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JAZZ IN ITALY UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011

Monday, 21 February 2011 10:02
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Umbria Jazz 11, Perugia 8-17 July 2011.

This year’s festival, from 8 to 17 July, promises music at the highest level. On 9 July, their only Italian date, there is a supergroup comprising Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Marcus Miller, performing a tribute to their maestro Miles Davis, twenty years from his death.

And on 12 July Carlos Santana, the inventor of Latin rock, makes a very welcome return to Perugia. On 16 July there is BB King, the most celebrated, most honoured, most imitated and most loved blues artist playing today; and preceding him onstage is Trombone Shorty, one of the rising stars of New Orleans, with his band Orleans Avenue. All of these concerts will take place at the main festival venue, the Santa Giuliana Stadium.


UMBRIA JAZZ 11 PREVIEW

Santana
“Tribute to Miles” Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller 


B.B. King

Trombone Shorty


Ahmad Jamal


Hiromi Uehara


Sergio Mendes


Michel Camilo


Chucho Valdes


Anat Cohen


Tia Fuller


Dee Alexander


Caro Emerald

Umbria Jazz will be participating in the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy in a special way: all of the Italian artists appearing at this year’s festival will give their own rendition of the Inno di Mameli, the Italian National Anthem.

Information about festival ticket sales will be published online soon.

Arena Santa Giuliana:
July 9   "Tribute to Miles" Produced by Marcus Miller (Italian exclusivity)

HERBIE HANCOCK, WAYNE SHORTER, MARCUS MILLER
July 12    SANTANA
July 16    BB KING - TROMBONE SHORTY