International Jazz Day

2026 Global Celebrations

Italy

City: Fano

Organizer(s): Fano Jazz Network

” But What is Jazz”?

In-Person

04/30

10:00

The event, which will be held in Fano and is reserved for middle and high schools, is entitled “Ma cos’è il jazz?” (What is jazz?). It reflects the highly informative and educational nature of I...

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City: Spello

Organizer(s): DOT Radio

1926 – 2016 John Coltrane Centennial Celebration at DOT Radio

Online

04/23

21:00

DOT Radio celebrates International Jazz Day paying a tribute to John Coltrane on the centenary of his birth on 23 and 30 April at 9 p.m. . Speaker Claudia Aliotta, sicilian singer and jazz hist...

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City: Lecce

Organizer(s): Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Tito Schipa" di Lecce

1926-2026 | I CENTENARI COLTRANE • DAVIS • CERRI; Big Band del Conservatorio Tito Schipa di Lecce; Special Guest of Honor: RICK MARGITZA; Direttore Stefano Luigi Mangia

In-Person

04/30

20:30

The “Tito Schipa” Conservatory marks International Jazz Day 2026 with a prestigious Gala Concert at Lecce’s Teatro Apollo. Titled “1926-2026 | THE CENTENNIALS,” the event honors the legacies of ...

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City: Torino

Organizer(s): Alessio Cazzola

Alessio Cazzola Jazz Concert

In-Person

04/30

21:00

Jazz music and warm drum sounds. With Alessio Cazzola, an Italian musician and composer with international experience. From Lima in Perù.

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City: Roma

Organizer(s): Ass. Cult. Scuola di musica L'Esacordo, Pentalfa Club

Armando Bertozzi masterclass & concert

In-Person

04/30

16:00

Exclusive masterclass with Armando Bertozzi, dedicated to the study of polyrhythm and the application of the 26 rudiments in the jazz tradition. Masterclass theme: “Polyrhythm and ...

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City: Lonate Ceppino

Organizer(s): Associazione Black Inside

ATTILIO ZANCHI – BASSLAND

In-Person

04/30

21:30

Attilio Zanchi – contrabbasso Edoardo Viganò - sax tenore Andrea Servidio - pianoforte Francesco D’Auria – Batteria Nel quartetto BASSLAND il contrabbassista Attilio Zanc...

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City: Napoli

Organizer(s): Rayuela a.p.s.

Celebrating #100: MILES DAVIS & JOHN COLTRANE

Online

04/30

08:00

MILES & TRANE: visioni, ascolti, letture. Un omaggio a due musicisti che, nati 100 anni fa, hanno segnato la storia del jazz in maniera profonda. --- Per il settimo anno con...

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City: Potenza

Organizer(s): Jazz Club Potenza Associazione culturale

Danilo Rea, Dario Deidda & Giovanni Scascimacchia Trio

In-Person

04/28

21:00

In occasione dell’International Jazz Day 2026, il Jazz Club di Potenza ospita una serata di straordinario valore artistico, celebrando il linguaggio universale del jazz. Protagonisti del concert...

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City: Isernia

Organizer(s): Disisradio web Radio

Disisradio International Jazz Day 2026

In-Person

Online

04/30

08:30

intera giornata di programmazione radiofonica sul tema del jazz quale musica evocativa di unione tra i popoli, uguaglianza e simbolo di alterazione dei vari modi di intendere la vita attraverso ...

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City: Verona

Organizer(s): CREA srl Impresa Sociale

Eddie Henderson feat. Piero Odorici Group “Miles Legacy”

In-Person

04/30

20:30

On International Jazz Day, Teatro Ristori hosts a special tribute to Miles Davis with Eddie Henderson, the legendary trumpeter and flugelhorn player who helped shape modern jazz. Born in New Yor...

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City: Bergamo

Organizer(s): Fondazione Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

ELEONORA STRINO Trio

In-Person

04/30

18:30

Eleonora Strino chitarra Giulio Corini contrabbasso Zeno De Rossi batteria Bergamo Jazz celebra, come è ormai consuetudine, la Giornata Internazionale del Jazz con un concerto...

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City: Treviso

Organizer(s): Treviso Suona Jazz Festival

GeGè Telesforo – Jazz Radio

In-Person

04/30

20:45

GeGè Telesforo, voce e percussioni Francesco Fratini, tromba Lorenzo Simoni, sassofono contralto Vittorio Solimene, pianoforte Giulio Scianatico, contrabbasso Valer...

