{"id":3337,"date":"2026-11-01T22:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2026-11-01T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:35:34","slug":"le-jazziste-by-mary-goes-to-tuscany-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/en\/le-jazziste-by-mary-goes-to-tuscany-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Jazziste by Mary goes to Tuscany \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Chapter 19<\/mark><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;to&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><em>women&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz<\/em><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Some&nbsp;journeys&nbsp;begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;destination,&nbsp;while&nbsp;others,&nbsp;almost&nbsp;without&nbsp;us&nbsp;even&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;it,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;new&nbsp;chapters&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;story.&nbsp;And&nbsp;so,&nbsp;after&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;traces&nbsp;of&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;streets&nbsp;of&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;here&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;again&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy,&nbsp;my&nbsp;first&nbsp;home.&nbsp;This&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tuscany!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Two&nbsp;trips&nbsp;and&nbsp;two&nbsp;nearby&nbsp;cities:&nbsp;<strong><em>Florence<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><em>Lucca<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;Two&nbsp;places&nbsp;that&nbsp;each&nbsp;tell,&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;way,&nbsp;the&nbsp;story&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;region&nbsp;where&nbsp;art,&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;music&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;around&nbsp;every&nbsp;corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;there&nbsp;I&nbsp;am,&nbsp;as&nbsp;always,&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;and&nbsp;ears&nbsp;wide&nbsp;open,&nbsp;ready&nbsp;to&nbsp;discover&nbsp;new&nbsp;stories,&nbsp;new&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&#8230;&nbsp;<em><strong>Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tuscany!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_9890.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3372\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500073242902763;width:682px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>View of Florence from above<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">There&nbsp;is&nbsp;Florence,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;streets,&nbsp;monuments,&nbsp;and&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;city&nbsp;walls,&nbsp;squares,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;charm&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes&nbsp;even&nbsp;simply&nbsp;getting&nbsp;lost&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;narrow&nbsp;streets&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">But&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;special&nbsp;musical&nbsp;reason&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;there:&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;the&nbsp;footsteps&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong><em>Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;A&nbsp;festival&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;very&nbsp;heart&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;through&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary:&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;their&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;their&nbsp;instruments,&nbsp;their&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf39&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna<\/mark>:&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;told&nbsp;by&nbsp;women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Founded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2005&nbsp;and&nbsp;promoted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Circolo&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna&nbsp;i<\/mark><\/strong>s&nbsp;a&nbsp;festival&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;female&nbsp;talent&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;singers,&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;arrangers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists,&nbsp;both&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;and&nbsp;international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;twenty-second&nbsp;edition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;festival&nbsp;presented&nbsp;four&nbsp;summer&nbsp;evenings,&nbsp;from&nbsp;August&nbsp;6&nbsp;to&nbsp;27,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;evocative&nbsp;cloister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Santa&nbsp;Caterina&nbsp;at&nbsp;Lucca&#8217;s&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio,&nbsp;with&nbsp;free-admission&nbsp;concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;programme&nbsp;spanning&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages&nbsp;and&nbsp;traditions,&nbsp;from&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;to&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;cross-genre&nbsp;influences,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;expressions&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;artistry&nbsp;[1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lucca Jazz Donna&#8217;s stage, 27 August 