The Bologna Jazz Festival is the most famous Italian music festival dedicated to jazz music and has been held for about 60 years during the month of November in the capital of Emilia and the surrounding provinces.
The relationship between the city of Bologna and jazz music is indeed deep and rooted in the cultural history of the city. Bologna has a long tradition of appreciation for music and the arts in general, in which jazz has found fertile ground to take root, evolve and spread.
Today in Bologna there are many clubs dedicated to the genre that offer spaces for live performances and jam sessions, helping to feed a lively jazz community.
During the Bologna Jazz Festival, the Dotta hosts performances by jazz artists of national and international renown in different locations, such as theaters, jazz clubs, public squares and other cultural spaces of the city.
The festival offers an overview of the diversity of jazz, with performances ranging from traditional genres to more experimental ones.
Let’s discover together the most anticipated appointments.
Bologna Jazz Festival: the most anticipated events
Also in this year’s edition there are many artists involved in the Bologna Jazz Festival from 3 to 27 November.
Among the most important names are Hiromi, Samara Joy, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell and Steve Coleman, some of the most famous musicians of the international jazz scene.
Not only concerts, there will also be exhibitions, educational activities, meetings and conferences: the Bologna Jazz Festival is an unmissable opportunity to immerse yourself completely in the complex and picturesque jazz culture, being carried away by its controversial and overwhelming rhythm.
For lovers of the genre, the city continues to be particularly generous throughout the year: there are many venues that host jazz groups, jam sessions and improvisation evenings during the week, among the most famous are Sghetto Club, Camera Jazz, Bravo Caffé and Cantina Bentivoglio.
To discover all the events of the most famous Jazz Festival in Italy we suggest you to consult the full program on the official website of the event.
