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Seven months of planned concerts, jam sessions, guided tours, tastings, chess tournaments.
Every single event will take place in the prestigious cultural centre of Tower of San Giovanni, Renaissance rampart part of the UNESCO heritage and location for the cinema of Emilia-Romagna Film Commission.

Program

Friday 2 October, 9.30 pm
Orchestra Creativa meets Matteo Paggi
Fabrizio Puglisi, conducted by Matteo Paggi, trombone; students of the Conservatoire

Saturday 3 October, 9.30 pm
Florian Arbenz “Conversation_LAB” featuring
Greg Osby
Greg Osby, alto saxophone; Michael Arbenz, piano; François Moutin, double bass; Florian Arbenz, drums

Sunday 4 October, 9.30 pm
Big Band of the “G. Frescobaldi” Conservatoire of Ferrara
Roberto Manuzzi, conducted by Marta Raviglia, vocals; Stefano Melloni, saxophones; Achille Succi, alto saxophone and bass clarinet; Daniele Santimone, guitar; Pasquale Morgante, piano; Fabrizio Puglisi, piano; Stefano Senni, double bass; Alessandro Paternesi, drums; Guido Querci, percussion; students of the Conservatoire

Friday 9 October, 9.30 pm
Mônica Salmaso “Alma LÍrica Brasileira”
Mônica Salmaso, vocals; Teco Cardoso, percussion; Nelson Ayres, flutes and saxophones; piano

Saturday 10 October, 9.30 pm
Francesca Tandoi Trio & Jazz Acoustic Strings Quartet
Francesca Tandoi, piano; Stefano Senni, double bass; Pasquale Fiore, drums; Cesare Carretta, violin; Silvia Maffeis, violin; Monica Vatrini, viola; Enrico Guerzoni, cello

Sunday 11 October, 9.30 pm
BIP Songs from the Unknown
Daniele Santimone and Achille Succi, conducted by Bartosz Pernal, trombone; Tuomas Turunen, piano; Students of the Conservatoire

Friday 16 October, 9.30 pm
Rachele Amore “Rarichi”
Rachele Amore, vocals; Erica Ruggiero, vocals; Ada Flocco, vocals; Manuel Caliumi, alto saxophone; Davide La Rosa, guitar; Vincenzo Bosco, piano; Sergio Mariotti, double bass; Francesco Benizio, drums

Saturday 17 October, 9.30 pm
Vladimir Kostadinovic “Iris” Quintet
Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; Will Vinson, alto saxophone; Joe Locke, vibraphone; Josh Ginsburg, double bass; Vladimir Kostadinovic, drums

Sunday 18 October, 9.30 pm
Frescobaldi Four + Ralph Alessi
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Achille Succi, alto saxophone and bass clarinet; Fabrizio Puglisi, piano; Stefano Senni, double bass; Alessandro Paternesi, drums

Friday 23 October, 9.30 pm
Roberto Gatto Quartet “Around Miles & Trane” Featuring Pietro Tonolo
Alessandro Presti, trumpet; Pietro Tonolo, saxophones; Alfonso Santimone, piano; Gabriele Evangelista, double bass; Roberto Gatto, drums

Saturday 24 October, 9.30 pm
Chico Pinheiro Quartet
Chico Pinheiro, guitar; Holger Marjamaa, piano; Mathias Allamane, double bass; Rogério Pitomba, drums

Sunday 25 October, 9.30 pm
Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra 10th Anniversary – Piero Bittolo Bon and Alfonso Santimone, conductors

Friday 30 October, 9.30 pm
Martini Big Band “Miles Ahead” featuring Alex Sipiagin
Michele Corcella, conductor and arranger; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet

Saturday 31 October, 9.30 pm
Jack McDuff Centennial Band: Jerry Weldon, tenor saxophone; Dan Wilson, guitar; Pat Bianchi, organ; Byron Landham, drums

Friday 6 November, 9.30 pm
Matteo Paggi “Giraffe”
Andrea Del Vescovo, trumpet; Matteo Paggi, trombone; Lorenzo Simoni, alto saxophone; Vittorio Solimene, piano; Andrea Grossi, double bass; Andrea Carta, drums

Saturday 7 November, 9.30 pm
Trio Grande
Will Vinson, alto sax and electric piano; Gilad Heckselman, guitar and electric bass; Nate Wood, drums and electric bass

Friday 13 November, 9.30 pm
Or Bareket Quartet
Godwin Louis, alto sax; Esteban Castro, piano; Or Bareket, double bass; Savannah Harris, drums

Saturday 14 November, 9.30 pm
Pablo Held Trio
Pablo Held, piano; Robert Landfermann, double bass; Jonas Burgwinkel, drums

Friday 20 November, 9.30 pm
Gerald Clayton Trio
Gerald Clayton, piano; Joe Sanders, double bass; Jeff Ballard, drums

Saturday 21 November, 9.30 pm
Emiliano D’Auria Quintet
Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; Lucas Pino, tenor saxophone; Emiliano D’Auria, piano; Jacopo Ferrazza, double bass; Joe Dyson, drums

Friday 27 November, 9.30 pm
Nicola Caminiti Quartet
Nicola Caminiti, alto saxophone; Lex Korten, piano; Ben Tiberio, double bass; Miguel Marcel Russell, drums

Saturday 28 November, 9.30 pm
The Legendary Johnny O’Neal Trio
Johnny O’Neal, piano and vocals; Joey Ranieri, double bass; Itay Morchi, drums

Friday 4 December, 9.30 pm
Wasted Generation
Iacopo Teolis, trumpet; Gabriel Marciano, alto sax; Vittorio Solimene, piano; Giulio Scianatico, double bass; Cesare Mangiocavallo, drums

Saturday 5 December, 9.30 pm
Greg Osby & Ethan Iverson
Greg Osby, alto saxophone; Ethan Iverson, piano

Monday 7 December, 9.30 pm
Dave Douglas Quartet
Dave Douglas, trumpet; Marta Warelis, piano; Nick Dunston, double bass; Joey Baron, drums

Friday 11 December, 9.30 pm
Giuditta Franco Quintet
Giuditta Franco, vocals; Lorenzo Simoni, alto saxophone; Guglielmo Santimone, piano; Francesco Bordignon, double bass; Edoardo Battaglia, drums

Saturday 12 December, 9.30 pm
Root 70
Nils Wogram, trombone; Hayden Chisholm, alto sax; Matt Penman, double bass; Jochen Rückert, drums

Friday 18 December, 9.30 pm
Edoardo Ferri Quintet
Filippo Vignato (trombone), Mauro Avanzini (alto sax), Edoardo Ferri (guitar), Federico Giolito (double bass), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums)

Saturday 19 December, 9.30 pm
Fabrizio Bosso Spiritual Trio
Fabrizio Bosso (trumpet), Alberto Marsico (organ), Alessandro Minetto (drums)

Contacts

Torrione San Giovanni - Via Rampari di Belfiore 167 - 44121 Ferrara