Jazz'on Parma Orchestra

The association JAZZ'ON PARMA ORCHESTRA is a young non profit organization based in Parma, Italy. The main aim of the JPO is founding in Parma professional Jazz big band and spread the culture of big jazz formations in generally.

The association have also a music school with 2 regular big band workshops for Basic and Advalced Level.

The founder, conductor and artistic director of the big band is the composer and trombone player Beppe Di Benedetto.

The orchestra performs with the classic organic of the big band: 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, guitar, piano, double bass, drums.

The JPO officially formed in 2018, includes among its ranks musicians of national reference including:

ALTO SAX: Chicco Montisano, Manuel Caliumi

TENOR SAX: Emiliano Vernizzi, Gabriele Fava

BARITONE SAX: Eoin Setti

TRUMPET: Simone Copellini, Matteo Pontegavelli, Marco Indino, Ivan Elefante

TROMBONE:  Valentino Spaggiari, Daniele Nardi, Stefano Tincani, Donald Castagnetti

GUITARS: Michele Bianchi

PIANO: Luca Savazzi

DOUBLE BASS: Stefano Carrara

DRUMS: Michele Morari

CONDUCTOR: Beppe Di Benedetto

After 3 month long crowd funding campaign has been record the debut album of the Jazz’on Parma Orchestra “SOUND LANDSCAPES” (release date December 10th 2022, Label & Publishing: Trifonica Edizioni).

SOUND LANDSCAPES contains 6 original compositions written and arranged by Beppe Di Benedetto.

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