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City: Cinisello Balsamo

Organizer(s): Civica Scuola di Musica "Salvatore Licitra"

Giampiero Spina / Sara Grassi e Meditation Jazz Quintet

In-Person

04/30

20:30

In occasione della giornata mondiale del Jazz, la splendida cornice della Sala degli Specchi ospita un evento imperdibile dedicato alla libertà e alla creatività musicale. Protagonisti del...

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City: POLISTENA

Organizer(s): Associazione il Jazz

GIORNATA INTERNAZIONALE DEL JAZZ, RICORDANDO MARIO E MAURIZIO

In-Person

04/30

20:45

CONCERTO QUARTETTO “KOSMOS & CHAOS”

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City: Gavazzana

Organizer(s): Gavazzana Blues

Gipsy Friends – Django e dintorni

In-Person

04/30

19:30

GIPSY FRIENDS Michele Menardi Noguera, flauto Federico Briasco, chitarra Giulio Granero, chitarra Titolo spettacolo: “Django e dintorni” Il gruppo musicale Gipsy...

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City: Roma

Organizer(s): Elegance Cafè Jazz Club

Giulia Lorenzoni 4et omaggia Duke Ellington all’Elegance Cafè Jazz Club

In-Person

04/30

21:30

On April 30, Elegance Cafè Jazz Club in Rome celebrates International Jazz Day 2026 with a concert dedicated to Duke Ellington, one of the most influential composers in jazz history. The evening...

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City: Napoli

Organizer(s): Licve Tones Napoli Party ETS

IACOPO TEOLIS TRIO feat.MATEO JAECKEL

In-Person

04/30

21:00

Il Live Tones come da più anni partecipa, anche per il 2026, all International Jazz Day con il patrocinio UNESCO presentando giovedì 30 Aprile alle ore 21:45 Iacopo Teolis trio feat. Mateo...

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City: Padova

Organizer(s): Il Jazzofono - Radio Café

Il Jazzofono International Jazz Day 2026

Online

04/26

21:20

Il Jazzofono is a radio program that airs on Radio Café (located in Padua) and is hosted by its creators Dario Barollo and Nick Ferrauto. This special episode named "Il Jazzofono Intenatio...

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City: Cerignola

Organizer(s): Safarà Pub

International Jazz Day

In-Person

04/30

18:00

Book launch Book signing Author talk Live set Jam session ad libitum

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City: Alba

Organizer(s): Dragonfly Music Studio

International Jazz Day – Alba: Jelly Roll plays Morton Quintet + street band and jazz bands by Ipogeo Records

In-Person

04/30

15:30

From 3:30 PM jazz bands, singers and an amazing street band will perform in the centre cityof Alba, in Piedmont, Italy. Our daily journey into the International Jazz Day will finish with a supre...

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City: Bozen

Organizer(s): Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige

International Jazz Day – Bolzano/Bozen

In-Person

04/30

16:30

Starting from 4.30 pm, there will be 5 concerts in Bolzano/Bozen: 4.30 pm Piazza Alcide Berloffa Platz – WaltherPark Jim Jam & Friends 5.00 pm Filmclub Bolz...

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City: Aversa

Organizer(s): ODVJazz Club Lennie Tristano Aversa

International Jazz Day 2026 The Lennie Tristano Jazz Club for the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis and John Coltrane

In-Person

04/30

21:00

Concerto dei maestri del Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella di Napoli con: Giulio Martino al sax tenore, Marco Sannini alla tromba, Michele di Martino al piano, Marco de ...

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City: BUCCHERI

Organizer(s): Associazione Musicale Baciami Piccina Swing Band

International Jazz Day in Buccheri – “JAZZ & SWING AL BORGO”

In-Person

04/30

19:00

Un concerto live per celebrare l’International Jazz Day nel suggestivo scenario di Buccheri, uno dei Borghi più Belli d’Italia. Giunto alla terza edizione, “Jazz & Swing al Borgo” propone un...

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City: Vigevano

Organizer(s): Diapason Consortium

International Jazz Day: Accade anche qui

In-Person

04/30

18:00

A tribute concert to Jazz Music in Vigevano, a beautiful town close to Milan both geographically and historically. Here, during the Renaissance, the Sforza Court moved from Milan; moreover, impo...

