Crowds are set to gather in Innsbruck's market square July 21-24 to hear the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The event will bring the summer feeling of the Mississippi delta metropolis to the Alps.

In addition to being the cradle of jazz music, New Orleans is also one of Innsbruck's partner cities. The live performances of the New Orleans music scene express the city's current sound, based on jazz, rhythm, blues, and zydeco. The performances will remind the audience of great musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Sydney Bechet, Fats Domino, and Mahalia Jackson.

Markus Linder, the organiser of the festival, feels that jazz isn't only alive on the shores of the Mississippi but also on the river Inn (in Innsbruck). Local bands have also been invited and Markus himself - an avid keyboarder - is set to take to the stage.

The Tyrolean city of Innsbruck is easily accessible by car, train or air. The A12 autobahn network connects the city from east to west. Direct daily flights, including no frill airlines, link Innsbruck with numerous European capitals. Express trains and international trains link all major European cities. Innsbruck's main train station also offers bus connections to the nearby villages and South Tyrol.

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