The Topside Brass Band of U.S. Naval Forces, Europe and Africa is an energetic musical ensemble with a vast repertoire of traditional and modern music from New Orleans, Rhythm and Blues, incliding major pop hits, and arrangements of popular songsfrom all over the world. Highly requested on two continents, the Topside band engages and fascinates the audience with a dynamic style, and is perfect for any occasion that requires concerts in support of diplomacy and international collaborations of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States of America in Italy, American Corner Trieste and the Italian American Association FVG.

The New Trio featuring Mario Rosini: Paolo Pellegatti on drums, Giancarlo Porro on Sax, Yazan Grezelin-Hammond (with Mario Rosini) on voice and piano. Three internationally renowned musicians perofrming a repertoire that includes the great classics and some original songs, always based on the typical sounds of the "Organ Trio" and the artistic skills of the three performers. The trio is joined for TriesteLovesJazz by the great voice of Mario Rosini, singer, pianist, composer, teacher of Jazz singing at the "E. R. Duni" conservatory in Matera.

Viceversa - The music of Charles Mingus: Flavio Davanzo - trumpet, Riccardo Pitacco - trombone, Gabriele De Leporini - guitar, Giovanni Maier - bass, Francesco Vattovaz - drums. This project by Giovanni Maier is entitled "Viceversa" and is a round trip from Mingus to current events. Each of the musicians contributed to the arrangement of the songs which, thanks to the effective assimilation of Mingusian sounds, were returned with a modern and specific approach of each individual personality of the ensemble.

Based in Brooklyn/NYC, Kennedy Administartion is a band composed of the best young musicians in NYC intertwining jazz, R&B, hip-hop and pop and is led by two minds: the charismatic singer Kennedy and her musical partner, the keyboardist and producer extraordinary Ondre J, long-time collaborator of Gregory Porter. New York was also the city where Kennedy Administration gained enormous popularity with thanks to a six-year residency at the "Groove", a trendy venue in Manhattan where funky, soul and pop is played, which made them an established presence and soon became the new top group on the New York scene. Since 2015 they have played at some of the biggest European and Asian festivals.

Harmelogic: Kris Korat - piano and Damir Mazrek – percussion. The original compositions of the piano percussion duo Harmelogic are inspired by different musical traditions: from those of Balkan, Mediterranean and African music to elements of jazz, blues and Hip Hop. In ten years of work Kris and Damir have developed their own very personal musical style, creating a unique interaction between percussion and piano. They present their recently released album "Point of views".

Luca Ciut – piano, live electronics. Luca Ciut presents his new show “Allow Yourself” based on the album of the same name released in 2024. The inspiration for this project came from the desire to create songs that could serve as a source of inspiration for others, building musical worlds where everyone has the opportunity to feel welcomed, understood, accepted and free to pursue their own aspirations.

TSLoves Quartet: Francesco De Luisa - piano, Gabriele De Leporini - guitar, Andrea Turchet - bass and Gabriele Centis - drums. TSLovesJazzQuartet is the "House band" of the 2024 edition of the Festival. A group of musicians of great sensitivity and experience who have given life in recent years to various formations and musical projects under the acronym TriesteLovesJazz. This is again an opportunity to share their music with the public and celebrate the annual event of the Festival.

Sergio Giangaspero - guitar.
The concert is inspired by the synesthetic LiquidGuitar project, started in 2019 together with the artist Francesca Danese, with the aim of expressing the same content through music and figurative art. The album "LiquidGuitar", including the eleven Preludes and the images of the related watercolors, was published in 2021. The concert will open with a medley of songs by "historic" Brazilian guitarists. Some of these were published in two albums of the Imagens Quartet project (2010, 2013) and in the album “Solos & duets” (2023), all three published by Anelli Records.

Since its formation in 2018, The K.U.T. Trio has played countless concerts. They are now considered one of the leading guitar trios of modern jazz in Europe. The Old Souls CD was released in the summer of 2020, arousing enormous interest from critics and the international press.

The musical universe proposed by the Composer Women project is intimate, intense and entirely female. It gives voice and soul to internationally renowned composers and singers who have left an indelible mark as refined authors with great artistic sensitivity such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King. It highlights milestones for the numerous singer-songwriters who in the following decades were inspired by them, intense poets such as Violeta Parra, Dorothy Fields, visceral singer-songwriters and performers like Billie Holiday, artists like Dulce Pontes, Marisa Monte, women activists who are ambassadors of peace and equality like Noa, Cesaria Evora, and unique musicians with an unmistakable style like Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Etta James , Diane Schuur.

