Volterra Jazz Festival

Volterra Jazz 2025 — 32nd edition

The 2025 edition of the Volterra Jazz Festival enlivened Volterra from August 5 to 7 with three free-admission evenings, hosted in the evocative Enrico Fiumi Archaeological Park and the Village of Mazzolla.

• August 5 — Enrico Fiumi Park, 9:30 PM: the quartet led by Mauro Grossi on piano, with Giulio Stracciati on guitar, Giacomo Rossi on double bass, and Piero Borri on drums.
• August 6 — Village of Mazzolla, from 7:30 PM: dinner with pizza baked in a wood-fired oven and, from 9:30 PM, the Etruria Jazz Orchestra together with the Jazzed Up Big Band conducted by Cosimo Gentili, featuring guest Stefano Toncelli.
• August 7 — Enrico Fiumi Park, 9:30 PM: the ButNot4Trane Quartet with Aldo Milani, Piero Frassi, Franco Fabbrini, and Dario Rossi.

The artistic direction was curated by Giulio Stracciati. Concerts in the park were held on a voluntary donation basis, while the Mazzolla evening required booking for the dinner-plus-concert package.

August 5 — Enrico Fiumi Park (9:30 PM): Mauro Grossi quartet (piano), Giulio Stracciati (guitar), Giacomo Rossi (double bass), Piero Borri (drums). Voluntary donation admission.

August 6 — Village of Mazzolla (from 7:30 PM): dinner with wood-fired pizza; 9:30 PM Etruria Jazz Orchestra and Jazzed Up Big Band (conductor M° Cosimo Gentili), guest Stefano Toncelli. Mandatory booking, 15 euros (pizza plus concert).

August 7 — Enrico Fiumi Park (9:30 PM): ButNot4Trane Quartet with Aldo Milani (sax and flute), Piero Frassi (piano), Franco Fabbrini (bass), Dario Rossi (drums). Voluntary donation admission.

The three featured ensembles: the Mauro Grossi quartet, the meeting between the Etruria Jazz Orchestra and the Jazzed Up Big Band in Mazzolla, and the ButNot4Trane Quartet dedicated to the Coltrane repertoire.