Salento Jazz announces percussion workshop with Bijan Chemirani

The Salento Jazz festival is hosting an intensive rhythm and percussion workshop led by Franco-Iranian percussionist and composer Bijan Chemirani. The event will take place from November 7 to November 10 at the Cento55 masseria urbana in Maglie.

Designed for a maximum of twelve participants, the workshop focuses on improvisation, collective creation, and the intersection of Persian and Mediterranean traditions. The program concludes with a performance at the MAITO (Museo ArcheoIndustriale di Terra d’Otranto).

This workshop is part of the broader Salento Jazz festival schedule, which runs from October 28 to November 10 across the province of Lecce, featuring an international lineup including Rokia Traoré, Bill Frisell, and Paolo Fresu.