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City: Monterosi

Organizer(s): MUJIC - Monterosi per Urbani Jazz Informazione e Cultura - APS

International Max-Jazz Day

In-Person

04/30

20:30

A day dedicated to Massimo Urbani with multiemdia projections and live music

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City: Cerignola

Organizer(s): Mondadori Point

Internazionale jazz. Day

In-Person

04/30

18:00

Presentazione libri e workshop live set

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City: Cerignola

Organizer(s): Sud Music

Jazz in piazza

In-Person

04/30

Festival jazz

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City: Savignano Sul Panaro

Organizer(s): Enrico Zanaroli

JAZZ NO LIMITS IN VALSAMOGGIA

In-Person

04/30

10:00

In the hall of the Bazzano’s high school (Bazzano is a village located in Valsamoggia Comune, not far from the city of Bologna) there will be a concert held by veterans musicians of the Bologna ...

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City: Barletta

Organizer(s): Saint Patrick Jazz Club

Kings of Swing

In-Person

04/30

22:00

Kings of Swing Concerto organizzato da Francesco Petruzzelli titolare del famoso Jazz Club Saint Patrick in Puglia a Barletta. Andrea Zecchillo al Clarinetto, Domenico Balducci Piano...

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City: siracusa

Organizer(s): Ass. Network of Experience

LADIES IN JAZZ – INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY SIRACUSA 2026

In-Person

04/30

21:00

Il JAZZ ha un'anima ... e spesso quell'anima è donna. Il 30 aprile nella straordinaria cornice del Teatro Massimo di Siracusa , celebriamo le voci, il talento e la forza femminile che hanno scri...

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City: Verona

Organizer(s): Tattoli Giuseppe

LO SWING DI VERONA – THE VERONA SWING BIG BAND

In-Person

04/30

21:00

THE SWING BIG BAND DI VERONA, THE JAZZSET ORCHESTRA, WILL PLAY WITH ALL THE MUSICIANS OF THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY, 20 ELEMENTS WHO WILL PERFORM WITH A SPARKLING REPERTOIRE F...

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City: Torino

Organizer(s): FUNKZONE

NU JAZZ PULSES

Online

04/30

A two-hour journey through sound, blending nu jazz, house, broken beats and electronic lounge textures. A celebration of modern jazz culture for International Jazz Day — where tradition me...

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City: SESSA AURUNCA

Organizer(s): Andy Simoniello

RADIO ALTRA MUSICA

Online

04/30

01:30

An italian radio program conducted by Andy Simoniello transmitted every Thursday / Sunday evening, with rock, progressive, jazz, country, folk and many other kind of alternative music. Play comp...

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City: Palermo

Organizer(s): Radio Studio 104

Radio Studio 104 and Radiotopclass, a 24-hour marathon

Online

04/30

12:00

UNESCO established April 30 as International Jazz Day in 2011 to celebrate jazz as a tool for peace, dialogue, inclusion, and international cooperation. Led by UNESCO and Herbie Hancock, the Day...

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City: Napoli

Organizer(s): www.radiotopclass.eu

RadioTopClass and RadioStudio 104, 24-hour marathon for International Jazz Day 2026

Online

04/30

00:01

Radiostudio104 e RadioTopClass celebrano l’International Jazz Day 2026 con una maratona radiofonica di 24 ore dedicata al jazz e alle sue contaminazioni, con la direzione artistica di Nicola Cat...

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City: Siena

Organizer(s): Siena Jazz Academy

Siena Jazz Celebrates International Jazz Day: the JazzAble Project Takes Center Stage on April 30 with Education, Concerts and Visual Arts

In-Person

Online

04/30

10:21

On the occasion of International Jazz Day on April 30, 2026, Siena Jazz confirms its role as a center of excellence in jazz education and promotion at an international level with a full day of e...

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City: Bergamo

Organizer(s): Liceo Musicale “Suardo”

The Big Band Theory celebrate the International Jazz Day

In-Person

04/30

16:30

"The Big Band Theory" is a jazz group of Liceo Musicale "Suardo" of Bergamo, since 2013 by Giovanni Abbiati (founder and teacher). Every year we celebrate the International Jazz Day with lessons...

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City: Sant'Agata li Battiati

Organizer(s): Associazione Musikante

Two of a Kind – Jazz Conversations

In-Person

04/30

20:30

Two of a Kind – Jazz Conversations is a live concert celebrating International Jazz Day 2026, organized by Associazione Culturale Musikante with the support of the Municipality of Sant’Agata Li ...

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