Riccardo Chiarion Trio: Riccardo Chiarion – guitar, Paolo Jus – bass and Francesco Vattovaz – drums. The trio offers a repertoire of original compositions by Riccardo Chiarion, ranging from jazz to contemporary music. Among Riccardo Chiarion's most significant collaborations are the one with the English pianist John Taylor, the one with the Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, and the one with the Friulian pianist Glauco Venier. Riccardo Chiarion has made four albums as a leader, “Sirene”, “Mosaico”, “Waves” and “Quiet Stories”. Riccardo Chiarion also has extensive experience as a jazz guitar teacher in conservatories. He has held courses at the conservatories of Rovigo and Udine and is currently a professor at the conservatory of Trieste.

For TriesteLovesJazz, Mičetić presents the new project Guitars' Dialogue: Bruno Mičtić guitars' dialogue, featuring one of the most famous Croatian guitarists and composers, Bruno Mičetić. During his rich musical career Bruno Mičetić has collaborated and played with numerous established musicians. The "Guitars' Dialogue" project represents an artistic choice towards a completely new style - as an author and musician he finds inspiration in the beauty of nature and evokes it through a combination of electric and acoustic guitar sounds.
A concert organized in collaboration with the Croatian Community of Trieste Hrvatska zajednica u Trstu

This is always: After Kepos (2014 El Gallo Rojo Records) and Elpis (2020 Skirl Records), the trio of drummer Zeno De Rossi, Francesco Bigoni on tenor sax and clarinet and Giorgio Pacorig on piano, released its third album, "This Is Always", on the 22nd April 2022 for Hora Records. The trio renews a ten-year partnership that now moves into totally acoustic territory, creating soundscapes that defy categorization.

Aldevis Tibaldi 4ttet featuring Ares Tavolazzi, with Aldevis Tibaldi – sax, Leon Brenko – piano, Ares Tavolazzi - bass, Marco Quarantotto – drums. After three albums of mainly original compositions, the fourth album by the Trieste saxophonist, Aldevis Tibaldi, is dedicated to the music of Duke Ellington. Brenko and Quarantotto are prominent representatives of the Croatian jazz scene. Ares Tavolazzi, one of the leading musicians of Italian and international jazz, was the double bass player on Aldevis Tibaldi's debut album in 1997.

Luttazzi Legacy Trio Manuel Magrini, piano - Massimo Moriconi, bass - Giovanni Colasanti, drums. Immancabile serata dedicata al Maestro Lelio Luttazzi. Quest'anno TriesteLovesJazz proseguono i festeggiamenti per il centenario della nascita del grande musicista triestino. Ritorna a Trieste Massimo Moriconi storico collaboratore del Maesro con cui ha condivisoinnumerevoli concerti e registrazioni. Moriconi uno dei più noti ed apprezzati bassisti italiani, sara affiancato da manuel Magrini , un giovane artista che dopo la vittoria del "Premio Lelio Luttazzi" sta collezionando sempre più successi e da Giovanni Colasanti alla batteria, allievo di Roberto Gatto e forte di molte collaborazioni con jazzisti di calibro internazionale.

LaPeka is a musical collective created in Trieste in January 2023, which consists of very heterogeneous musicians in terms of training and artistic experiences. The intent is to present one's own idea of ​​music, moving away from the logic of the musical genre. The repertoire of original songs featured by the group is dominated by a varied Afro-Latin rhythmic matrix on which melodies inspired by popular music and jazz improvisations are based.

Marco Castelli – sax and Marco Ponchiroli – piano. "Songs for a Desert Island" is a work of uncommon quality. The saxophonist Marco Castelli and the pianist Marco Ponchiroli undertook an intense and evocative journey among some great composers of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. At the end of this long exploration the two musicians chose twelve songs, compositions of different genres and of different temporal and geographical origins. from Beethoven to Chopin, from Tchaikowski to Schumann, from Scriabin to Verdi, from Handel to Ellington, from Jobim to Piazzolla, from Morricone to John Williams. The duo's jazz is evocative and lyrical, and they are not afraid to borrow songs from the European classical tradition, from famous soundtracks or from great South American music.

