| Country/Territory | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Cantautori d’Italia: Brazilian way
Successful artists enriched the squares of the city of Alba with their music in one of the most beautiful landscapes, the Langhe, provoking unforgettable emotions. Cantautori d’Italia produced a concert of brazilian music with Elisabetta Prodon for a meeting of world music and cultures. Contact:
Filippo Cosentino | +393347867028 |
Cantautori d'Italia Piazza Pertinace Alba, Cuneo, Piemonte 12051 Italy +393347867028 Event Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Italy |
UNESCO International Jazz Day festival with notes of Mediterranean diet
The event program took place over April 26, 27 and 30. During the evenings, excellent live jazz and tastings of typical products helped to animate the streets of Trulli. Contact:
Maria Punzi | +39 080 4327233 |
City of Alberobello (UNESCO Site) Piazza del Popolo, 23 Alberobello, Bari - Puglia 70011 Italy +39 080 4327233 Event Time: 6:00 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day 2014 @ Ancona Jazz
Festival organizers produced a masterclass and panel at a local high school: “JAZZ : Improvisation & Interplay” featuring Alessandro LANZONI, piano, Gabriele EVANGELISTA, contrabbasso, Enrico MORELLO, batteria and Marco POSTACCHINI, tenor sax. Contact: Giancarlo Di Napoli | +393356827974 |
Aula Magna Liceo MUSICALE Rinaldini Via Canale, 1 ANCONA, Italy/Ancona/Marche 60100 Italy Event Time: 11:00 am - 01:00 pm |
| Italy |
Andria in Jazz
Organized as an appendix to the centuries-old Fiera d’Aprile, the event featured four groups performing in the ancient streets and piazze of Andria: Via Vaglio: Margie and the bluliners (Mariangela Cagnetta voice, Sergio Langella piano, Francesco Cinquepalmi bass, Franco Giancaspro drums); Piazza La Corte: Tribute to Miles Davis (Pietro Lomuscio piano, Francesco Angiuli bass, Fabio Delle Foglie drums); Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II: Black beauty, the Duke Ellington music (Patrizia Lomuscio voice, Piero Vincenti hammond, Fabio Accardi drums); and Via De Anellis: Swing Made in Italy feat. “I Ragazzi perbere” (Giuseppe Balducci voice, Andrea campanella sax and clarinet, Nicola Lupo guitar, Francesco Volpe bass, Nicola Caporusso drums). Contact: Gianfranco Cannone |
Various Centro Storico Via Vaglio, Piazza La Corte, Piazza Duomo, Via De Anellis Andria 76123 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 1:30 am |
| Italy |
Artisti Jazz Siciliani in Piazza per International Jazz Day
The Comune di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (Messina), together with the cultural/recreational association “MACONDO,” was pleased to welcome Sicilian jazz artists to the piazza for a jam session on the occasion of International Jazz Day 2014. Contact: Lorenzo di Salvo | +39 338 80 12 633 |
Parco Urbano Piazza Vecchia Stazione Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 98051 Italy Event Time: 8:00 pm - 1:00 am |
| Italy |
Inside Jazz Quartet
Tino Tracanna: sax; Massimo Colombo: piano; Attilio Zanchi: acoustic bass; Tommy Bradascio: drums. Presentation on the CD “Portraits.” Dedicated to the music of Monk, Shorter, Swallow, Carla Bley and Yusef Lateef. Contact: Attilio Zanchi | +39 335 6773125 |
Ciuciulia Via Ostiglia, 3B Brescia 25010 Italy +39 030 2319383 Event Time: 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm |
| Italy |
David Liebman – Ellery Eskelin Quartet
Nuovo Eden hosted a concert featuring the David Liebman – Ellery Eskelin Quartet. With a two saxophone front line, this group traverses into the free jazz world with a definite grounding in tradition. Contact: Francesca Raimondi |
Nuovo Eden via Nino Bixio 9 Brescia 25122 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
Lezione-concerto del Festival Jazz Lanciano al “Marino” di Casoli
The Festival Jazz Tradizionale di Lanciano presented a lesson-concert by the superb instrumentalist “A. Marino” from Casoli on the occasion of International Jazz Day. Students from the third class learned the history of jazz from the first recording of “Back Home in Indiana” in 1917 to the present day. Contact:
Leda D'Alonzo |
