22nd Edition · Cala Gonone, Golfo di Orosei
Cala Gonone
Cala Gonone
Jazz Festival 2009
Line-up of the 22nd Cala Gonone Jazz Festival (2009). Venues: P. Ticca Amphitheatre, Arena Theatre. Featured artists: Edmar Castañeda, Sun Ra Arkestra (con Marshall Allen), Ben Allison and Battista Giordano.
The line-up day by day
P. Ticca Amphitheatre
Arena Theatre
Programme — Day by Day
Wednesday 29 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre
Edmar Castañeda (harp), Eric Doob (drums, percussion), Marshall Gilkes (trombone); special guest Andrea Tierra (vocals)
A Colombian harpist, he moved to New York in 1994 and entered the city's jazz scene. On the 32-string harp he brings a language that blends Latin American rhythms with improvisation, playing with a speed and power unusual for the… Artist profile →
Thursday 30 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre
Marshall Allen (alto sax, direction), Charles Davis (baritone sax), Yahya Abdul Majid (tenor sax), Noel Scott (alto sax), Tyrone Hill (trombone), Dave Davis (trombone), Haji Ahkba (trumpet), Fred Adams (trumpet), Art Jenkins (vocals), John Ore (double bass), Luqman Ali (drums), Elson Nascimento (percussion), Jimi Espirit (percussion), Charles Ellerbe (guitar)
The Arkestra grew up around the pianist and visionary Sun Ra in the 1950s, an orchestra with a changing name and lineup, spanning jazz, avant-garde and cosmic imagery. Artist profile →
Friday 31 JulyP. Ticca Amphitheatre
Ben Allison (double bass), Ron Horton (trumpet), Michael Blake (tenor sax), Michael Sarin (drums)
A double bassist, composer and educator born in New Haven, Connecticut, he trained in New Haven and at New York University, where his teachers included Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. Artist profile →
Saturday 1 AugustArena Theatre
Opening of the new Arena Theatre
With dancers of the Teatro alla Scala; national premiere of “Terra” (original Intermezzo production). Choreography Mick Zeni, music Battista Giordano; dancers Gianluca Schiavoni, Mick Zeni, Matteo Gavazzi, Fabio Saglibene, Azzurra Esposito, Serena Sarnataro, Antonella Albano, Chiara Borgia
A guitarist and composer born in Nuoro in 1958, he started playing as a child and was already giving his first concerts at the age of eleven. Artist profile →
Sources & notes
The festival is organised by the cultural association L’Intermezzo (Nuoro), which also directs its artistic programme.Festival website: calagononejazzfestival.com
Programme taken from calagononejazzfestival.com · official artist photos are not reproduced for copyright reasons; see the festival website.
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