Alba&Leo&Co: Alba Nacinovich - voice, Leo Škec - guitar, Aldo Foško – bass clarinet, Rosa Brunello - bass and Marco D'Orlando – drums. Singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, Alba Nacinovich and guitarist, Leo Škec, are the leaders of this top-level quintet. At TsLovesJazz they present the album "Adultish EP", which the duo Alba&Leo recorded in London last year and from which the singles "A Little House With A Triangular Roof" and "Won't Be Back Soon" were taken. Alba Nacinovich approached music very early, winning the "Zecchino d'Argento" at the Zecchino d'Oro in 1993. After studying classical piano with Maestro Roberto Haller, she obtained a Master's degree in Jazz Singing, graduating with the highest honors grades at the “Giuseppe Tartini” Conservatory of Trieste under the guidance of professors Klaus Gesing and Glauco Venier. She attended part of her studies at the “Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo”.
Concert organized in collaboration with the Croatian Community of Trieste Hrvatska zajednica u Trstu.

Moonwalk Duet - A piano tribute to Michael Jackson. The project originated from an idea by Marco Ballaben, inspired by the 40th anniversary of the release into the world market of "Thriller", perhaps the best-selling album in the history of pop. Much of that work and other very famous pieces by the artist will be revisited and arranged for two pianos. The duo is made up of Marco Ballaben and Sebastian Di Bin, an award-winning classical musician.

Rhythm and Brahms. An exploration of German genius in a jazz key for two pianos. Pianists Luca Sacher and Riccardo Morpurgo present an original and unusual program centered on the figure of Johannes Brahms. In his music we also find harmonic and rhythmic languages ​​that predict the musical styles of the 20th century. Starting from Sacher's interpretation of the original pieces taken from the collections opus 39, 118, 119, Morpurgo will offer his improvisations on them.

Rachel Z and Omar Hakim are musicians with world-class experience in the most varied languages, from jazz to fusion to pop music. Rachel has been a close collaborator of Peter Gabriel, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Al Di Meola and Steps Ahead and has 13 acclaimed albums as a bandleader. Omar Hakim established himself as the drummer of the legendary Weather Report. In the jazz field he also worked with Miles Davis, George Benson and John Scofield, simultaneously starting a stellar career as a session musician serving stars of the caliber of Sting, David Bowie, Mark Knopfler's Dire Straits, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Madonna, and Anita Baker.

Kalus Gesing, internationally renowned saxophonist and clarinetist, and Ana Pilat, author and singer, present for the first time at the festival the project, Songs from an unknown land, which combines lyrics and music in a particularly inspired and original piece of research in which a group of musicians of the highest level ere involved, namely: Ana Pilat - vocals & lyrics; Klaus Gesing - bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, compositions & arrangements; Simone Locarni - piano; Yuri Goloubev - bass; Roberto Dani - drums, percussion; Rosa Mussin - vocals; Annamaria Varsori – vocals. This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.

Adam Holzman is one of the leading keyboard players and pianists on the New York scene. He has played with Miles Davis, Steps Ahead, Michael Petrucciani, Robben Ford, Marcus Miller, Steve Wilson, Grover Washington, Lenny White... He was the musical director of Miles Davis' electric group. Adam Holzman - Keyboards; Stefano Olivato - bass and chromatic harmonica; Davide Ragazzoni - drums.

It is a quartet originating from the club sessions and concerts held by Magris in Rijeka in recent months together with the saxophonist Denis Razz and other excellent Croatian jazz musicians. The group, which is developing a concert activity in Croatia, will record a CD in the autumn for the American label JMood, of which Magris is musical director. The sound of the quartet is "energetic emotional" jazz (spiritual jazz, ballads, blues, Coltrane/Tyner heritage), with a repertoire aimed at those who love modern modal and mainstream jazz. Roberto Magris – piano; Denis Razz – alto sax; Vedran Ružić – bass; Rajko Ergić – drums.

The customary concert at dawn on the Molo Audace, with the notes of Sonia Cugini's piano. Sonia Cugini is a pianist and composer, who having graduated in piano in '94 at the Padua Conservatory, played for a short period with the Soliti Veneti in chamber music repertoires. In 2010 she began composing her first melodies. She decided to study jazz harmony with Riccardo Morpurgo and subsequently composition with Stefano Bellon who encourages her to continue writing and open up new ideas in the musical field. French authors such as Poulenc, Chabrier, Ravel, Debussy and Russian authors such as Prokofiev are the ones who most influenced her musical taste.