All Jazz Musicians are Welcome

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Friday 02

TITTARELLI . ESPOSITO . BINTZIOS . VALERI JAZZ QUARTET

h 10pm

Jazz Night

A quartet composed of some of the most interesting musicians on the Italian jazz scene will kick off the year with a swinging rhythm. The great alto saxophonist Daniele Tittarelli, joined by the harmonious rhythm section of Esposito, Bintzios, and Valeri, on piano, bass, and drums, respectively, will perform a repertoire of swinging and contemporary pieces for an energetic and atmospheric concert.

° Daniele Tittarelli Alto Sax ° Vittorio Esposito Piano ° Alessandro Bintzios Double Bass ° Marco Valeri Drums

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Saturday 03

THE BLACK CAT BONES TRIO

h 10pm

Blues Night

Black Cat Bones draws on Chicago Blues to evolve into Jump, a genre with strong swing influences. The rhythm section consists of Lorenzo Francocci on drums and Lucio Carletti on bass. This solid foundation is complemented by the explosive and unique sound of Andrea Di Giuseppe's harmonica and Paolo Re's swing and blues guitar. And for those who don't know, the "Black Cat Bone" was one of the many "mojo" (amulets) used in rural America at the turn of the century, during the golden age of blues and Voodoo beliefs. Muddy Waters himself, in "Hoochie Coochie Man," claims to always carry one with him.

° Paolo Re Voice & Guitar ° Lucio Carletti Bass ° Lorenzo Francocci Drums

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Sunday 04

OPEN ROAD DIFFERENT TRAIL, ONE MUSIC

h 7pm

Early Concert

A long and open musical path, the one traveled by Andrea Angelini, singer, guitarist, and hHarmonica player, active for years on the Roman scene, always focusing on Classic Rock, Blues, Soul, and Anglo-American Folk of recent decades, within bands (The Relay, BlueStone, 4 Ways Treat, to name a few) or as an acoustic soloist with Andy's Corner. Different paths and journeys that now often meet and merge on stage with those of other artists of similar taste, sensibility, and feeling, to celebrate and propose together immortal notes, emotions, and sounds to share with the audience. On the OPEN ROAD, Andrea Angelini with Alfonso D'Amora, an excellent guitarist with exquisite technique and taste and surprising stylistic versatility, a passionate interpreter of Blues and Classic Rock in all its forms. Together they offer evergreen classics from the best of the US-UK scene of the past decades: free-flowing guitars, acoustic, electric, lead, and slide, and howling hHarmonica topping it all off. Take a trip on the OPEN ROAD !

° Andrea Angelini Voice & Guitar ° Alfonso D'Amora Guitar

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Monday 05 & Tuesday 06

WE ARE CLOSED

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Wednesday 07

BLUES JAM & FRIENDS

h 10pm

Coordinated by: PAOLO RE BLUES TRIO

Opens the Session:

° Paolo Re Voice & Guitar ° Lucio Carletti Bass ° Lorenzo Francocci Drums

BluesMen & BluesWomen, come and enjoy with us

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All Jazz Musicians are Welcome

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Friday 09

PAOLO RECCHIA TRIO special guest NICOLA ANGELUCCI

h 10pm

Jazz Night

Paolo Recchia will perform as a quartet, composed of Giacomo Serino on trumpet, Giulio Scianatico on double bass, and, for the occasion, special guest Nicola Angelucci on drums. The quartet's musical repertoire consists of arrangements of traditional jazz standards and original pieces.

° Paolo Recchia Sax Alto ° Giacomo Serino Trumpet ° Giulio Scianatico Double Bass ° Nicola Angelucci Drums

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Saturday 10

FLEURS DU MAL

h 10pm

Blues Night

In an acoustic concert, they perform songs from their new CD "Gumbo": some blues and swing standards alongside several original pieces. A historic Roman band, active since 1984, they play a mix of blues, rock, funk, swing, rhythm & blues, with lyrics in English, Italian, and Spanish. They have released two vinyl LPs, one mini-CD, and eight CDs, including "Road Sweet Home" (2001 - Il Manifesto Dischi), "Luna Blues" (2004 - Blonde Records / Storie di Note), "Swinging Boat" (2012 - Blonde Records / Amazon), the live CD "Bootleg" (2017 - Blonde / iTunes / Amazon), and their new CD "Gumbo" (2019 - Amazon / iTunes), an album dedicated to the blues. Over 1400 concerts in Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France and even in the USA.

