Clazz International Music Festival

Clazz International Music Festival Clazz offers a one-of-a-kind educational, musical, and cultural experience.

01/10/2025

Are you listening? Amazing, Jon Batiste!

01/04/2025

Here’s a little bit of Maestro Andrea Pellegrini .pellegrini.777 blowing over Monk’s Dream from last July. We are dreaming of July 2025 with you all back in Arcidosso…

It was great to have .bedard and with us last summer from of Montreal. They will join us again this July. Hope to see ...
01/03/2025

It was great to have .bedard and with us last summer from of Montreal. They will join us again this July. Hope to see you there too!

Here are some snapshots by 📸 from our last concert of summer 2024 with student ensembles: North Indian rhythm ensemble,...
01/03/2025

Here are some snapshots by 📸 from our last concert of summer 2024 with student ensembles: North Indian rhythm ensemble, jazz combo, clarinet quartet, sax quartet, flute quartet, and the Clazz Chamber Orchestra with soloists , .negron, Andrea Pellegrini, Boris Tonkov, and students with conductors and

Cheers to another a great year of music together! Happy New Year from all of us at
01/02/2025

Cheers to another a great year of music together! Happy New Year from all of us at

Applications are open for Clazz International Music Festival 2025 on our website! https://www.clazzmusicfestival.comAppl...
12/13/2024

Applications are open for Clazz International Music Festival 2025 on our website!

https://www.clazzmusicfestival.com

Apply now for free until February 15th. See you in Tuscany in July 🇮🇹🎻🎹

Thank you Maestro Quincy Jones for all of your amazing music and wisdom. What a true genreless musician and producer gen...
11/04/2024

Thank you Maestro Quincy Jones for all of your amazing music and wisdom. What a true genreless musician and producer genius… studied with Nadia Boulanger and performed with Dizzy Gillespie.

Jones was best known as the producer of three Michael Jackson albums - Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.

Grazie a tutti per questo meraviglioso festival Clazz 2024!📸
08/03/2024

Grazie a tutti per questo meraviglioso festival Clazz 2024!
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07/28/2024

Violista Boris Tonkov suonerà oggi un pezzo di Niccolò Paganini’s “Sonata per la Grand’ Orchestra” alle 18:00 al Nido delle Fate per Gran Finale Concerto dell’Orchestra con direttore Musician Matt Pickart. A presto!

Concerto stasera 21:30: Professori e studenti Clazz 24’ feat. con ex-studenti Clazz, will feature Clazz returning alumni...
07/27/2024

Concerto stasera 21:30: Professori e studenti Clazz 24’ feat. con ex-studenti Clazz, will feature Clazz returning alumni. This summer we are so proud to have Clazz alumnus from 2018 and 2019 join us on faculty, cellist Elijah Lacin. After completing his Master of Music degree at the San Francisco Conservatory in 2023, studying with world renowned pedagogue, Bonnie Hampton, Mr. Lacin embarked on a professional orchestra career in Israel, serving as principal cellist of the Israel Symphony Orchestra of Beer-Sheva.

07/27/2024

Come hear ’s new work “Got a Pen” written specifically for Clazz tonight at 21:30 at for our concert: teachers and students in performance together featuring Clazz alumni!

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Boris Tonkov plays Paganini’s “Sonata per la Grand’ Orchestra”
Boris Tonkov plays Paganini’s “Sonata per la Grand’ Orchestra”

Violista Boris Tonkov suonerà oggi un pezzo di Niccolò Paganini’s “Sonata per la Grand’ Orchestra” alle 18:00 al Nido delle Fate per Gran Finale Concerto dell’Orchestra con direttore Musician Matt Pickart. A presto! #paganini #niccolopaganini #paganinigrandsonata #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #boristonkov #clazz2024 #arcidosso

Tim Kampen: Got a Pen
Tim Kampen: Got a Pen

Come hear @timstrings’s new work “Got a Pen” written specifically for Clazz tonight at 21:30 at @teatrodegliunanimi_amiata for our concert: teachers and students in performance together featuring Clazz alumni! #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #arcidosso #timstrings #gotapen #strumbowing

I Put a Spell on You
I Put a Spell on You

Don’t miss the Clazz student combo led by Pittsburgh vocalist @anyahnancy at 4pm in the @teatrodegliunanimi_amiata! Here’s a little bit of their amazingness from the Jazz Jam at Wish Pub from Wednesday night! #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazz2024 #arcidosso #wishpub #jazzjam #iputaspellonyou

Paul Butler’s @pabumusic Music Improvisation for Self Expression class
Paul Butler’s @pabumusic Music Improvisation for Self Expression class

We are in full swing at @clazzmusicfestival! Here’s a little bit of Paul Butler’s @pabumusic Music Improvisation for Self Expression class yesterday 🎶 #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #improvisation #groove #clarinet

We are proud collaborators with @menicagli_pianoforti from Livorni since our festival started in 2016! It’s always a thrill to see the pianos go in before the festival. Grazie mille Menicagli! #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #menicaglipianoforti #clazzmusicfestival #clazz2024 #pianoforte