2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three&nbsp;women:&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;universes,&nbsp;connected&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;thread&nbsp;of&nbsp;silk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;August&nbsp;27,&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;evening&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;summer&nbsp;programme,&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;three&nbsp;projects&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;women&nbsp;musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Giulia&nbsp;Vazzoler<\/mark><\/strong>,&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;pianist,&nbsp;opened&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;with&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Elisa,&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;intertwines&nbsp;music&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;outreach&nbsp;through&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;reinterpretations&nbsp;of&nbsp;classical&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Beethoven,&nbsp;Chopin,&nbsp;Debussy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Schumann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;festival&nbsp;invited&nbsp;a&nbsp;classical&nbsp;pianist;&nbsp;this&nbsp;very&nbsp;observation&nbsp;was&nbsp;shared&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;audience&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;performer&nbsp;herself,&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;invitation&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps&nbsp;because&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;genre&nbsp;par&nbsp;excellence,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;going&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;itself&nbsp;and&nbsp;offering&nbsp;every&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;personality&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;express&nbsp;their&nbsp;true&nbsp;self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next,&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Martina&nbsp;Lupi&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>presented&nbsp;Dannate&nbsp;salvatrici,&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;Manuel&nbsp;Petti&nbsp;on&nbsp;accordion&nbsp;and&nbsp;piano&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mattia&nbsp;Lotini&nbsp;on&nbsp;guitar.&nbsp;A&nbsp;recording&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;explores&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;facets&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;ancient&nbsp;archetypes&nbsp;and&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;stereotypes&nbsp;that,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;still&nbsp;inhabit&nbsp;our&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally,&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Lucia&nbsp;Filaci<\/mark><\/strong>,&nbsp;singer,&nbsp;composer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;songwriter,&nbsp;brought&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage,&nbsp;together&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;[2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three&nbsp;artists&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;inhabiting&nbsp;music.&nbsp;How&nbsp;wonderful!&nbsp;And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;three&nbsp;women&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3326\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6645161290322581;width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image.jpeg 451w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <em>musicaculturaonline.it<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>is&nbsp;a&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;whose&nbsp;musical&nbsp;journey&nbsp;began&nbsp;with&nbsp;classical&nbsp;and&nbsp;operatic&nbsp;training,&nbsp;before&nbsp;developing&nbsp;through&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;original&nbsp;songwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journey&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;for&nbsp;interpreting&nbsp;melodies&nbsp;and&nbsp;words,&nbsp;but&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;of&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;in&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;and&nbsp;moving&nbsp;freely&nbsp;between&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;brings&nbsp;together&nbsp;an&nbsp;attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;technique,&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;scat&nbsp;singing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;bebop&nbsp;and&nbsp;hard&nbsp;bop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;music&nbsp;with&nbsp;original&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;[3].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;from&nbsp;this&nbsp;desire&nbsp;for&nbsp;experimentation&nbsp;and&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><em>A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci<\/em>&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>was&nbsp;born,&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;she&nbsp;shares&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;<strong>Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;stage&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giuseppe&nbsp;Sacchi,&nbsp;piano&nbsp;and&nbsp;keyboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giordano&nbsp;Panizza,&nbsp;double&nbsp;bass&nbsp;and&nbsp;electric&nbsp;bass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gianmarco&nbsp;De&nbsp;Nisi,&nbsp;drums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;and&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;become&nbsp;partners&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;musical&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;an&nbsp;ensemble&nbsp;that&nbsp;actively&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;to&nbsp;shaping&nbsp;the&nbsp;sound&nbsp;[2][3].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;here,&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;breaks&nbsp;through&nbsp;every&nbsp;barrier:&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;typical&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;voice&nbsp;that&nbsp;expresses&nbsp;itself&nbsp;primarily&nbsp;through&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;pop-oriented&nbsp;flavour,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;on&nbsp;equal&nbsp;footing&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;a&nbsp;trumpet,&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;clarinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-01-at-21.43.36-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3374\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9970674486803519;width:648px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-01-at-21.43.36-1.png 1152w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-01-at-21.43.36-1-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-01-at-21.43.36-1-1024x951.png 1024w, https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-01-at-21.43.36-1-768x713.