° Stefano 'Iguana' Voice & Guitar  ° Roberto Cruciani Bass & Voice ° Graziella Olivieri Tenor Sax ° Clemente Verdicchio Alto Sax

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Sunday 11

MONKEY BUSINESS TRIO

h 7pm

Early Concert

Monkey Business is a newly formed group made up of musicians who share a passion for the blues and its derived genres. They offer a repertoire that ranges from blues classics to Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Weller, Solomon Burke, Curtis Mayfield, Taj Mahal etc...all presented with energy, refinement and a lot of heart.

° Fabio Jannicola Voice ° Francesco Marino Guitar  ° David Pintaldi Bass

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Monday 12

WE ARE CLOSED

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Tuesday 13

ANDY'S CORNER

h 9pm

Classic Rock, Blues, Soul, Folk...

Andrea Angelini, aka Andy's Corner, presents his solo acoustic project. It offers a synthesis of various musical genres and influences: a fascinating journey through the best Anglo-American music, particularly from the '60s and '70s, but beyond...

° Andrea Angelini Voice, Guitar & Harmonica

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Wednesday 14

BLUES JAM & FRIENDS

h 10pm

Coordinated by: TAXI BLUES

Opens the Session:

° Angelo Auciello Voice & Guitar ° Emiliano Guidi Organ Piano ° Gianluca Amici Bass ° Mario Damico Drums

BluesMen & BluesWomen, come and enjoy with us

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All Jazz Musicians are Welcome

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Friday 16

ANTONELLA APRE JUST 4 FUN

h 10pm

Jazz Night

The chosen songs are taken from the great tradition of American musicals, Styne, Porter, Donaldson, Rodgers and Hart, Van Heusen are just some of the authors.

° Antonella Aprea Voice ° Lewis Saccocci Piano ° Francesco Poeti Guitar ° Stefano Nunzi Double Bass

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Saturday 17

THE SWINGERS

h 10pm

Blues Night

Do you like tapping your foot to the rhythm of swing? Then you can't miss this trio! A blend of swing and blues is what you'll hear at their concerts. They say 3 is the perfect number...is it true? Come to their gigs and you'll find out!!! Gianni Massarutto has been performing live in Italy and Europe at numerous blues festivals for over twenty-five years, participating in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and the Harmonica Festival in Taiwan. Paolo Corsini, a jazz pianist, collaborates with various jazz and non-jazz groups and has made numerous recordings with various groups. His latest CD, "Let's Start From Here," was recorded in the studio with Alessandro Turchet and Luca Colussi. Loris Veronesi, a drummer, plays in various groups with musicians in the fields of blues, jazz, funk, and fusion. He participates in various festivals in Italy and with Habaka, an African-American singer, at the Hartford Jazz Festival in the USA.

° Gianni Massarutto Voice & Harmonica ° Paolo Corsini Piano ° Loris Veronesi Drums

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Sunday 18 SPECIAL BLUES DAY

DIATONIC Harmonica WORKSHOP "PRE-WAR STYLE" with GIANNI MASSARUTTO

From 4:00pm to 6:00pm > LIMITED PLACES

Gianni Massarutto has been performing live in Italy and Europe at numerous blues festivals for over thirty years, taking part in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and in the Harmonica Festival in Taiwan.

followed by Early Concert with

WATERMELON SLIM

h 7pm

Special Blues Event

Bill "Watermelon Slim" Homans has built a remarkable reputation for his raw, passionate intensity. HARP Magazine wrote, "From the crisp slide guitar to the crisp harmonica to the raspy, resonant Okie twang, Slim delivers deeply personal blues with both hands on the wheel of life, a bottle of liquor in his pocket, and the Bible in the passenger seat. Paste Magazine wrote, "He's a formidable bottleneck guitarist, and he's got that scream in his voice that only the genre's greatest singers have had before him." Slim was born in Boston; his father was a progressive lawyer and a Freedom Rider, while his brother is a classical musician. He grew up in North Carolina listening to his housekeeper sing John Lee Hooker songs, but left early to enlist in Vietnam, where, while hospitalized, he taught himself to play left-handed slide guitar upside down using a pick made from a rusty coffee can top and an Army-issue Zippo lighter as a slide. He first appeared on the music scene with the only known protest record by a A Vietnam War veteran, a 1973 LP with protest influences, featuring songs that Country Joe McDonald would later cover. Over the next 30 years, Slim worked as a truck driver, forklift operator, sawmill worker (where he partially lost a finger), firewood salesman, debt collector, funeral director, and, occasionally, petty criminal. Because of these crimes, Slim was forced to flee Boston, where he had held peace rallies, sit-ins, and stirred up trouble with artists such as Bonnie Raitt. Recently, during a performance in the summer of 2009, Raitt had called him a living legend of the blues. From Boston, Slim landed in Oklahoma, growing watermelons—hence his stage name—where he completed two undergraduate degrees and a master's degree, and enrolled in Mensa, the group reserved for particularly high IQs. In 2002, Slim suffered a near-fatal heart attack. This gave him a new perspective on mortality, direction, and life ambitions, marking his second ascent as a musician. Eleven albums later, he states: "Everything I do now has a more intense pleasure. I've lived a fuller life than most people could live in two. If I left now, I'd have a good education, lived on three continents, and played with a group of immortal bluesmen. I fought in a war and against a war. I've seen so much and done so much. If my plane crashed tomorrow, I'd come out on top." And when you watch him perform, you know every word is true.