Casoli Via del Campo n.35 Casoli, Chieti 66043 Italy +39 0872 991357 |
| Italy |
2014 International Jazz Day
A jazz concert with Enrico Rava & the Giovanni Guidi Duo, featuring Rosalba Bentivoglio. Contact:
Cateno Piazza | +39 3280246936 |
Teatro Ambasciatori Via Eleonora D'Angiò Catania, Sicily 95125 Italy +39 3280246936 Event Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am |
| Italy |
Stefano De Bonis Trio
STEFANO DE BONIS – Grandpiano and Fender Rhodes Three great musicians performed in the beautiful setting of the Grotto, in Coriano. Followed by a jam session. Contact: Sara | 3384788504 |
Cantinetta della Corte Via M.L.King Coriano, Rimini 47853 Italy 3474835584 Event Time: 08:00 pm - 11:30 pm |
| Italy |
Casalmaggiore Jazz Day 2014
In the 3rd edition of the CJD, the celebration moved to Casalmaggiore’s opera theatre thanks to the success of the past editions. As usual, the concert was joined by jazz (and not only) musicians from the area. This year the event was connected with collateral events and charity initiatives. Contact:
Andrea Acquaroni |
Teatro Comunale via Azzo Porzio Casalmaggiore Cremona 26041 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
Paolo Bonifacio & His Band + Late Night Jam Session
Agorà Club was proud to host this concert and jam session featuring Paolo Bonifacio, in support of our wonderful musician community. Contact:
Roberto Gelli |
Agorà Circolo Arci via monte Grappa 27 Cusano Milanino 20095 Italy Event Time: 10:00 pm - 2:00 am |
| Italy |
Bergamo for International Jazz Day
Over 70 jazz musicians coming from Bergamo and northern Italy presented different jazz projects, both original and classic (swing, bebop, funky, ethnic, modern jazz). The concert was promoted by CDpM Europe jazz school. Musicians included: Claudio Angeleri, Gabriele Comeglio, Gianluigi Trovesi, CDpM Europe big band, Sergio Orlandi and many others. Contact: Claudio Angeleri |
Cielo Live Via Provinciale 58 Dalmine 24100 Italy Event Time: 9:30 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
FESTA DEL LIBRO EBRAICO & JAZZ CLUB FERRARA I BEN GOLDBERG TRIO
For the International Jazz Day 2014, Jazz Club Ferrara in collaboration with La Festa del Libro Ebraico (Jewish Book Festival) was glad to present to Ben Goldberg Trio, featuring Ben Goldberg, clarinet, Greg Cohen, double bass and Kenny Wollesen, drums. Contact:
Jazz Club Ferrara | + 39 339 7886261 |
St. Paul's Cloister Corso Porta Reno, 60 Ferrara 44121 Italy Event Time: 09:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY in Foggia
MOODY JAZZ CAFE were pleased to host INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY in Foggia. From morning to night we organized some events that joined various kinds of arts and subjects: literature, education, cinema, food, history, art and, obviously, music with the RINO ZURZOLO septet. Contact:
Nino Antonacci | 0881711432 |
MOODY JAZZ CAFE Via Nedo Nadi 5 Foggia, Foggia 71122 Italy +39.0881.71.14.32 Event Time: 10:03 am - 01:13 am |
| Italy |
Andrea Pozza & Mattia Cigalini
We were proud to present one of the most talented young Italian saxophone players together with a Genoese icon of italian jazz piano. They warmed the evening with original interpretations of old and new standards, together with songs of their composition. Contact: Mario De Simoni | +393334706296 |
Count Basie Jazz Club Vico Tana 20r Genova 16126 Italy +393452650347 Event Time: 10:00 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
Locomotive Jazz Festival for International Jazz Day 2014
This year, The Locomotive Jazz Festival joined the UNESCO initiative by dedicating a rich concert program to jazz music. Contact: | +393459219407 |
Locomotive Jazz Festival MUST , Via degli Ammirati, 11 Lecce, LE 73100 Italy +393459219407 Event Time: 10:30 am |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day – Matera
Onyx and Casa Cava, with the support of the Instituto Francese in Italia and the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, celebrated the third International Jazz Day in Matera. Event featured a performance by Radio Babel, a vocal ensemble founded in the music of the Mediterranean and the world. Contact:
Antonio Nicoletti |
