Bergamo Jazz returns to Lazzaretto again in 2026 with two concerts: Fatoumata Diawara and Dee Dee Bridgewater
BERGAMO JAZZ SUMMER 2026 @LAZZARETTO Donizetti Theatre Foundation/Bergamo Jazz e Bergamo Association of the Friends of the International Piano Festival present two extraordinary concerts at Lazzaretto in collaboration with the City of Bergamo with the support of A2A and BCC Oglio e Serio Thursday, July 2, 2026 Fatoumata Diawara Saturday, July 18, 2026 Dee Dee Bridgewater Fatoumata Diawara, Thursday, July 2, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Saturday, July 18, two great women, two great voices: Bergamo Jazz returns to the Lazzaretto in the name of female musicianship that carries strong messages that are more relevant and necessary today than ever before. Organized by Fondazione Teatro Donizetti with theBergamo Association of Friends of the International Piano Festival, with support from BCC Oglio e Serio and, for Dee Dee Bridgewater's concert, A2A, the two events are among the summer events promoted at Lazzaretto by the Bergamo City CouncilCulture Department . Fatoumata Diawara is among the most intense, powerful and visionary voices in today's African and international world music scene. A native of Mali, she is a multifaceted artist, singer, musician, composer, actress and dancer: an overwhelming performer, she recounts Africa in its wounds and rebirths and transforms each concert into an engaging collective experience. In Bergamo Fatoumata Diawara will present her new album Massa, due out in June, assisted by her band with Jurandir Da Silva Santana on guitar, Fernando Javier Tejero on keyboards, Velez Juan Finger on electric bass and William Ombe Monkama on drums. Dee Dee Bridgewater, whose previous concerts under the banners of Bergamo Jazz date back to 1996 and 2005, has held the title of jazz singing queen for decades. Her project "We Exist!", which fields three talented instrumentalists of different nationalities - Carmen Staaf on piano, Rosa Brunello on electric bass and double bass, and Julie Saury on drums - launches a battle cry through songs that are not mere melodies with committed lyrics, but true manifestos in music, repositories of messages understandable to all thanks to the magnetic personality of a legend not only of jazz. Proceeds from ticket sales of the U.S. vocalist's concert will be donated to Fondazione Banco dell'Energia, the philanthropic organization sponsored by A2A and its Foundations AEM, ASM and LGH, which supports people in economically and socially vulnerable situations. Tickets on sale, at Biglietteria del Teatro Donizetti and online at Vivaticket, from Friday, April 17, On the previous days, April 14 to 16, subscribers to Bergamo Jazz and the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo will be able to avail themselves of the right of first refusal. Prices: 30 to 40 euros. Concerts start at 9:30 pm. For Sergio Gandi, Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Culture of the City of Bergamo, "it is an honor to once again have the opportunity to host artists of international value within Lazzaretto Estate. This is made possible by virtue of the collaboration with Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, which of the Bergamo Jazz festival is the soul and driving force, and with the Bergamo Association of














