International Jazz Day 2026
Taormina, Thursday 30th April 2026
Free events
A worldwide celebration of jazz leading up to the 15th anniversary.
It is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2011 “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.”
This year, the Taormina Jazz Association boost a high-quality artistic program:
– at 6:30 pm, the SIZE46 Street Band parades along Corso Umberto, our main pedestrian street
– at 9:00 pm, at the Congress Hall, a concert by pianist Gilda Buttà, an internationally renowned artist and interpreter of the music of Ennio Morricone, who will perform Keith Jarrett’s famous Köln Concert, one of the cornerstones of jazz history.
MORE INFO
Taormina Jazz Association – www.instagram.com/associazione_taormina_jazz – associazione@taorminajazz.it – Mob. 0039 338 2973 459
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel La Pensione Svizzera – Hotel Villa Schuler – Hotel Villa Ducale – Hotel Villa Carlotta
