The Pescara Jazz Festival

Every summer the picturesque and intriguing little town of Pescara becomes home to one of Europe’s most important and interesting jazz festivals, when this beautiful corner of Italy becomes the musical centre of the world.  Every July since 1969 the streets and venues, both indoor and out, resonate to the sounds of the jazz world’s greatest artists and performers.

Over the years, the Pescara Jazz Festival has played host to some of Jazz’s greatest names, such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Charles Mingus, Woody Herman, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, and Wayne Shorter, while more recent acts have included Natalie Cole, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Stan Getz.   

And it doesn’t stop there.  If Jazz isn’t necessarily your bag, baby, the Pescara Jazz Festival also welcomes acts with a wider appeal outside of Jazz, and visitors to the lovely town of Pescara will also be able to hear performers tackling the work of people like Burt Bacharach, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and James Taylor. Truly something for everyone.

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