The Ukrainian authorities scared of the punishments attending the festival Koktebel Jazz Party
The Ministry of culture of Ukraine has informed on the first day of the week about the intention of the authorities to ban the entry of those foreign artists, who will participate or just visit Crimean festival Koktebel Jazz Party from 28 to 30 August.
"The arrival of foreign artists to this event will have a direct consequence in the form of a prohibition of their entry into the area of Ukraine ", - quotes the first day of the week press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of culture the message of the head of Department Vyacheslav Kirilenko.
"in regard to the intentions of cultural figures ? Residents of foreign countries ? to visit the occupied territory of the AR Crimea for participation in the so-called "Koktebel Jazz Party", the Ministry of culture of Ukraine drew attention to the fact that such travel is Not agreed with the Ukrainian side ", - said the press service of the Ministry. In his own threats of foreign artists, the Ukrainian Ministry of culture referred to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers adopted on June 4, 2015 and establishing the procedure of entry to the Crimea as " occupied territory of Ukraine ". In the message the press-services is a list of foreign musicians, who, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of culture, expressed the desire to participate in Koktebel Jazz Party. Among them, American jazz bassist Avishai Cohen, member of the British band Songs of Cream will Jones, saxophonist Gary Bartz and one of the leading jazz saxophonists of the world Greg tardy (both of the USA), a prominent American jazz singer Deborah brown, trumpeter Tom Harrell (USA) and most other. The list is topped by Russian performers ? Larisa Dolina, participant of the project "the Voice" Mariam Merabova, Igor Butman, group Four Tenors, Igor Zolotukhin, Alexey Kuznetsov, Pavel Surkov and others. In the message the press service of the Ministry of culture expressed gratitude to the two who attended the jazz festival, which, after learning about the restriction on entry to Ukraine, did Not want to go to the Crimea, is a group De Phazz and Arturo Sandoval. Russian TV presenter Dmitry Kiselev, the founder Koktebel Jazz Party, accepted the news with disbelief, reminding about the fact that the festival began in 2003, ? then the Crimea was considered to be part of Ukraine, RIA " Novosti "." I founded the festival in 2003, when the Crimea was Ukraine, and did Not see any prohibitions for the jazz. Can't understand why at the present time for jazz are bound to be obstacles, when Crimea became Russia. Strangely humorous phrase: "Today you play jazz, tomorrow Home will sell ", which previously belonged to the Soviet Union, Today manual, relevant to the United States, Western Europe and Ukraine. Funny, " explained the situation Kiselev. 8 August Russian TV host for the first time said about the fact that the Ukrainian side is in fact forcing musicians of international renown to refuse to participate in the jazz festival, which has No political background." Jazz festival in Koktebel will take place one way or another, he promised Kiselev.- I hope that the musicians and the audience who are going to Koktebel Jazz Party 28-30 August, will support our event that still we are Not going to turn into a political battlefield. Jazz has always been above that."
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