece, Frode Overland Andersen, the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Benaki Museum, Irini Geroulanou, the Mayor of West Mani, Dimitrios Giannimaras, who had a warm conversation where the artistic institutions that offer a new platform of coexistence between the creators, the local community and the visitors to the festival. Knut Hem, Live Foyn Friis and guitarist Bård Helgerud played music at the reception.
Norwegian Ambassador Frode Overland Andersen referred to the importance of the event: Fermor. There is no better and more direct example of cooperation between our countries through a successful music festival in one of the most beautiful areas of Greece, West Mani. The participation of the local community in this special cultural experience is at the same time enthusiastic and important “.
The Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Museum Irini Geroulanou pointed out: “The Patrick Leigh Fermor House is the latest addition to the network of branches of the Benaki Museum, of exceptional importance, rare charm and perfectly harmonized with its mission. Because it opened the perspective of cooperation with important Universities of the world and the hospitality of important people of letters and arts to whom we can offer an ideal environment of gathering and creation. While, at the same time, it allows us to host or organize events that make our lives better and happier. So we are excited that today we are hosting the Jazz Festival of Kardamili and we wholeheartedly thank the organizers and the Embassy of Norway for this unique collaboration “.
A few words about the Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House
Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor admired and loved Greece and decided to build their house in Kardamili, Mani and live there for the rest of their lives. In 1996, they donated the Leigh Fermor House to the Benaki Museum, expressing the desire to be used for the purposes of the Museum but also to host researchers and remain open to the public. The operation of the House includes hospitality of researchers, educational activities in collaboration with educational Institutions as well as organized visits and special cultural events for the public. The cost of the repair works of the Leigh Fermor House was fully covered by the donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
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