Treviso Suona Jazz Festival returns with performances across city venues

The Treviso Suona Jazz Festival, promoted by Urbano Contemporaneo association in collaboration with the Comune di Treviso, returns from May 25, 2022, with a diffused format across multiple city venues. Artistic director Nicola Bortolanza emphasizes the interaction between theaters and central venues for exhibitions and jam sessions. The festival opens at Auditorium Sant'Artemio (306 seats) on May 25 with accordionists Antonello Salis and Simone Zanchini. On May 27, Francesco Bearzatti Quartet performs there, presenting a new album dedicated to clarinetist Tony Scott. On May 26, Auditorium Bomben (150 seats) hosts a screening of Buster Keaton's The General with live jazz soundtrack. Teatro Mario del Monaco, a historic 1692 theater rebuilt after a 1998 closure, presents an exclusive national performance by pianist Uri Caine blending classical and jazz. Open-air concerts occur at Loggia dei Cavalieri, a 13th-century covered square. Palazzo Spineda (Caffè Caffi) hosts a tribute to Italian repertoire on May 26. The festival concludes on May 29 at Palazzo Giacomelli with a convivial party. Conservatories involved include Agostino Steffani of Castelfranco Veneto, Francesco Venezze of Rovigo, and Francesco Manzato of Treviso.