The main concerts taking place in May at the Cantina Bentivoglio Jazz Club.
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Friday, May 1
Mauro Mussoni Quintet "Tempo"
The third album by Mauro Mussoni’s quintet stems from reflections and considerations on time and all its meanings.
Each individual piece has a close connection with the concept of time: a moment, a period, a state of consciousness, an experience, a passage through a particular place.
The tracks are also interconnected to recreate the course of a day, including the various recurring emotional situations that may arise: momentum, reflection, pause, an encounter, a small ritual, melancholy.
The timbral research has evolved towards a warm and vibrant sound.Simone La Maida - tenor sax, flute
Massimo Morganti - trombone
Massimiliano Rocchetta - piano
Mauro Mussoni - double bass
Manuel Giovannetti - drums -
Saturday, May 2
The Old FashionedLara Ferrari - vocals
Enrico Erriquez - clarinet
Jacopo Salieri - piano
Sergio Mariotti - double bass -
Sunday, May 3
Michael Harding TrioAndrea Molinari - guitar
Paolo Benedettini - double bass
Michael Harding - drums -
Friday, May 8
Michele Corcella, Live Jazz Scenario Ensemble
Conceived by Michele Corcella and the artistic direction of Cantina Bentivoglio, this ensemble debuted during the 2021 Bologna Jazz Festival and has since developed as a permanent residency project.
The line-up features renowned names and young talents of Italian jazz. A distinctive feature is the constant creation of new compositions, premiered at every concert, allowing audiences to always experience world premieres live.Michele Corcella - guitar, composition and direction
Marcello Allulli - tenor sax
Alfonso Deidda - baritone sax, flute
Cristiano Arcelli - alto sax, flute
Federico Pierantoni - trombone
Fabrizio Puglisi - piano
Stefano Senni - double bass
Alessandro Paternesi - drums
Giovanni Tamburini - trumpet, flugelhorn -
Friday, May 15
Emiliano Pintori's Organix
Organix is a sextet inspired by the classic formations popular between the late 1960s and 1970s, consisting of the traditional organ trio (organ, guitar, drums), two horns (trumpet and tenor sax/flute) and percussion.
The group openly draws inspiration from those sounds, now rarely heard in such a large formation, while filtering them through a contemporary sensibility, aiming to create an effective blend of immediate accessibility and improvisational mastery, combining hypnotic grooves with more elaborate jazz explorations.Emiliano Pintori - Hammond organ
Matteo Diego Scarcella - tenor sax, transverse flute
Cosimo Boni - trumpet
Marco Bovi - guitar
Danilo Mineo - percussion
Adam Pache - drums -
Thursday, May 21
Michele Polga Organ Trio
The personality of Michele Polga’s tenor sax meets the energetic and seasoned rhythm section formed by Alberto Gurrisi and Pasquale Fiore. A meeting of three musicians with long personal journeys and a shared passion for mainstream jazz. Through original compositions and works from the great American tradition, the trio performs with strong interplay and careful dynamic control, interpreting the feeling of the moment as fully as possible.Michele Polga - tenor sax
Alberto Gurrisi - Hammond organ
Pasquale Fiore - drums -
Friday, May 22
Bentivoglio All Stars
An ensemble specially created by the artistic direction of the Via Mascarella jazz club. The band is made up of eight musicians among the best on the Bologna and national jazz scene. Co-leading this almost big band are the four horns of Matteo Raggi, Marco Ferri, Barend Middelhoff and Michele Vignali, four saxophonists guaranteeing a level of exchange and interplay rarely seen in Italy and seldom abroad.
The project addresses the need to create a virtuous artistic network capable of bringing fresh energy, new knowledge and new relationships to the jazz scene of the Emilia-Romagna capital.Matteo Raggi - tenor sax
Barend Middelhoff - tenor sax
Marco Ferri - tenor sax
Michele Vignali - tenor sax
Davide Brillante - guitar
Nico Menci - piano
Stefano Senni - double bass
Enrico Smiderle - drums -
Friday, May 29
The Moonshiners: distillers of free music
A sextet conceived by the club’s artistic direction.
The “distillers of free music” aim to consistently write and arrange original pieces specifically conceived for this formation, made up exclusively of young jazz musicians from the Bologna scene who have recently entered the professional world.
Their writing is free and unrestrained, an exciting concept for musicians whose banner is modern, fresh and contemporary jazz, rich in influences yet free from unnecessary stereotypes.Federico Califano - alto sax
Canio Coscia - tenor sax
Saverio Zura - guitar
Filippo Galbiati - piano
Andrea Esperti - double bass
Tommaso Stanghellini - drums
Map
Cantina Bentivoglio | May 2026
Cantina Bentivoglio - Via Mascarella 4/b
40126 Bologna
Telephone: +39 051265416
Email: jazz@cantinabentivoglio.it
Site/minisite/other: https://www.cantinabentivoglio.it/
Interests
- Music & Exhibition
Timetables
Open every evening and for Sunday lunch
Concerts start at 10.00 p.m.