Casa Cava via San Pietro Barisano 47 (accesso sotto il campanile della chiesa) Matera, Basilicata 75100 Italy 00393471202345 Event Time: 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm |
| Italy |
“OFF in JAZZ” Messina for International Jazz Day 2014
“OFF in JAZZ” Messina celebrated with a special night of jazz at the Centro Multiculturale Officina, starting at 18:00. This free event consisted in a musical marathon with many participants, including Sicilian jazz musicians, jazz bands and students, concluding with a final jam until 2 am. Contact:
Mimmo Papa |
Centro Multiculturale Officina Messina via Croce Rossa 69 Messina 98100 Italy Event Time: 6:00 pm - 2:00 am |
| Italy |
Vocal Streams & More
This event consisted in a musical marathon with three distinctly original and innovative projects, each enriched with video projections and other multimedia content. With Tito Mangialajo Rantzer Solo, Valentino Tamponi Trio, Tiziana Ghiglioni and Vocal Streams. Contact:
Antonio Ribatti |
Auditorium Comunale via Grandi 10 Settimo Milanese Milano 20019 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
A Concert Lecture on Jazz & Contemporary Pop
Dérive trio, a jazz trio based in Milan, organized a concert lecture about jazz and contemporary pop for the students and professors of the Art School of Brera. Contact: Luca Sguera |
Liceo Artistico Statale di Brera via Hajech, 27 Milan, MI 20129 Italy +39 0270102093 Event Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
IJD 2014 Arci “Makeba”
Concert featuring the “Jazz Friends” with Pucci Nicosia (drum), Guglielmo Beneventano (piano), Fabrizio Scalzo (cb) and Antonio Caldarella (tr). The evening concluded with a free jam session. Contact:
Marco Santonocito |
Biblioteca Comunale C.Marchesi Via Giacomo Matteotti 63 Misterbianco, Catania, Sicily 94045 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm |
| Italy |
Maratona Jazz
A Jazz Marathon took place from 7 to midnight, featuring special guest Frescobaldi Jazz Ensemble: sstudents and teachers from Ferrara Conservatory’s Jazz Department directed by Maestro Teo Ciavarella. Also featuring the ECOE trio and Stefano Calzolari & Valerio Renzetti open duo. Contact: Mrs Valeria Fangareggi |
La Tenda, Modena Italy Viale Molza angolo Viale Monte Kosica Modena 41121 Italy Event Time: 07:00 pm - 12:00 pm |
| Italy |
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY on AIR (Radio CRC e PomiglianoJazz)
This IJD On-Air broadcast event was organized by the “JAZZ CAMPANIA” radio program, curated by Onofrio Piccolo and produced by Pomigliano Jazz and Radio CRC. A day dedicated to jazz live radio, with concerts, interviews, playlists and more. Contact:
Onofrio Piccolo | 00393396540264 |
RADIO CRC (Naples) Via Circumvallazione Esterna, 4 Mugnano, Napoli/Campania 80018 Italy 0039 0815711969 Event Time: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day – Special Jam
Strict but anarchist, popular but educated, modern but with deep roots, jazz is a way of thinking about music that is now part of the blood of our world. On the occasion of this extraordinary celebration, ATOM Booking, Dartevaria and Joker Naples organized a special jam. Contact: Caterina Piscitelli |
JOKER Via Francesco De Mura 35 Napoli, Campania 80128 Italy Event Time: 09:00 pm - 02:00 am |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day – Jazz Inclusion
The University of Padua organized a conference/concert themed around “Jazz Inclusion. The conference (9.00-19.00) explored the inclusive dimension of jazz; a jazz concert (20.30-21.00) concluded the event. Contact: Marina Santi |
Multisala MPX via Bonporti, 22 Padova 35100 Italy Event Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
Forme d’arte Ensemble Live @ Auditorium Rai Palermo
Concert featuring the orchestra “Forme d’arte Ensemble,” comprised of musicians that used to meet at the Saturday afternoon jam session at the Atelier Forme d’arte in Via Goethe in Palermo. Contact: Fabrizio Pezzino | +393475981073 |
Auditorium Rai Palermo Viale Strasburgo, 19 Palermo 90146 Italy +390916908328 Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
RADIO IN 102 EFFETTO JAZZ A PALERMO
