From May 4th to 13th, Ravenna is hosting a new edition of RAVENNA JAZZ, one of Italy's most enduring festivals dedicated to the music of African-American origin.
Founded in 1974, the festival has taken place every year ever since, and has hosted the most illustrious artists from all over the world. Ten concerts in different locations, with innovative performances of great appeal and workshops for enthusiasts. The festival is going to liven up the entire city of Ravenna!
Ravenna Jazz is part of the wider project Crossroads, the travelling festival of the Emilia-Romagna region.
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Wednesday 4th May
Where: Teatro Socjale - Via Piangipane, 153 Piangipane
Time: 9.30 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions)
Paula Morelenbaum - voice
Joo Kraus - trumpet, sound effects
Ralph Schmid - piano
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Thursday 5th May
Where: Cisim - Viale Giuseppe Parini, 48 Lido Adriano
Time: 9.30 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions) + compulsory AICS card €5. Sign-up online
Lionel Loueke - guitar, voice
Mister Jazz
When: Friday 6th May
Where: Centro Mousiké - Via Lago di Como, 27/a
Time: 10 am - 1 pm / 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Tickets: €25
“Ritmi e colori del tempo” (Rhytms and colours of time)
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Friday 6th May
Where: Bronson - Via Cella, 50 Madonna dell'Albero
Time: 10 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions)
Rick Brown - percussions
Che Chen - electric guitar
Andrew Lafkas - contrabass
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Saturday 7th May
Where: Teatro Alighieri - Via Angelo Mariani, 2
Time: 9.30 pm
Tickets: from €16 to €45
Pat Metheny - guitars
James Francies - piano, keyboard
Joe Dyson - drums
Mister Jazz
When: Sunday 8th May
Where: Centro Mousiké - Via Lago di Como, 27/a
Time: 10 am - 1 pm / 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Tickets: €25
“Jazz & Brasile” (Jazz & Brazil)
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Sunday 8th May
Where: Mama's Club - Via S. Mama, 75
Time: 9.30 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions) + compulsory Arci card €5
Alessandro Scala - tenor sax
Fabrizio Bosso - trumpet
Claudio Filippini - piano
Paolo Ghetti - contrabass
Stefano Paolini - drums
"Pazzi di Jazz" Young Project
When: Monday 9th May
Where: Teatro Alighieri - Via Angelo Mariani, 2
Time: 9 pm
Tickets: Free entry
Conducted by Tommaso Vittorini
Special guests ENRICO RAVA, MAURO OTTOLINI & ALIEN DEE
“My funny Valentine”
Homage to Chet Baker
Final night of the “Pazzi di Jazz” project dedicated to Carlo Bubani
Supported by the Municipality of Ravenna
Original production
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Tuesday 10th May
Where: Cisim - Viale Giuseppe Parini, 48 Lido Adriano
Time: 9.30 am
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions) + compulsory AICS card €5. Sign-up online
Shai Maestro - piano
Philip Dizack - trumpet
Jorge Roeder - contrabass
Ofri Nehemya - drums
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Wednesday 11th May
Where: Bronson - Via Cella, 50 Madonna dell'Albero
Time: 10 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions)
Khalab - electronics
Pietro Santangelo - tenor sax
David Paulis - electric bass, synth
Enrico Truzzi - drums
Ravenna 49° Jazz Club
When: Thursday 12th May
Where: Teatro Socjale - Via Piangipane, 153 Piangipane
Time: 9.30 pm
Tickets: €15 (full price); €13 (concessions)
Salvador Sobral - voice
Max Agnas - piano
André Santos - guitar
André Rosinha - contrabass
Bruno Pedroso - drums
Mister Jazz
When: Friday 13th May
Where: Centro Mousiké - Via Lago di Como, 27/a
Time: 10 am - 1 pm / 3 pm - 5 pm
Tickets: €25
“Jazz Photos @live&studio, variazioni sul tema” (Jazz Photos @live&studio, variations on the theme)
Mister Jazz
When: Friday 13th May
Where: Teatro Alighieri - Via Angelo Mariani, 2
Time: 9 pm
Tickets: Free entry
Conducted by Fabio Petretti
Special guests SARAH JANE MORRIS & NICK THE NIGHTFLY
“Fly me to the moon”
Homage to Frank Sinatra
Fulvio Sigurtà e Daniele Giardina - trumpet
Massimo Morganti - trombone, arrangements
Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Marco Postacchini - baritone sax, flute, arrangements
Pedro Spallati - clarinet, tenor sax
Michele Francesconi - piano, arrangements
Paolo Ghetti - electric bass
Stefano Paolini - drums, percussions.
Cesare Carretta, Fabio Lapi, Gioele Sindona, Aldo Capicchioni, Elisa Tremamunno - violins
Michela Zanotti - viola; Anselmo Pelliccioni - cello; Roberto Rubini - contrabass
+ special guests: SARAH JANE MORRIS & NICK THE NIGHTFLY - voice.
Fabio Petretti - conductor, arrangements
