ParmaJazz Frontiere Festival 2026
- Live music
Casa della Musica, Teatro Farnese, Rocca Sanvitale di Sala Baganza, CSAC-Abbazia di Valserena, Centro Giovani Montanara, Ridotto del Teatro Regio, Università di Parma e altri spazi
The ParmaJazz Frontiere Festival 2026, titled "A Love Supreme, A Kind of Blue", pays tribute to John Coltrane and Miles Davis. The 31st edition explores contemporary jazz, improvised music, and non-Western classical traditions, with a special focus on border sounds and cross-genre contamination. Notable guests include Louis Sclavis, Benjamin Moussay, James Brandon Lewis, Chad Taylor, and Anders Jormin, along with the ParmaFrontiere Orchestra conducted by Roberto Bonati. The festival takes over some of the most evocative spaces in the city and its surroundings, including the Teatro Farnese, the Rocca Sanvitale in Sala Baganza, the Valserena Abbey (CSAC), the Centro Giovani Montanara, the Ridotto of the Teatro Regio, and the University of Parma.
Venues: Casa della Musica, Teatro Farnese, Rocca Sanvitale in Sala Baganza, CSAC-Valserena Abbey, Centro Giovani Montanara, Ridotto of the Teatro Regio, University of Parma, and other spaces. For the full program and times: parmawelcome.it/en/event/parma-jazz-frontiere-2026/
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