BERGAMO JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sounds of Joy: is the title Joe Lovano wanted to imprint on the 2025 edition of the Bergamo Jazz Festival, the second under the Artistic Direction of the famous American saxophonist. Organized by Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, with the support of the City of Bergamo, MIC-Ministry of Culture and private sponsors, the Festival will be held March 20-23, with concerts at Teatro Donizetti and Teatro Sociale flanked by numerous events scattered throughout the City, which for the 46th time will come alive with the thousands of sounds of a music that has long put down firm and deep roots in Bergamo. “Sounds of Joy means the celebration of a musical community born among the people for the people. The celebration of jazz from its origins until today. The dance of life, love and spirit unites us as one,” specifies Joe Lovano, “The idea of jazz improvisation has taken many paths over the years and is a beautiful art form with many directions and influences. This idea has inspired the most innovative and influential musicians in the music world on a global scale.The multigenerational and multicultural sounds that animate the joy of hearing music will come to us through the passion and expressiveness of all the artists we have invited for the 46th edition of the Bergamo jazz festival.” Unfailingly faithful to the Festival’s natural international vision, the 2025 edition of Bergamo Jazz will thus once again be a wide-open window on the composite scene of an expressive universe that continues to show signs of vitality in its being an ideal meeting point between different musics and cultures. While numerous initiatives carried out in collaboration with as many realities of the territory are being defined, including meetings with schools and the “Scintille di Jazz” section dedicated to new talents, the bill of concerts at the Donizetti Theater and the Teatro Sociale is already finalized in detail, so that the subscription campaign and ticket sales can begin. In fact, old subscribers will be able to renew from December 3 to 21, 2024 (change seats from January 8 to 10, 2025), with right of first refusal for concerts at the Sociale. New subscriptions will then be available from January 14, 2025, with the possibility of purchasing Sociale tickets as well, while tickets for individual evenings at the Donizetti will go on sale from January 28.