Cantina Bentivoglio | May 2026

The main concerts taking place in May at the Cantina Bentivoglio Jazz Club.

• 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 Fashioned

  Lara Ferrari - vocals
  Enrico Erriquez - clarinet
  Jacopo Salieri - piano
  Sergio Mariotti - double bass

• Sunday, May 3
  Michael Harding Trio

  Andrea 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