The 20th anniversary of the Ageas Cooljazz festival was celebrated uniquely. More than 45 thousand people passed through the venue, in a line-up that featured sold-out nights (Air and Fat Freddy`s Drop) and historic moments such as shows by icons such as Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Jamie Cullum and Morcheeba, including the best of music current Portuguese music (Dino D’Santiago and Maro) as well as the debuts of Marina Sena and Luedji Luna.
An edition that featured premieres every day, presenting the public with four shows per night, for 7 days, in Cascais. In 2025, Ageas Cooljazz will return from July 1st to 31st, at Hipódromo Manuel Possolo and Parque Marechal Carmona.
“Finishing the 20th-anniversary edition is an inexplicable emotion. The balance is very positive, more than ever we feel that the public values the festival’s mission and identity. It was a year of musical premieres, increased programming, new partners, and everything to continue giving viewers unique and special nights. After 20 years, Ageas Cooljazz continues to be the festival that offers excellent programming alongside consumer comfort, and I couldn’t be happier.” Karla Campos, director of Live Experiences.
A special edition featuring numerous national premieres such as Lana Gasparøtti, Expresso Transatlântico and Inês Marques Lucas. The Cascais Jazz Sessions by Smooth FM marked the beginning of every day of the festival, celebrating Portuguese jazz groups such as Marwan, Onoma, Rogério Pitomba Trio, Eunice Barbosa, Samalandra, Gisela Mabel and Guilherme Melo Trio.
The big news of this edition was Late Nights, in the amphitheatre at Parque Marechal Carmona, which closed every day of the festival. DJ sets by Pedro Dias de Almeida, Alex D’Alva Teixeira, Progressivu, Pedro Tenreiro, Sónia Trópicos, Beatriz Pessoa and Daniel Mota, closed each day’s program, inviting the public to dance.
Cascais Lazy Sundays featured Inês Lopes Gonçalves and Ivo Costa, Vanda Miranda and Wandson, in free programming on Sundays, in the Jardins da Casa de Histórias da Paula Rego.
Ageas Cooljazz returns from July 1st to 31st, 2025 at Hipódromo Manuel Possolo and Parque Marechal Carmona, for another unique edition.
The Ageas Cooljazz, Cool by Nature
20 years of Ageas Cooljazz. Live Experiences presented the first edition of Ageas Cooljazz in 2004, a different summer festival. Over the years, with iconic concerts, and artists born at the festival, the public increasingly surrendered to artistic criteria, as well as the comfort of the space. Ageas Cooljazz has unquestionably become one of the most important cultural events in the country, assuming its differentiation from year to year and focusing on what distinguishes it: a unique cultural lineup, the unique beauty of the green spaces, the enjoyment of the landscape architecture, the comfort of the place marked in a summer festival and the total focus on sustainability from the first hour of its birth. Live Experiences is proud of 20 years of Ageas Cooljazz, with many stories made and many to be made.
Live Experiences, which celebrates 25 years of founding, has been the festival’s producer for 20 years and continues to provide unique experiences and emotions for spectators and partners, investing in vibrant and sustainable projects.
About the Ageas Portugal Group
Founded in 1824, Ageas is an international insurance group headquartered in Brussels and present in 14 countries in Europe and Asia. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Ageas has invested in the country as one of the main markets, where it intends to develop, through strong partnerships and contribute to the development of the country and society through the Ageas Foundation and helping Customers to manage, anticipate and protect protect themselves against risks and unforeseen events, so that they can live the present and the future with maximum security and serenity. The Ageas Portugal Group’s mission is to provide an emotional and relevant experience in people’s lives, being a reference partner in insurance and the best place to work for enterprising people. To achieve this, we have 1,328 Employees and 2,261 Brokers to provide excellent service to approximately 1.8 million Customers of the various commercial brands: Ageas Seguros, Ageas Pensões, Médis, Occidental and Seguro Direto. To diversify the business and be close to its Customers, the Ageas Portugal Group also offers a wide range of services through Clínica Médis, Kleya, Ageas Repara, Livo and Pétis.
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