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lucia Filaci&#8217;s concert at Lucca Jazz Donna<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa7&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci:&nbsp;when&nbsp;music&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;dialogue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released&nbsp;on&nbsp;November&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alfa&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;grew&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo,&nbsp;who&nbsp;had&nbsp;already&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;category&nbsp;of&nbsp;LAZIOsound&nbsp;2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An&nbsp;album&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;centre&nbsp;a&nbsp;concept&nbsp;as&nbsp;simple&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;to&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;music:&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;voice&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;simply&nbsp;sing&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;just&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;accompany&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;seek&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;out,&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;support&nbsp;each&nbsp;other,&nbsp;and&nbsp;give&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;space,&nbsp;building&nbsp;a&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;each&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;how&nbsp;this&nbsp;principle&nbsp;also&nbsp;runs&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;writing:&nbsp;original&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;lyrics,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;references&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;tradition,&nbsp;and&nbsp;openings&nbsp;towards&nbsp;contemporary,&nbsp;pop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;[4].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed,&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;journey&nbsp;develops&nbsp;from&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;atmospheres&nbsp;towards&nbsp;an&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;sonic&nbsp;dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><em>Che&nbsp;confusione<\/em><\/mark><\/strong>,&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;nuances&nbsp;emerge,&nbsp;while&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;<em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronics&nbsp;intertwine&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;daring&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;of&nbsp;timbre&nbsp;[4].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;find&nbsp;most&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;idea&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;Musica&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;explain&nbsp;how&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;was&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;an&nbsp;authentic&nbsp;and&nbsp;equal&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;between&nbsp;two&nbsp;solo&nbsp;instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;listen,&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;to&nbsp;respond.&nbsp;To&nbsp;give&nbsp;space&nbsp;and,&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage&nbsp;to&nbsp;occupy&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;balance&nbsp;in&nbsp;constant&nbsp;motion&nbsp;[3].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz:&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;building&nbsp;something&nbsp;together&nbsp;without&nbsp;giving&nbsp;up&nbsp;one&#8217;s&nbsp;own&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;unique&nbsp;and&nbsp;unrepeatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;equal&nbsp;voices&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;was&nbsp;founded&nbsp;upon&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;origins,&nbsp;what&nbsp;its&nbsp;unwritten&nbsp;manifestoestablished:&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why&nbsp;has&nbsp;this&nbsp;idea&nbsp;faded&nbsp;away?&nbsp;Why&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;so&nbsp;often&nbsp;considered&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;need&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;or&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;an&nbsp;integral&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;group&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;texture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;how&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;had&nbsp;completely&nbsp;overcome&nbsp;this&nbsp;barrier&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;:&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;any&nbsp;division,&nbsp;hierarchy,&nbsp;or&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;physical&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;on&nbsp;stage.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;velvety&nbsp;blend,&nbsp;as&nbsp;smooth&nbsp;as&nbsp;cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This,&nbsp;for&nbsp;me,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;deepest&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;jazz.&nbsp;And&nbsp;my&nbsp;hope&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;embraced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generations,&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;fortunate&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;positive&nbsp;role&nbsp;models&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;overcoming&nbsp;that&nbsp;divide&nbsp;between&nbsp;singers&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists&nbsp;which,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;very&nbsp;much&nbsp;alive&nbsp;and&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;misleading&nbsp;and&nbsp;one-sided&nbsp;stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf39&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><em>Mary&nbsp;recommends<\/em>&#8230;<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;(2025)<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;album,&nbsp;but&nbsp;three&nbsp;tracks&nbsp;in&nbsp;particular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Fra&nbsp;ragione&nbsp;e&nbsp;sentimento<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;single&nbsp;released&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;album,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;meets&nbsp;influences&nbsp;from&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Notte<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>,&nbsp;a&nbsp;ballad&nbsp;that&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;Vittorio,&nbsp;her&nbsp;partner&nbsp;in&nbsp;life&nbsp;as&nbsp;well:&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;personal&nbsp;bond&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;translate&nbsp;an&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimacy&nbsp;and&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;into&nbsp;music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>,&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;which&nbsp;opens&nbsp;the&nbsp;quintet&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;towards&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;expressive&nbsp;possibilities&nbsp;[3][4].