Treviso Suona Jazz Festival
Jazz that makes the city its sounding board
About Treviso Suona Jazz
A City That Plays Jazz
The Treviso Suona Jazz Festival is one of the most anticipated events of the Treviso spring. Born to bring great African-American music out of concert halls and into the city, the festival uses Treviso as an instrument to make it vibrate: concerts take place at the Sant'Artemio Auditorium, the Loggia dei Cavalieri, Santa Caterina, and in numerous courtyards and venues in the historic center.
Much More Than a Concert Series
Alongside the main concerts, the program offers workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and Jazz & Food events, which blend music and conviviality in the city's venues. Special attention is given to training, with the Jazz Workshop Orchestra involving emerging musicians under the guidance of top-level instructors.
A Recognizable Signature
Artistically directed by Nicola Bortolanza and organized by Urbano Contemporaneo ETS, the festival has carved out a specific niche in the jazz scene of Veneto and the Northeast. Its ability to alternate internationally renowned names with experimental proposals makes it a reference point for both enthusiasts and those approaching jazz for the first time, right in the heart of Treviso.
Treviso Suona Jazz — edition 2026
The twelfth edition of the Treviso Suona Jazz Festival is titled 'Sound Waves, in the Wake of Miles' and is entirely dedicated to the centenary of Miles Davis's birth. Directed by Nicola Bortolanza for Urbano Contemporaneo ETS, the festival opens with a preview on Thursday, April 30th, on the occasion of International Jazz Day, and continues from May 23rd to 31st in the city's symbolic locations.
The program alternates great soloists, projects dedicated to Davis's legacy, live accompaniments to cinema, and training moments, confirming the widespread format that characterizes the Treviso event.
Programme Treviso Suona Jazz 2026
Thursday, April 30th — Preview (International Jazz Day)
- Sant'Artemio Auditorium — GeGè Telesforo
Wednesday, May 27th — Sant'Artemio Auditorium
- Miles Legacy project, an homage to Miles Davis with Joe Magnarelli (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), and Piero Odorici (tenor sax); with Andrea Pozza (piano), Aldo Zunino (double bass), and Bernd Reiter (drums)
Friday, May 29th — Sant'Artemio Auditorium
- Quartet of Francesco Cafiso, one of the leading international alto saxophonists
Sunday, May 31st — Loggia dei Cavalieri
- 'Miles in the Sky,' an original festival production performed by the big band of the Jazz Workshop Orchestra directed by Ettore Martin, with special guest trumpeter Gianluca Carollo
Live Cinema — Santa Caterina
- Piano accompaniment by Bruno Cesselli for Alfred Hitchcock's film Blackmail
Among the announced artists are also Fabrizio Bosso and Javier Girotto. The complete program, including Jazz & Food events in courtyards and venues in the center, is available on the official website.
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Getting Here
The festival venues are in the historic center of Treviso, reachable on foot from Treviso Centrale station. The Sant'Artemio Auditorium is located at Via Cal di Breda, accessible by car and public transport.
Tickets
Tickets for the main concerts are on sale on Vivaticket; many events spread throughout the city are free admission.
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Where does it take place — Treviso Suona Jazz
Auditorium Sant'Artemio, Loggia dei Cavalieri e luoghi del centro