New Conversations – Vicenza Jazz
The international jazz festival between the Olympic Theatre and the city's venues
About Vicenza Jazz
Thirty years of great jazz in Vicenza
New Conversations – Vicenza Jazz is one of the historic Italian jazz festivals. Founded in 1996, the festival has brought the greatest international stars to Vicenza, building a recognizable identity based on the dialogue between music and the symbolic places of Palladio's city.
Unique settings in the world
The festival is distinguished by its extraordinary locations: the Olympic Theatre, a masterpiece by Andrea Palladio and a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Teatro Comunale, the Abbey of Sant'Agostino, and other monumental spaces. Alongside the main concerts, a dense network of free events in venues, clubs, and squares in the historic center spreads the music throughout the city.
A city that lives on jazz
Organized by the Municipality of Vicenza, Vicenza Jazz involves the entire city, in the province of Vicenza, for ten days, transforming it into a reference point for enthusiasts from all over Italy. The artistic direction builds a program each year that alternates great masters and new voices, between tradition and research, confirming the festival as one of the most important musical events in the Veneto region.
Vicenza Jazz — edition 2026
The thirtieth edition of New Conversations – Vicenza Jazz (May 15-25, 2026) is a historic milestone, dedicated to the centenary of Miles Davis's birth with the title 'From the Trumpets of Jericho to the Divine Miles'. Concerts take place between the Olympic Theatre, the Teatro Comunale, the Abbey of Sant'Agostino, and the Cimitero Maggiore, with numerous free events in the city's venues.
Programme Vicenza Jazz 2026
Main Program — May 15-25, 2026
- May 15, Ridotto del Teatro Comunale — Preview with Makaya McCraven, drummer and producer from Chicago
- May 16, Olympic Theatre — Barbara Hannigan (soprano and conductor) with pianist Bertrand Chamayou
- May 17, Olympic Theatre — Double concert: Mary Halvorson's quartet and then Uri Caine in piano solo
- May 18, Teatro Comunale — Billy Cobham, historic jazz-fusion drummer, with his band
- May 20, Teatro Comunale — Israel Galván (choreographer) and trumpeter Michael Leonhart in 'New Sketches of Spain', inspired by Miles Davis's album
- May 21 — The Paolo Fresu Quintet performs live the soundtrack of 'Elevator to the Gallows' by Louis Malle, composed by Miles Davis in 1958
Among other announced protagonists: Joshua Redman, Enrico Rava, Lakecia Benjamin. Numerous free concerts liven up the venues in the historic center for the entire duration of the festival.
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Practical information — Vicenza Jazz
How to get there
Vicenza is on the Milan-Venice railway line; the festival venues are in the historic center, within walking distance of the station. By car, take the Vicenza Ovest and Est exits of the A4 motorway.
Tickets
The main concerts at the Olympic Theatre and the Teatro Comunale are ticketed, with tickets and season tickets on sale. Numerous side concerts in the city's venues are free.
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Where does it take place — Vicenza Jazz
Teatro Olimpico e Teatro Comunale
Piazza Matteotti 11, 36100 Vicenza