Over the past decade, Adam Ben Ezra has completely transformed the perception of the double bass and brought it closer to a younger generation. With more than 20 million views on social media, collaborations with stars such as Snarky Puppy, Pat Metheny, Victor Wooten, and Richard Bona, and features in media outlets like BBC, CBS News, Time Magazine, and The Telegraph, he has paved his way to becoming a phenomenon of his generation as well as an internet and festival sensation. His dazzling virtuosity is impossible to overlook; his exceptionally skillful, almost “athletic” interplay of acoustic and live-looped double bass sounds—sometimes even resembling percussion—surprises even the most experienced listeners.

At Festival Lent, he will perform in Slovenia for the first time, marking the release of the album Heavy Drops, recorded as a duo with the outstanding Cuban drummer Michael Olivera, who appeared at Festival Lent in 2024 (in a trio with pianist Alfredo Rodríguez). Michael Olivera’s career is equally impressive: he has contributed to more than 60 albums and performed with renowned artists and producers such as Quincy Jones, Chucho Valdés, Sting, Tomatito, Alfredo Rodríguez, Paquito D’Rivera, Pepe Rivero, Rick Wakeman, Yonathan Avishai, Synthesis, Chano Domínguez, and many others.

Just drums and double bass—drum ‘n’ bass—but certainly not as you’ve ever heard them before!

Tickets: €20 seated (until June 24) / €25 seated (from June 25);
for students and pupils: €5 discount per ticket.

Three Plus Package
When purchasing tickets for at least three different events from the JazzLent program, you receive a 20% discount on the total purchase value.

Holders of Visa OTP cards can purchase tickets for Festival Lent 2026 at a 10% discount. The discount applies to purchases up to and including April 30.

Discounts and other benefits cannot be combined.

More about benefits and ticket purchase.

The event will take place in all weather conditions. To ensure a pleasant experience and clear visibility of the stage for all visitors, umbrellas are not allowed at the venue. We recommend weather-appropriate footwear and clothing.