° Watermelon Slim Voice, Guitar & Harmonica

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Monday 19

WE ARE CLOSED

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Tuesday 20

ANDY'S CORNER

h 9pm

Classic Rock, Blues, Soul, Folk...

Andrea Angelini, aka Andy's Corner, presents his solo acoustic project. It offers a synthesis of various musical genres and influences: a fascinating journey through the best Anglo-American music, particularly from the '60s and '70s, but beyond...

° Andrea Angelini Voice, Guitar & Harmonica

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Wednesday 21

BLUES JAM & FRIENDS

h 10pm

Coordinated by: MARCO DI FOLCO

Opens the Session:

° Marco Di Folco Voice & Guitar ° Andrea Cutini Harmonica ° Ivano Sebastianelli Bass ° Lorenzo Francocci Drums

BluesMen & BluesWomen, come and enjoy with us

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All Jazz Musicians are Welcome

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Friday 23

GEGE' MUNARI JAZZ QUINTET

h 10pm

Jazz Night

A top-notch quartet, led by drummer Gegè Munari, will thrill us with their exploration of jazz history and a repertoire of songs chosen from the most important standards of African-American music. The musicians, united by a great human and musical connection, create a lively and engaging atmosphere.

° Stefano Preziosi Alto Sax ° Massimo Pirone Trombone ° Claudio Colasazza Piano ° Enrico Mianulli Double Bass ° Gegè Munari Drums

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Saturday 24

VERONICA KIRCHMAJER "SOULTRACK"

h 10pm

Blues Night

Soultrack was born from a shared passion for the blues and its darker sounds. An intense and authentic sound, where each member brings their own artistic journey to create a personal and recognizable groove.

° Veronica Kirchmajer Voice ° Matteo Piccolo Guitar ° Stefano Scoarughi Bass ° Mimmo Antonini Drums

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Sunday 25

LIGHT TRIO BRAZIL FOR STRINGS

h 7pm

Early Concert

The Light trio offers a repertoire that combines original songs and great classics of Brazilian music presented in an acoustic key.

° Enrico Cresci Voice & Guitar ° Marcello Sirignano Fiddle ° Daniele Basirico 6-String Bass & Percussion

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Monday 26

WE ARE CLOSED

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Tuesday 27

ANDY'S CORNER

h 9pm

Classic Rock, Blues, Soul, Folk...

Andrea Angelini, aka Andy's Corner, presents his solo acoustic project. It offers a synthesis of various musical genres and influences: a fascinating journey through the best Anglo-American music, particularly from the '60s and '70s, but beyond...

° Andrea Angelini Voice, Guitar & Harmonica

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Wednesday 28

BLUES JAM & FRIENDS

h 10pm

Coordinated by: MONKEY BUSINESS

Opens the Session:

° Fabio Jannicola Voice ° Francesco Marino Guitar ° David Pintaldi Bass ° Pino Liberti Drums

BluesMen & BluesWomen, come and enjoy with us

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All Jazz Musicians are Welcome

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Friday 30

MASSIMO PIRONE QUARTET

h 10pm

Jazz Night

A tribute to the great Quincy Jones, with whom Massimo Pirone worked in 2005 for MT Music, performing under his direction. This tribute is motivated by a passion for his music and the friendship that developed on that occasion.

° Massimo Pirone Trombone & Arrangements ° Riccardo Fassi Hammond ° Luca Tozzi Guitar ° Carlo Battisti Drums

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Saturday 31

THE HOTz

h 10pm

Blues Night

Blues, American folk and psychedelia in a sonic journey inspired by 1960s California and the spirit of research and fusion typical of the Summer of Love.

° Erika Scherlin Voice ° Mario Galiano Guitar & Voice ° Alfonso D'Amora Guitar