Pescara Jazz is an international jazz festival that takes place every year in July in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.

Pescara Jazz
GenreJazz
DatesJuly
Location(s)Pescara, Italy
Coordinates42°27′50″N 14°12′51″E / 42.46389°N 14.21417°E / 42.46389; 14.21417
Years active1969–present
WebsiteOfficial

When it started in 1969 it was the first Italian summer festival dedicated to jazz. Since 1981, the festival has take place every year.[1] Performers have included Dave Brubeck, Natalie Cole, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Dizzie Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Woody Herman, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Charles Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, and Sarah Vaughan.[2]

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  1. ^ Di Gregorio, Luciano (19 May 2017). Italy: Abruzzo. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-78477-041-9. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "The Pescara Jazz Festival is back in Abruzzo". Music-News.com. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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