Minor Swing
Minor Swing

Minor Swing has become one of the anthems of Clazz. This was a very fun group we had featuring super star students David, Marki, and Casey, a few touches of Monti and Bach, and a little surprise at the end. Enjoy! Minor Swing Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) Stéphane Grappelli (1908-1997) Helmut Lipsky, violino Marki Lukyniuk, violino Matt Pickart, violino Casey Whyte violino David Milkis, violoncello Paul Butler, clarinetto Ulrich Hoffmeier, chitarra Jean-François Martel, contrabbasso Viaggio dal Classico al Jazz Clazz International Music Festival 2023 21 Luglio, 2023 Teatro degli Unanimi, Arcidosso, GR Audio/Video: David Milkis Audio/Video production: Boris Tonkov #minorswing #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #stephanegrappelli #djangoreinhardt #bach #jazzviolin #monticsardas

Remembering a beautiful evening at Merigar Comunità Dzogchen near Arcidosso last summer… the location provided so much inspiration to our musicians for an evening of improvisation and chamber music for the people of Merigar. Enjoy an excerpt of Nicola Matteis’s Preludio with Laura Andriani and James Waldo 🎻🎻 #merigar #merigarwest #arcidosso #clazzmusicfestival #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazz2023 #nicolamatteis #lauraandriani #jameswaldo

Thank you Sydney Scarlett @da_real_squidney! We loved having you at Clazz in Arcidosso last summer. Students, apply now at www.clazzmusicfestival.com Link in bio. #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #newenglandconservatory #violin #chambermusic #improvisation #sibeliusouvenir #mozart40 #stolenmoments

Thank you Kaja Hammerschmidt! We loved having you at Clazz in Arcidosso the last two summers. Students, apply now at www.clazzmusicfestival.com #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #interlochenarts #eastmanschoolofmusic #flute #chambermusic #improvisation #bluemonk #paquitodrivera

Apply now at www.clazzmusicfestival.com for Clazz International Music Festival 2024: July 15-29, 2024 Music from Clazz 2023: Ponteio by Edu Lobo (b. 1943) Arranged by Eugene Friesen @eugene.friesen Clazz Festival Orchestra, directed by Eugene Friesen solo flute and clarinet: Nancy Stagnitta and Paul Butler Gran Finale Concerto dell’Orchestra: From Mozart to Maracaibo July 30, 2023 Nido de Fate @stagnittaflute @pabumusic Beatrice by Sam Rivers (1923-2011) Casey Whyte, violino @casey.violin Ulrich Hoffmeier, chitarra @ulihoffmeier Jean-François Martel, contrabbasso @jeanfrancoismartelcuba Astri Nascenti: Concerto degli student I Luglio 20, 2023 Teatro degli Unanimi Video Production: Tim Kampen @timstrings with materials from: David Milkis @d__milkis Caroline Tabah @carolinetabah Matt Pickart @mattpickart One Ram Media #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #arcidosso #musicfestival #chambermusic #improvisation

Apply now at www.clazzmusicfestival.com for Clazz International Music Festival 2024: July 15-29, 2024 Early bird deadline extended to February 15th! Music from Clazz 2023: Ponteio by Edu Lobo (b. 1943) Arranged by Eugene Friesen Clazz Festival Orchestra, directed by Eugene Friesen solo flute and clarinet: Nancy Stagnitta and Paul Butler Gran Finale Concerto dell’Orchestra: From Mozart to Maracaibo July 30, 2023 Nido de Fate Nancy Stagnitta, flutist Paul Butler Beatrice by Sam Rivers (1923-2011) Casey Whyte, violino Casey - Violinist Ulrich Hoffmeier, chitarra Uli Hoffmeier Jean-François Martel, contrabbasso Jean-François Martel Astri Nascenti: Concerto degli student I Luglio 20, 2023 Teatro degli Unanimi Video Production: Tim Kampen Tim Kampen Strings with materials from: David Milkis @d__milkis Caroline Tabah @carolinetabah Matt Pickart Musician Matt Pickart One Ram Media #clazzinternationalmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #clazzmusicfestival #arcidosso #musicfestival #chambermusic #improvisation

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Clazz, a new music festival at the intersection of classical and jazz idioms, offers a one-of-a-kind experience. Set in the historic center of Arcidosso, Italy, and situated in the heart of Tuscany, Clazz International Music Festival features a fully integrated musical journey for attendees. While some musicians will come to focus on their classical repertoire, others will be more inclined to harness their improvisational abilities. Clazz allows students the freedom to choose their own educational path. At Clazz, we are focused on learning how to be the best musician we can be, in an inspiring and nurturing environment, regardless of genre. Complete with two day trips to Siena, and the beach in Porto Santo Stefano, delicious local cuisine of the region, a first-rate concert series, and a faculty of highly acclaimed international artists, Clazz guarantees a very special musical experience, helping to foster significant and meaningful new connections to last a life time. Get ahead as a twenty-first century musician and join us for Clazz International Music Festival 2019 in the Tuscan hills this summer!" For further information and to apply now to Clazz for this summer: July 19-August 5, 2019 please visit our website at: http://www.clazzmusicfestival.com/ Early bird applications are due by January 31st online!