Jazz Radio Show with 10 speakers and involvement and participation of local and international jazz artists. Included interviews, reviews and live music. Contact:
Marco Girgenti Meli | + 39 328 59 11 757 |
Radio In 102 Palermo Via Carlo Goldoni, 9 Palermo 90145 Italy +39 091 68 29 414 Event Time: 9:00 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
TORINO JAZZ FESTIVAL: GIORNATA UNESCO PER IL JAZZ
This event received the patronage of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO. The festival featured concerts by the Louis Moholo-Special Unit, the Blue Notes and Caetano Veloso. Contact:
Torino Jazz Festival | 800 329 329 |
Piazza Castello - main stage Torino Piemonte 10100 Italy Event Time: 11:00 am |
| Italy |
Pisa International Jazz Day
The Pisan journalist and jazz historian Francesco Martinelli presented the publication of the Italian translation of The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia, curated by himself, introducing the different periods and styles of jazz with the help of the live music provided by JazzWide 4tet feat. Nico Gori. Contact:
Francesco Mariotti | +39 347 9574512 |
SMS Biblio - Biblioteca Comunale di Pisa Via San Michele degli Scalzi Pisa 56100 Italy 050 866 9200 Event Time: 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day @ Suerte Caffè Letterario
We celebrated jazz at Il Suerte di Poggiomarino for the third consecutive year with an homage to Miles Davis. We celebrated with an ambitious program for such a small jazz club – two bands with 20 and 40 players, respectively, ages 6 to 16 years; and a concert by the 14-piece Oliva & Capperi Big Band. Contact:
Andrea Maurelli | 3204886686 |
Suerte Caffè Letterario Piazza G. Marconi, 1 Poggiomarino, Napoli 80040 Italy 3204886686 Event Time: 7:30 pm - 1:00 am |
| Italy |
Giornata Internazionale del Jazz
Series of events celebrating International Jazz Day throughout the day:
Contact: Maurizio Calcaterra | 00390966931649 |
Viale Italia Viale Italia Via Onorevole Pietro Nenni 56 Polistena 89024 Italy 00390966631649 Event Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
BUG presenta Bari Jazz Day con Bones Trio & Black Vibrations
The Bones Trio (Vito Di Modugno, Davide Penta, Antonio Di Lorenzo) performed street jazz, hammond vibes, and boogaloo with other guest musicians (TBA) that joined in for a hot jam session. The Black Vibrations DJ spun jazzy flavoured vinyls, from the classic tunes to the new beats. Contact:
Black Vibrations |
Auditorium Ipercoop Japigia Via Natale Loiacono 20 Bari Puglia 70126 Italy |
| Italy |
RANDAZZO Celebrates International Jazz Day ’14
In the medieval town of Randazzo a special event took place: A magic combination of music, art and taste. After a vernissage of the Sicilian artist Anna Grasso and a taste of local wines by Casa Vinicola Valenti, people enjoyed jazz music from the Triton Jazz Trio. Jam session followed the concert. Contact:
Gaetano Spartà |
Randazzo - Chiesa S. Maria dell'Agonia Via Agonia Randazzo 95036 Italy Event Time: 6:00 pm - 11:59 pm |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day Roma @ Jazzit Club
The Jazzit Club Rome celebrated Italian jazz by inviting as many musicians and industry players as possible onstage for a short performance. Afterwards, organizers took a collective photograph of the celebration, in memory of the famous photo “A Great Day In Harlem.” More information: http://www.jazzit.it or http://www.groovemasteredition.it/ Contact:
Roberto Ramberti (Groove Master Edition)/ Luciano Vanni (Jazzit Magazine) | +393387249974/ +390744817579 |
Jazzit Club Rome @ Auditorium Antonianum Viale Manzoni, 1 Roma 00185 Italy +390645582593 Event Time: 8:00 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Forty years after the disappearance of the “Duke” Edward Kennedy Ellington, the jazz band he founded and directed and which still represents him all over the world performed on April 30th in Rome, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, on the occasion of the International Jazz Day. Contact:
Elisabetta Castiglioni | +39 06 3225044 |
Auditorium Parco della Musica Viale Pietro De Coubertin, 30 Roma 00196 Italy +39 06 80241281 Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
Swing All Night Long!