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"FRA RAGIONE e SENTIMENTO Lucia Filaci e Vittorio Cuculo (Videoclip ufficiale)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zs-opnN2BqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Florence to Lucca, once again, the journey became an opportunity to discover new musical perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;<em>Lucca Jazz Donna<\/em>&nbsp;offered me an example of how a festival can place female creativity at its centre, not merely through the presence of women on stage, but by finally giving full space to their ideas, their compositions, and their artistic projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because this is precisely where&nbsp;<strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Le Jazziste by Mary<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the desire to seek out, listen to, and tell the stories of the women who contribute to making jazz a living, constantly evolving form of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A journey that continues&#8230; one (or more) jazzwomen at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happy listening!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From jazz (and Tuscany) with love,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf39&nbsp;<strong>Mary xx<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources and Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[1]&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccajazzdonna.it\/lucca-jazz-donna-2026-ecco-il-programma\/\">Lucca Jazz Donna <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[2]&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luccajazzdonna.it\/programma\/\">Lucca Jazz Donna \u2014 Official Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[3]&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicajazz.it\/intervista-lucia-filaci-vittorio-cuculo\/\">Musica Jazz \u2014 \u201cA due voci\u201d: Interview with Lucia Filaci and Vittorio Cuculo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[4]&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainews.it\/tgr\/lazio\/articoli\/2025\/11\/a-due-voci-il-nuovo-disco-di-lucia-filaci-vittorio-cuculo-in-uscita-il-28-novembre-d457d2b6-ef6a-4935-8e49-235af53afe51.html\">RaiNews \u2014 \u201cA due voci\u201d, the New Album by Lucia Filaci &amp; Vittorio Cuculo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<strong><em>All photos (except for the portrait of Lucia Filaci) by Mary Blengino<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 19 From&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;to&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz Some&nbsp;journeys&nbsp;begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;destination,&nbsp;while&nbsp;others,&nbsp;almost&nbsp;without&nbsp;us&nbsp;even&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;it,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;new&nbsp;chapters&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;story.&nbsp;And&nbsp;so,&nbsp;after&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;traces&nbsp;of&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;streets&nbsp;of&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;here&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;again&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy,&nbsp;my&nbsp;first&nbsp;home.&nbsp;This&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tuscany! Two&nbsp;trips&nbsp;and&nbsp;two&nbsp;nearby&nbsp;cities:&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lucca.&nbsp;Two&nbsp;places&nbsp;that&nbsp;each&nbsp;tell,&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;way,&nbsp;the&nbsp;story&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;region&nbsp;where&nbsp;art,&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;music&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;around&nbsp;every&nbsp;corner. And&nbsp;there&nbsp;I&nbsp;am,&nbsp;as&nbsp;always,&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;and&nbsp;ears&nbsp;wide&nbsp;open,&nbsp;ready&nbsp;to&nbsp;discover&nbsp;new&nbsp;stories,&nbsp;new&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz. So&#8230;&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tuscany! There&nbsp;is&nbsp;Florence,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;streets,&nbsp;monuments,&nbsp;and&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;city&nbsp;walls,&nbsp;squares,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;charm&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes&nbsp;even&nbsp;simply&nbsp;getting&nbsp;lost&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;narrow&nbsp;streets&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;pleasure. But&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;special&nbsp;musical&nbsp;reason&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;there:&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;the&nbsp;footsteps&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna.&nbsp;A&nbsp;festival&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;very&nbsp;heart&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;through&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary:&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;their&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;their&nbsp;instruments,&nbsp;their&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journeys. