Arezzo Summer Jazz Festival

Four evenings of jazz music in Piazza della Badia, with seven free-admission concerts

The summer event dedicated to Italian jazz returns, organised by the Jazz Club Arezzo association in collaboration with Fondazione Guido d’Arezzo and the Municipality of Arezzo.

Now in its 26th edition, the festival takes place in the evocative setting of Piazza della Badia, a space particularly suited to live music thanks to its intimate atmosphere and the natural acoustics offered by the square.

The programme features seven concerts with established musicians and young performers from the jazz scene, alternating standards, original pieces, modern sounds, funk crossovers, film soundtracks and reinterpretations of the American repertoire.

Arezzo Summer Jazz Festival thus confirms its vocation: bringing jazz music to the heart of the city, offering audiences quality evenings in one of the most distinctive places in the historic centre.

All concerts are free admission.

PROGRAMME

Monday 7 September

9:15 PM
JAZZIN’OLOGY
Elena Goti vocals, Emanuele Caporali sax, Enrico Orlando piano, Roberto Grigiotti bass, Marco Pierucci drums.
A repertoire dedicated to jazz standards and songs.

10:15 PM
MASSIMO MORGANTI AND FRIENDS
Massimo Morganti trombone, Gianni Cinelli piano, Bozorius bass, Andrea Croci drums, Carlo Gori percussion.
A concert featuring jazz standards, electric crossovers and modern jazz funk.

Tuesday 8 September

9:15 PM
CLASSIC 5TET
Andrea Donnini trumpet, Roberto Boncompagni sax, Alessandro Cinelli piano, Massimiliano Conticini double bass, Duccio Venturini drums.
Original arrangements of great jazz standards.

10:15 PM
FRANCESCO GIUSTINI 4TH
Francesco Giustini trumpet, Francesco Zampini guitar, Nicola Pasquini double bass, Giovanni Paolo Liguori drums.
Modern jazz between tradition and innovation, with original pieces and reinterpretations of the American repertoire.

Wednesday 9 September

9:15 PM
NICO GORI AND FRIENDS
Nico Gori sax and clarinet, Laura Falcinelli vocals, Gianni Cinelli piano, Mauro Maurizzi double bass, Paolo Corsi drums.
A musical journey through jazz, funk, great American classics and pop music.

Thursday 10 September

9:15 PM
ALBERTO MOMMI AND FRIENDS
Alberto Mommi sax, Andrea Donnini trumpet, Alessandro Cinelli piano, Massimiliano Conticini double bass, Giovanni Paolo Liguori drums.
A tribute to great compositions for film and musical soundtracks.

10:15 PM
FASHION DANCE
Giovanni Benvenuti sax, Santiago Fernandez piano, Paolo Campanelli double bass, Giovanni Paolo Liguori drums.
A journey through contemporary jazz, with original pieces and classics reinterpreted through the personality of the four musicians.