Five dates, nine concerts, including a special closing event, and five side events, from 10th September to 17th October, for the eleventh year of Lucca Jazz Donna. Thirty-two women in the festival (21 musicians and 11 guests) from Italy, Europe and the United States and five charitable organizations involved in the first completely free entry event. These are the statistics for Lucca Jazz Donna 2015, the festival dedicated to female jazz talents organized since 2005 by the Circolo Lucca Jazz with the City and Province of Lucca, support from Tuscany Region, Lucca’s CRL and BML Foundations and the collaboration of many individuals and associations. This year the city of Capannori is included which hosts a concert and panel discussion.
On Thursday, September 10th at 5 pm at the Palazzo Ducale (Maria Luisa room), it’s the second year of “Quando la passione diventa professione “. The Round Table guests are Emiliana Martinelli (designer), Talitha Ciancarella (librarian), Federica Gennai (jazz singer) and Cristina Puccinelli (actress and director). Chair is Anna Benedetto (journalist).
In the Maria Luisa room there’s a preview of Cynthia Guidetti’s photographic exhibition and a musical interlude by Gaia Mattiuzzi vocals and Francesco Cusa drums, with the “Skinshout” project. At the event there’s entertainment for children aged 3 to 12, by the Province of Lucca with the financing of the Tuscany Region.
Information and reservations: +390583417489 (centro.po@provincia.lucca.it); +390583442444 (Urp@comune.lucca.it); +393297084432; www.luccajazzdonna.it