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna:&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;told&nbsp;by&nbsp;women Founded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2005&nbsp;and&nbsp;promoted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Circolo&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;festival&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;female&nbsp;talent&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;singers,&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;arrangers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists,&nbsp;both&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;and&nbsp;international. In&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;twenty-second&nbsp;edition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;festival&nbsp;presented&nbsp;four&nbsp;summer&nbsp;evenings,&nbsp;from&nbsp;August&nbsp;6&nbsp;to&nbsp;27,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;evocative&nbsp;cloister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Santa&nbsp;Caterina&nbsp;at&nbsp;Lucca&#8217;s&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio,&nbsp;with&nbsp;free-admission&nbsp;concerts. A&nbsp;programme&nbsp;spanning&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages&nbsp;and&nbsp;traditions,&nbsp;from&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;to&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;cross-genre&nbsp;influences,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;expressions&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;artistry&nbsp;[1]. Three&nbsp;women:&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;universes,&nbsp;connected&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;thread&nbsp;of&nbsp;silk On&nbsp;August&nbsp;27,&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;evening&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;summer&nbsp;programme,&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;three&nbsp;projects&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;women&nbsp;musicians. Giulia&nbsp;Vazzoler,&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;pianist,&nbsp;opened&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;with&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Elisa,&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;intertwines&nbsp;music&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;outreach&nbsp;through&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;reinterpretations&nbsp;of&nbsp;classical&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Beethoven,&nbsp;Chopin,&nbsp;Debussy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Schumann. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;festival&nbsp;invited&nbsp;a&nbsp;classical&nbsp;pianist;&nbsp;this&nbsp;very&nbsp;observation&nbsp;was&nbsp;shared&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;audience&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;performer&nbsp;herself,&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;invitation&#8230; Perhaps&nbsp;because&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;genre&nbsp;par&nbsp;excellence,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;going&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;itself&nbsp;and&nbsp;offering&nbsp;every&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;personality&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;express&nbsp;their&nbsp;true&nbsp;self. Next,&nbsp;Martina&nbsp;Lupi&nbsp;presented&nbsp;Dannate&nbsp;salvatrici,&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;Manuel&nbsp;Petti&nbsp;on&nbsp;accordion&nbsp;and&nbsp;piano&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mattia&nbsp;Lotini&nbsp;on&nbsp;guitar.&nbsp;A&nbsp;recording&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;explores&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;facets&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;ancient&nbsp;archetypes&nbsp;and&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;stereotypes&nbsp;that,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;still&nbsp;inhabit&nbsp;our&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;lives. Finally,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci,&nbsp;singer,&nbsp;composer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;songwriter,&nbsp;brought&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage,&nbsp;together&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;[2]. Three&nbsp;artists&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;inhabiting&nbsp;music.&nbsp;How&nbsp;wonderful!&nbsp;And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;three&nbsp;women&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;focus. \ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;whose&nbsp;musical&nbsp;journey&nbsp;began&nbsp;with&nbsp;classical&nbsp;and&nbsp;operatic&nbsp;training,&nbsp;before&nbsp;developing&nbsp;through&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;original&nbsp;songwriting. An&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journey&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;for&nbsp;interpreting&nbsp;melodies&nbsp;and&nbsp;words,&nbsp;but&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;of&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;in&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;and&nbsp;moving&nbsp;freely&nbsp;between&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages. Her&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;brings&nbsp;together&nbsp;an&nbsp;attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;technique,&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;scat&nbsp;singing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;bebop&nbsp;and&nbsp;hard&nbsp;bop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;music&nbsp;with&nbsp;original&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;from&nbsp;this&nbsp;desire&nbsp;for&nbsp;experimentation&nbsp;and&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;that&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;was&nbsp;born,&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;she&nbsp;shares&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo. On&nbsp;stage&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;them: A&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;and&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;become&nbsp;partners&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;musical&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;an&nbsp;ensemble&nbsp;that&nbsp;actively&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;to&nbsp;shaping&nbsp;the&nbsp;sound&nbsp;[2][3]. And&nbsp;here,&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;breaks&nbsp;through&nbsp;every&nbsp;barrier:&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;typical&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;voice&nbsp;that&nbsp;expresses&nbsp;itself&nbsp;primarily&nbsp;through&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;pop-oriented&nbsp;flavour,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;on&nbsp;equal&nbsp;footing&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;a&nbsp;trumpet,&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;clarinet. \ud83c\udfa7&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci:&nbsp;when&nbsp;music&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;dialogue