Jazz and its influences once again flood the splendid Fienga Castle.
The Nocera Jazz Festival 2024 is the unmissable international event in Campania dedicated to lovers of New Jazz and multi-ethnic sounds.
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the magic of music and experience days of sounds and rhythms under the stars this summer.
https://www.nocerajazzfestival.it/
The Nocera Jazz Festival is ready to return and confirm itself, as per tradition, as one of the most important jazz hubs in Campania. The second edition of this extraordinary event will begin on July 1st and will end on July 25th and will take place in three different locations: the Cortile Castello del Parco Fienga, the Cloister of the Diocesan Curia of the Monastery of Sant'Anna and the Sagrato Chiesa di Sant'Antonio in the suggestive setting of the city of Nocera Inferiore (Sa).
Under the artistic direction of Mario Berna, in collaboration with the Municipal Administration and Sofy Music, the Nocera Jazz Festival 2024 promises to give the public eight days of events, for eleven concerts, full of unmissable live events with artists from the United States, Brazil, Cape Verde/Portugal, Cuba, Italy.
The festival program is a celebration of the multi-ethnic sounds, colors, rhythms and voices that characterize contemporary jazz and world music.
The splendid settings of the concerts will be magical places where you can listen to pre and post concert DJ sets, discover and buy records thanks to the rich vinyl exhibition and taste cocktails in a unique atmosphere.
As for the first edition, the free concerts will be all those that will take place in the historical sites of the city: the Cloister of the Diocesan Curia Palace, the Monastery of Sant'Anna and the monumental stairs of the Sagrato di Sant'Antonio.
Only concerts that will take place in the Courtyard of the Castle of the Park will be paid. More info here.
"We are happy to give impetus to the second edition of the Nocera Jazz Festival, which we established last year and which we confirm for 2024 with a program of international importance. We are sure that our sites of historical-archaeological interest, which will host the concerts, will not be a simple setting but a testimony of our history and an opportunity to concretely enhance places that tell our identity", declares Mayor Paolo De Maio.
Before each concert, the public, by gathering in advance, will be able to participate in the guided tours of the monuments set up for the occasion.
For concerts at the Parco Fienga Castle, visits will take place from 19.00:21.00 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm thanks to the volunteers of the Ridiamo Vita al Castello association.
For the concert at the monumental stairs of Sant'Antonio, visits will take place at the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Agro Nocerino, at the Convent of Sant'Antonio, and at the art gallery, from 19.00:21.00 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, thanks to the volunteers of the associations Noukrìa and Urbe.
For the concert at the Monastery of Sant'Anna, visits will take place from 19.00:21.00 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, with volunteers from the Archeoclub Nuceria Alfaterna association.
Also for the concert in the courtyard of the Diocesan Curia, visits to the Diocesan Museum “San Prisco” are planned, from 19.00:21.00 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, thanks to the volunteers of the associations mentioned and with the director Salvatore Alfano.
Among the stellar artists who will perform on the festival stage, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt stands out, considered one of the most promising talents on the American jazz scene. Alongside him, the talented saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and the virtuoso pianist Christian Sands, who will bring the new sounds of contemporary jazz to the public. (Monday 01 July at the Cortile del Castello del Parco starting at 21.00 – ticket €20 including presale)
World music will be represented by the extraordinary Portuguese singer, of Cape Verdean origin, Carmen Souza who will enchant the audience with her charisma and her warm and engaging voice. (Wednesday 03 July at the Sagrato di Sant'Antonio starting at 21.00 - free admission upon reservation until seats are taken).
Cuban evening with the extraordinary rising star cellist Ana Carla Maza and the virtuoso pianist Omar Sosa with the percussionist Ernesttico. An exceptional pianist, Omar Sosa is a musical polyglot, capable of breaking down any border with his art. Of Cuban origins, Sosa celebrates the diversity of the souls of music, always cultivating an intimate connection with his Afro-Cuban roots. (Sunday 07 July at the Cortile del Castello del Parco starting at 21.00 – ticket euro 25 including presale).
The evening dedicated to Brazil will feature the quartet of Philippe Baden Powell, son of the legendary Baden Powell, who will perform together with the Brazilian Quartet special guest Jacques & Paula Morrenbaum and Dea Gil, singer-songwriter, actress and model originally from São Paulo accompanied by the guitar of Raul Balardin, the drums of Mauricio Melo with special guest the percussionist Neney Santos.
Jacques & Paula Morrenbaum are two incredible artists who have joined Antonio Carlos Jobim’s group in particular. Jaques has countless collaborations with different artists such as Sting, Sakamoto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and also has a project under his name “Cello Samba Trio”. Paula tours the world performing the MPB repertoire with excellence.
An extraordinary event in collaboration with Radio Rai 1 Brazil, which takes us to listen to the most authentic sounds of Brazil. (Friday 12 July at the Cortile del Castello del Parco starting at 21:00 – ticket €20 including presale).
James Brandon Lewis is a saxophonist, composer, considered among the most creative young talents of African-American jazz. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1983, Lewis has achieved a solid artistic maturity by studying all phases of contemporary American music, from gospel to fusion, from rap to free jazz. Member first of the orchestra and then of the Christian McBride trio, as well as having worked with artists of the caliber of Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding and many others. In Nocera he will perform in a trio with Josh Werner on electric bass and Chad Taylor on drums (Saturday 13 July at the Cortile Curia Diocesana starting at 21:00 pm - free admission upon reservation until seats are filled).
Christian Sands establishes himself as a band leader and protagonist of the contemporary jazz scene, bringing a new look at the entire language of jazz. (Tuesday 16 July at the Cortile del Castello del Parco starting at 21:00 – ticket €20 including presale).
The Italian pianist Francesca Tandoi, who is enjoying great success in Europe and the United States, will instead be the protagonist of an unforgettable concert under the stars of the Monastery of Sant'Anna. Her virtuosic technique and her artistic sensitivity will conquer the audience. Tandoi is one of the most interesting talents on the international jazz scene. Her performances (here accompanied by Stefano Senni on bass and Giovanni Campanella on drums) have been defined many times as "an explosion of swing" and her piano playing is energetic and elegant at the same time. (Saturday 20 July at the Monastery of Sant'Anna starting at 21:00 pm - free admission upon reservation until seats are filled).
The festival will end on July 25 with an exceptional evening, in which the soul pop singer Judith Hill will perform in a concert that will range from jazz, soul and pop. Hill, already alongside legends such as Prince and Michael Jackson, will give the audience an unforgettable musical experience. (Thursday July 25 at the Cortile del Castello del Parco starting at 21:00 pm - ticket €25 including presale).
“Jazz is the music of change. Elusive and immense, jazz continues to change, to evolve. Therefore, like a phoenix, jazz cyclically rises from its ashes absorbing and reworking the influences that arrive from every corner of the planet in real time. Some of the most interesting sounds of today's jazz come from places other than the more usual American or European origin and it is right to give this incipit to the II edition of the NJF - New Sounds of Contemporary Jazz and World Music.
The program is full of sounds, rhythms and colors that range from the new New York jazz, to Africa, passing through the revisited Brazilian popular music, to Cuba with extraordinary artists until arriving at the neo soul funk of the closing night. Three wonderful free concerts in places of great historical beauty, the evenings at the Castle under the stars, DJ set, vinyl exhibition, cocktail bar, for a summer full of music.
I thank the mayor Paolo De Maio and the municipal administration for having renewed their trust in me for the new 2024 edition, hoping that this line up satisfies every musical taste.” – declares Mario Berna, artistic director of NJF 2024.
Article published on 5 June 2024 - 17:30
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