| "> | | | | This year the festival is expected to be more |
| | | | diversified than ever, with famous musicians and |
| Riccione is well-known also for its discotheques and | | | | emerging talents, who will make people discover the |
| clubs, where hordes of girls and boys have fun | | | | different aspects of this music genre, which was |
| dancing till dawn, especially in summer. One of the | | | | born in the United States in the first years of the |
| Italian summer capitals of fun, Riccione maintains its | | | | 20th century and then spread all over the world, |
| propensity to music even when the bathing season is | | | | undergoing contaminations with other genres and |
| closed. | | | | interesting evolutions. The festival kicks off with the |
| Normal 0 14 false false false | | | | Bobby Watson Sextet, a band that does not count |
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| mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; | | | | the Al Foster Quartet, captained by one of the best |
| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm | | | | jazz drummers in the world, Al Foster, who has |
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| font-family:"Times New Roman"; | | | | States, will be the Cedric Shannon and High Praise |
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| mso-fareast-language:#0400; | | | | more famous in the States not only as a singer, but |
| mso-bidi-language:#0400;} | | | | also as a composer and actor of musicals, showing to |
| With the end of summer Riccione turns its attention | | | | have a versatile talent. On the Bravo Jazz stage |
| to other kinds of music, different from the ones | | | | there will also be the Joey Calderazzo Trio, and this |
| played in the discotheques, and gets ready to host | | | | date is really unmissable (like the other ones), as |
| high level music events, which are not only dedicated | | | | Calderazzo is one of the most appreciated jazz |
| to clubbers, but also to those who have a passion | | | | pianists of the new generation: the young musicians, |
| for completely different music genres. For a few | | | | who has been playing piano since he was seven, has |
| years, in particular, Riccione has been the ideal | | | | been part of the quintet of saxophonist Michael |
| destination of all jazz lovers thanks to Bravo Jazz, a | | | | Bracker, and now plays with Jerry Bergonzi and |
| festival entirely dedicated to this genre. The 7th | | | | Brandford Marsalis. Bravo Jazz will give space also to |
| edition of the festival will include 6 dates from the | | | | Italian jazz bands, like Quintorigo, who will be the |
| 23rd of October to the 19th of February, and will | | | | protagonists of the second last date, and will play a |
| host first-level musicians, both Italian and foreign. | | | | tribute to American composer and contrabassist |
| Bravo Jazz, which has become an unmissable event | | | | Charlie Mingus 30 years after his death. Quintorigo are |
| for all music lovers in few years, is one of the main | | | | one of the bands that best succeed in showing that |
| happenings in the programme of the cultural events | | | | the contamination between genres is possible, and |
| of Riccione, a city that succeeds in catching the | | | | their mix of jazz, classical music, pop and rock has no |
| visitors’ attention also thanks to these events, | | | | equal in Italy. The festival ends in the best way with |
| and not only in summer thanks to its beaches. | | | | the performance of the Alex Riel Quartet, captained |
| | | | | by the excellent Danish drummer. |