Released&nbsp;on&nbsp;November&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alfa&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;grew&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo,&nbsp;who&nbsp;had&nbsp;already&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;category&nbsp;of&nbsp;LAZIOsound&nbsp;2025. An&nbsp;album&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;centre&nbsp;a&nbsp;concept&nbsp;as&nbsp;simple&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;to&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;music:&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;listening. The&nbsp;voice&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;simply&nbsp;sing&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;just&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;accompany&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice. The&nbsp;two&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;seek&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;out,&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;support&nbsp;each&nbsp;other,&nbsp;and&nbsp;give&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;space,&nbsp;building&nbsp;a&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;each&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;identity. What&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;how&nbsp;this&nbsp;principle&nbsp;also&nbsp;runs&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;writing:&nbsp;original&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;lyrics,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;references&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;tradition,&nbsp;and&nbsp;openings&nbsp;towards&nbsp;contemporary,&nbsp;pop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;[4]. Indeed,&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;journey&nbsp;develops&nbsp;from&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;atmospheres&nbsp;towards&nbsp;an&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;sonic&nbsp;dimension. In&nbsp;Che&nbsp;confusione,&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;nuances&nbsp;emerge,&nbsp;while&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronics&nbsp;intertwine&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;daring&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;of&nbsp;timbre&nbsp;[4]. But&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;find&nbsp;most&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;idea&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;project. In&nbsp;an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;Musica&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;explain&nbsp;how&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;was&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;an&nbsp;authentic&nbsp;and&nbsp;equal&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;between&nbsp;two&nbsp;solo&nbsp;instruments. To&nbsp;listen,&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;to&nbsp;respond.&nbsp;To&nbsp;give&nbsp;space&nbsp;and,&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage&nbsp;to&nbsp;occupy&nbsp;it. A&nbsp;balance&nbsp;in&nbsp;constant&nbsp;motion&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz:&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;building&nbsp;something&nbsp;together&nbsp;without&nbsp;giving&nbsp;up&nbsp;one&#8217;s&nbsp;own&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;unique&nbsp;and&nbsp;unrepeatable. This&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;equal&nbsp;voices&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;was&nbsp;founded&nbsp;upon&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;origins,&nbsp;what&nbsp;its&nbsp;unwritten&nbsp;manifestoestablished:&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;voice.&#8221; Why&nbsp;has&nbsp;this&nbsp;idea&nbsp;faded&nbsp;away?&nbsp;Why&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;so&nbsp;often&nbsp;considered&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;need&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;or&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;an&nbsp;integral&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;group&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;texture? I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;how&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;had&nbsp;completely&nbsp;overcome&nbsp;this&nbsp;barrier&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;:&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;any&nbsp;division,&nbsp;hierarchy,&nbsp;or&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;physical&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;on&nbsp;stage.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;velvety&nbsp;blend,&nbsp;as&nbsp;smooth&nbsp;as&nbsp;cream. Finally! This,&nbsp;for&nbsp;me,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;deepest&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;jazz.&nbsp;And&nbsp;my&nbsp;hope&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;embraced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generations,&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;fortunate&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;positive&nbsp;role&nbsp;models&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;overcoming&nbsp;that&nbsp;divide&nbsp;between&nbsp;singers&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists&nbsp;which,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;very&nbsp;much&nbsp;alive&nbsp;and&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;misleading&nbsp;and&nbsp;one-sided&nbsp;stereotypes. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;recommends&#8230; A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;(2025) I&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;album,&nbsp;but&nbsp;three&nbsp;tracks&nbsp;in&nbsp;particular: Fra&nbsp;ragione&nbsp;e&nbsp;sentimento,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;single&nbsp;released&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;album,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;meets&nbsp;influences&nbsp;from&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;song. Notte,&nbsp;a&nbsp;ballad&nbsp;that&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;Vittorio,&nbsp;her&nbsp;partner&nbsp;in&nbsp;life&nbsp;as&nbsp;well:&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;personal&nbsp;bond&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;translate&nbsp;an&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimacy&nbsp;and&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;into&nbsp;music. Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;which&nbsp;opens&nbsp;the&nbsp;quintet&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;towards&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;expressive&nbsp;possibilities&nbsp;[3][4]. From Florence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-le-jazziste-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Le Jazziste by Mary goes to Tuscany \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 - Mary Blengino<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/en\/le-jazziste-by-mary-goes-to-tuscany-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le Jazziste by Mary goes to Tuscany \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 - Mary Blengino\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chapter 19 From&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;to&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz Some&nbsp;journeys&nbsp;begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;destination,&nbsp;while&nbsp;others,&nbsp;almost&nbsp;without&nbsp;us&nbsp;even&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;it,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;new&nbsp;chapters&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;story.&nbsp;And&nbsp;so,&nbsp;after&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;traces&nbsp;of&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;streets&nbsp;of&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;here&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;again&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy,&nbsp;my&nbsp;first&nbsp;home.&nbsp;This&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tuscany! Two&nbsp;trips&nbsp;and&nbsp;two&nbsp;nearby&nbsp;cities:&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lucca.&nbsp;Two&nbsp;places&nbsp;that&nbsp;each&nbsp;tell,&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;way,&nbsp;the&nbsp;story&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;region&nbsp;where&nbsp;art,&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;music&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;around&nbsp;every&nbsp;corner. And&nbsp;there&nbsp;I&nbsp;am,&nbsp;as&nbsp;always,&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;and&nbsp;ears&nbsp;wide&nbsp;open,&nbsp;ready&nbsp;to&nbsp;discover&nbsp;new&nbsp;stories,&nbsp;new&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz. So&#8230;&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tuscany! There&nbsp;is&nbsp;Florence,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;streets,&nbsp;monuments,&nbsp;and&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;city&nbsp;walls,&nbsp;squares,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;charm&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes&nbsp;even&nbsp;simply&nbsp;getting&nbsp;lost&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;narrow&nbsp;streets&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;pleasure. But&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;special&nbsp;musical&nbsp;reason&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;there:&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;the&nbsp;footsteps&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna.&nbsp;A&nbsp;festival&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;very&nbsp;heart&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;through&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary:&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;their&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;their&nbsp;instruments,&nbsp;their&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journeys. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna:&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;told&nbsp;by&nbsp;women Founded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2005&nbsp;and&nbsp;promoted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Circolo&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;festival&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;female&nbsp;talent&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;singers,&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;arrangers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists,&nbsp;both&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;and&nbsp;international. In&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;twenty-second&nbsp;edition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;festival&nbsp;presented&nbsp;four&nbsp;summer&nbsp;evenings,&nbsp;from&nbsp;August&nbsp;6&nbsp;to&nbsp;27,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;evocative&nbsp;cloister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Santa&nbsp;Caterina&nbsp;at&nbsp;Lucca&#8217;s&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio,&nbsp;with&nbsp;free-admission&nbsp;concerts. A&nbsp;programme&nbsp;spanning&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages&nbsp;and&nbsp;traditions,&nbsp;from&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;to&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;cross-genre&nbsp;influences,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;expressions&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;artistry&nbsp;[1]. Three&nbsp;women:&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;universes,&nbsp;connected&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;thread&nbsp;of&nbsp;silk On&nbsp;August&nbsp;27,&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;evening&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;summer&nbsp;programme,&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;three&nbsp;projects&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;women&nbsp;musicians. Giulia&nbsp;Vazzoler,&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;pianist,&nbsp;opened&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;with&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Elisa,&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;intertwines&nbsp;music&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;outreach&nbsp;through&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;reinterpretations&nbsp;of&nbsp;classical&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Beethoven,&nbsp;Chopin,&nbsp;Debussy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Schumann. