Ciao! Italian Festival, 2nd Edition
The festival about Italian culture is back in Derry, after last year’s success. At the entrance visitors will receive their own passport and have it completed with stickers along their pathway through the tour so as to become real Italian citizens! There will be lots of fun and interactive activities: several stands that will guide […]
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Enzo Favata | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
The Sardinian saxophone wizard has an unquenchable spirit of adventure, and here he is with a new band that makes his music seem even more vital and essential. It’s a fresh musical mix, with vibraphone, electronics and drums creating wonderfully light and springy atmospheres for Favata’s soaring soprano, and lovely deep burnished clarinet. Time to […]
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Rumba de Bodas | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Get ready to party! The band that everyone loves is back. Rumba de Bodas deliver high-octane carnival jazz with an explosive mix of latin; funk; Balkan dance music; swing; and ska – a groovy sound that is guaranteed to fill the dancefloor. And they do it in Italian style; in a set packed with good […]
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Gianni Denitto | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
The eclectic saxophonist’s roots are in classical music, flourish in the jazz world “and finally bloom in the synthesis of acoustic and electronic sounds”. He’s a formidable jazz saxophone player, who plays in many traditional jazz settings, but his unique concept is his solo show. Here, he creates soundscapes with live saxophone and electronics that […]
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Fabio Giachino Trio /Dave Milligan solo | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
David Milligan is the Scottish pianist whose crossover interest between traditional music and jazz has helped to forge a new norm where musicians from both genres feel comfortable in each other’s territory. His pianism brings extraordinary new light to this fertile ground, especially in this intimate solo setting. Fabio Giachino is another piano virtuoso, creating […]
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PS Jazz Sextet | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
A brand-new band packed with super-talented young musicians from both Piedmont (Italy) and Scotland, led by Liam Shortall (trombone) and Enrico Degani (guitar). Crossing musical genres they fuse full-on jazz attack, high-octane improvisation with deep jazz respect. Also featuring Mattia Chiappin (trumpet) and Giuseppe Vitale (piano), David Bowden (bass) and Graham Costello (drums). For further […]
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Bomba Titinka | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
The band that deliver a raucous, dance inducing take on Electro Swing, return with a new line-up and a new energy. Mixing a swirl of jive, with swing and early Rock ‘n’ Roll, their retro sound, that seems to come from a tube radio, mixes with modern beats and grooves. Singer and bassist, Wanda Lassarovich, […]
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Bandakadabra | Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
The fantastic Italian street band is packed with high quality musicians and ready to party with audiences of all types. Bandakadabra play everything that will make people at Carnivals, outdoor Festivals, weddings, parties, concerts and all manner of social occasions feel good, but their specialities are wild Balkan dances; traditional Mediterranean marches and they love […]
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Speaking in Cultures | Keynote Speaker: Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri will respond to the theme of the Official Opening of the Edinburgh 2019 SIS Biennial at the Scottish Parliament – Speaking in Cultures. Jhumpa Lahiri is Professor of Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton. She has received several prestigious awards for her writing, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 […]
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Society for Italian Studies, Biennial Conference 2019
Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh are delighted to celebrate their Centenary (1919-2019) by hosting the 2019 Biennial Conference of the Society for Italian Studies UK. The Conference will bring some 250 delegates to Edinburgh for a 3-day programme comprising 75 Panel Sessions, 5 Keynote Lectures delivered by Susan Bassnett, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lino Pertile, […]
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