REAL swing music for REAL swing dancers! SWING VALLEY BAND: DJ: Contact:
Giorgio Cuscito |
CASA DELLA PACE Via di Monte Testaccio 22 Roma 00100 Italy Event Time: 11:00 pm - 03:00 am |
| Italy |
Sunset Jazz at Hotel Eden Rome with Red Pellini, Walter Ricci, Daniele Cordisco
Hotel Eden hosted two concert sets on the Roof Garden “La Terrazza” with panoramic view of Rome: Contact:
Luca R. Jacovella | +39 06 30683466 |
Hotel Eden Rome via Ludovisi 49 Roma 00100 Italy +39 06478121 Event Time: 06:30 pm - 12:00 am |
| Italy |
CASA DEL JAZZ – STEFANO BATTAGLIA “ALEC WILDER – SONGS WERE MADE TO SING”
Concert at the Casa del Jazz featuring Stefano Battaglia’s “Alec Wilder – Songs Were Made to Sing.” With Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Stefano Battaglia (piano), Joe Rehmer (bass) and Fabrizio Sferra (drums). Contact:
Casa del Jazz | 0039 06 704731 |
Casa del Jazz Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55 Rome 00154 Italy 0039 06 704731 Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
In a Bolero Mood… – Eleonora Bianchini & Luca R. Jacovella
Concert of Latin American-inspired boleros arranged as jazz, featuring Eleonora Bianchini – voice & guitar; Luca Ruggero Jacovella – piano; Marco Siniscalco – bass; Davide Pentassuglia – drums. Contact:
Luca Ruggero Jacovella |
Cotton Club Roma via Bellinzona 2 Rome 00100 Italy +39 349 070 9468 Event Time: 10:15 pm - 12:30 am |
| Italy |
A session with New Talents Jazz Orchestra
Percentomusica music center presented a session with New Talents Jazz Orchestra, directed by Mario Corvini. Contact:
Stefano Micarelli |
Percentomusica via dei Cessati Spiriti 89 Rome 00173 Italy Event Time: 12:00 pm |
| Italy |
WALKIN’ JAZZ QUARTET
Concert by the Walkin’ Jazz Quartet (ITA) || Walter Civettini: trumpet/flugehorn | Stefano Raffaelli: piano/livelectronics | Enrico Tommasini: drums | Flavio Zanon: doublebass. Contact: WALTER BONAVENTURA | +39 349 7296496 |
Loco's Bar Via Valbusa Grande 7 Rovereto, TN 38068 Italy Event Time: 09:30 pm - 11:55 pm |
| Italy |
Omaggio a Duke Ellington
Six jazz musicians presented their recorded tribute to one of the key figures of music in the 20th century – the extraordinary pianist and composer whose work defined an era, and whose legacy has inspired all those musicians who have pursued jazz as an art. Contact:
Rovigo Jazz Club | +39 0425 27853 |
Ridotto del Teatro Sociale Piazza Garibaldi, 14 Rovigo, RO 45100 Italy +39 0425 27853 Event Time: 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm |
| Italy |
Jam in Chaos
This jam was based on the idea the music is first a flow of emotions that every musician has inside. Chaos doesn’t mean disorder, but is a condition before the setting of the order and the distinctions of genres. Different styles and cultures have to harmonize their chaos in totally improvisation. Contact:
Alice Rinaldi | 3357630396 |
Radio Booonzo Via cimarosa Battipaglia Salerno, Campania 84091 Italy 0828 307430 Event Time: 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Italy |
Open Jazz Day
To celebrate International Jazz Day, we talked about jazz all day; at the end we played jazz together to be happy for the rest of the year! Contact:
Antonia De Angelis | +393355639077 |
Associazione Over Jazz School Via Pomezia, 6 San Benedetto del Tronto 63074 Italy +393355639077 Event Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Italy |
Exhibition of paintings dedicated to the stars of jazz
The Galleria Jazz presented an exhibition of paintings as a tribute to this genre of music and the great performers of the past. Contact: Donata Romagnoli |
Galleria jazz Piazza Caduti n.3 San Marcello 60030 Italy Event Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 pm |
| Italy |
Giornata Internazionale del Jazz
The Associazione Jecos held a workshop and concert featuring local and youth jazz groups. Workshop Concert Contact: Associazione Jecos |
Istituto Musicale Viale Regina Margherita 19 Siracusa SR 96100 Italy +39 931 61033 Event Time: 04:00 pm - 09:00 pm |
| Italy |
International Jazz Day – Treviso
Basilico Tredici, plus some private sponsors, organized in cooperation with Comune di Treviso and Teatri S.p.A. a unique event featuring an amazing duo: Kenny Barron & Dave Holland. Contact:
Francesco Schiavinato | +39 0422 549789 |
Teatro Mario del Monaco - Treviso Corso del Popolo 31 Treviso 31100 Italy +39 0422 540480 Event Time: 8:45 pm - 10:30 pm |
| Italy |
Radiotrio presents Radiotrio
The public enjoyed the project “Radiotrio presents Radiotrio” with Paolo Birro, Federico Malaman and Mauro Beggio at the Auditorium di Thiene. The group officially presented their recent CD, produced on their label Almar dell’Istituto di Thiene. Contact:
Istituto Musicale Veneto Città di Thiene | +390445364102 |
Auditorium Fonato Via Carlo del Prete 37 Thiene Vicenza, Veneto 36016 Italy Event Time: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
