From 27 July 2009 to 2 August 2009

SUMMER 2009: VENICE JAZZ FESTIVAL

The 2nd edition of the Venice Jazz Festival will take place  from 27th July to 2nd August 2009.

The excellent programme featuring the best of national and international jazz as well as the magnificence of the locations place the Venice Jazz Vestival among the best musical events in Italy.

The line-up consists of a series of concerts performed by artists of international fame as well as emerging talents in the prestigious La Fenice Theatre, in Piazza San Marco and in other charming areas around the city.

Location:

Saint Mark Square – La Fenice Theatre – Malibran Theatre – Goldoni Theatre – Peggy Guggenheim Collection – Campo dell’Erbaria, Rialto – Venice Casino – Island of San Servolo – Fondamente Nuove Theatre – Arsenale – Fondazione Querini Stampalia

The programme:

MONDAY  27th JULY h 21.30 Piazza Ferretto – Mestre (Ve) KOCANI ORCHESTRA
TUESDAY  28th JULY h 21.00 Teatro La Fenice – Venezia (Ve) WYNTON MARSALIS e JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA ///
WENSDAY  29th JULY h 21.00 Teatro La Fenice – Venezia (Ve) / DOUBLE CONCERT CHARLES LLOYD 4tet
Charles Lloyd – sax, flute, taragato – Jason Moran – grand piano, Reuben Rogers – bass, Eric Harland – drums and percussions
RICHARD GALLIANO 4tet
Richard Galliano – accordion, accordina, Gonzalo Rubalcaba – grand piano, Richard Bona – bass, Clarence Penn – drums and percussions		 ///
THURSDAY  30th JULY h 21.00 Peggy Guggenheim Collection – Venice TRIO MADEIRA ///
THURSDAY  30th JULY h 21.00 Piazza Ferretto – Mestre (Ve) KLEZROYM
Esperanza Spalding – voce, contrabbasso Leonardo Genovese – piano Riccardo Vogt – chitarra Ots Brown III – batteria		 ///
THURSDAY  30th JULY h 21.00 Corte di Villa Errera – Mirano (Ve) ESPERANZA SPALDING 4tet
Esperanza Spalding – voce, contrabbasso Leonardo Genovese – piano Riccardo Vogt – chitarra Ots Brown III – batteria		 ///
FRIDAY  31st JULY h 21.30 Piazza San Marco – Venezia (Ve) PAOLO CONTE e L’ORCHESTRA SINFONICA DI VENEZIA
with musicians of Teatro La Fenice di Venezia – orchestra direction by Bruno Fontaine		 ///
August 2009
DATE CITY ARTISTS
SATURDAY  1st AUGUST h 21.30 San Servolo Island – Venice SUMMERTIME – “THE TRAIN OF ENERGY” guest Vittorio Matteucci
silvia.campagnaro@quintopotere.net		 ///

And from 18:30 to 22:00 in Campo dell’Erbaria, Rialto, COCKTAIL CONCERTS