Kurazh NOT ONLY JAZZ 2025: BEHIND BLUE EYES

In September 2025, the KIT pavilion at VDNG hosted KURAZH NOT ONLY JAZZ 2025, a vibrant autumn festival of music, art, and good deeds. The event brought together people who came not only for the atmosphere, vintage goods, market, and music, but also for a common cause — to help others.

The festival traditionally combined everything that people love about it: live jazz, electronic sets, experimental performances; bright market walls with Ukrainian brands and vintage items; art zones, performances, photo spaces; lectures and public talks by Ukrainian artists and opinion leaders; inclusive and children's activities.

Special guests included musicians, actors, artists, and residents of cultural projects, who created the unique atmosphere of NOT ONLY JAZZ.

As always, charity was an integral part of KURAZH.

Visa is a constant partner of the event. All guests who purchased tickets and paid for purchases with Visa cards automatically joined in the good cause: Visa directed part of the funds to charity, increasing the contribution of each visitor.

Thanks to such payments during the festival, it was possible to support an important area of assistance to children.

Funds from KURAZH NOT ONLY JAZZ 2025 were transferred to Behind Blue Eyes (BHA Foundation), which works with children from frontline and de-occupied villages in Ukraine. The funding will be used to launch a spring film camp for children aged 10–16, where each child will be able to: try their hand at being a director, screenwriter, actor, cameraman, or producer; receive training from mentors and director Ana Buryachkova; shoot their own film or music video; discover their creative potential and find a safe space for self-expression.

The camp will take place in a de-occupied village in the Mykolaiv region and will last seven days. This initiative was created specifically for children who have survived the war and need support, attention, and faith in their own abilities.

KURAZH NOT ONLY JAZZ 2025 has once again proven that when a cultural event has a big heart, it can change lives. Thanks to our partners, Visa, and every guest of the festival, children living near the war will have the opportunity to create, dream, and tell their stories through film.