La Spezia Jazz Festival wraps up as Brugnato hosts classical saxophone‑piano concert

The 58th International Jazz Festival of La Spezia concluded with a performance by American singer‑songwriter LP at Piazza Europa. The show, opening with electro‑blues pop artist La Noce, was organized by the Società dei Concerti della Spezia and supported by the municipality, the Ligurian Region and several corporate sponsors. The festival, founded in 1969, recorded a new attendance record of over 7,000 spectators for its 2025 edition.

On 7 August, the Società dei Concerti della Spezia also presented a classical concert in the historic Chiostro of the Diocesan Museum of Brugnato. Saxophonist Thomas Luti and pianist Nicolò Ricci performed a program ranging from Paul Creston’s Sonata and Eugène Bozza’s Aria to George Gershwin’s Preludes, Rudy Wiedoeft’s Valse Vanité, Pedro Iturralde’s Pequeña Czarda, original works by Ricci and Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Nuevo.