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;festival&nbsp;invited&nbsp;a&nbsp;classical&nbsp;pianist;&nbsp;this&nbsp;very&nbsp;observation&nbsp;was&nbsp;shared&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;audience&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;performer&nbsp;herself,&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;invitation&#8230; Perhaps&nbsp;because&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;genre&nbsp;par&nbsp;excellence,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;going&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;itself&nbsp;and&nbsp;offering&nbsp;every&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;personality&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;express&nbsp;their&nbsp;true&nbsp;self. Next,&nbsp;Martina&nbsp;Lupi&nbsp;presented&nbsp;Dannate&nbsp;salvatrici,&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;Manuel&nbsp;Petti&nbsp;on&nbsp;accordion&nbsp;and&nbsp;piano&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mattia&nbsp;Lotini&nbsp;on&nbsp;guitar.&nbsp;A&nbsp;recording&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;explores&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;facets&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;ancient&nbsp;archetypes&nbsp;and&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;stereotypes&nbsp;that,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;still&nbsp;inhabit&nbsp;our&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;lives. Finally,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci,&nbsp;singer,&nbsp;composer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;songwriter,&nbsp;brought&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage,&nbsp;together&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;[2]. Three&nbsp;artists&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;inhabiting&nbsp;music.&nbsp;How&nbsp;wonderful!&nbsp;And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;three&nbsp;women&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;focus. \ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;whose&nbsp;musical&nbsp;journey&nbsp;began&nbsp;with&nbsp;classical&nbsp;and&nbsp;operatic&nbsp;training,&nbsp;before&nbsp;developing&nbsp;through&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;original&nbsp;songwriting. An&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journey&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;for&nbsp;interpreting&nbsp;melodies&nbsp;and&nbsp;words,&nbsp;but&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;of&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;in&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;and&nbsp;moving&nbsp;freely&nbsp;between&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages. Her&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;brings&nbsp;together&nbsp;an&nbsp;attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;technique,&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;scat&nbsp;singing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;bebop&nbsp;and&nbsp;hard&nbsp;bop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;music&nbsp;with&nbsp;original&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;from&nbsp;this&nbsp;desire&nbsp;for&nbsp;experimentation&nbsp;and&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;that&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;was&nbsp;born,&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;she&nbsp;shares&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo. On&nbsp;stage&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;them: A&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;and&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;become&nbsp;partners&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;musical&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;an&nbsp;ensemble&nbsp;that&nbsp;actively&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;to&nbsp;shaping&nbsp;the&nbsp;sound&nbsp;[2][3]. And&nbsp;here,&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;breaks&nbsp;through&nbsp;every&nbsp;barrier:&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;typical&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;voice&nbsp;that&nbsp;expresses&nbsp;itself&nbsp;primarily&nbsp;through&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;pop-oriented&nbsp;flavour,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;on&nbsp;equal&nbsp;footing&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;a&nbsp;trumpet,&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;clarinet. \ud83c\udfa7&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci:&nbsp;when&nbsp;music&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;dialogue Released&nbsp;on&nbsp;November&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alfa&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;grew&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo,&nbsp;who&nbsp;had&nbsp;already&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;category&nbsp;of&nbsp;LAZIOsound&nbsp;2025. An&nbsp;album&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;centre&nbsp;a&nbsp;concept&nbsp;as&nbsp;simple&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;to&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;music:&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;listening. The&nbsp;voice&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;simply&nbsp;sing&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;just&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;accompany&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice. The&nbsp;two&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;seek&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;out,&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;support&nbsp;each&nbsp;other,&nbsp;and&nbsp;give&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;space,&nbsp;building&nbsp;a&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;each&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;identity. What&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;how&nbsp;this&nbsp;principle&nbsp;also&nbsp;runs&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;writing:&nbsp;original&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;lyrics,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;references&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;tradition,&nbsp;and&nbsp;openings&nbsp;towards&nbsp;contemporary,&nbsp;pop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;[4]. Indeed,&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;journey&nbsp;develops&nbsp;from&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;atmospheres&nbsp;towards&nbsp;an&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;sonic&nbsp;dimension. In&nbsp;Che&nbsp;confusione,&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;nuances&nbsp;emerge,&nbsp;while&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronics&nbsp;intertwine&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;daring&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;of&nbsp;timbre&nbsp;[4]. But&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;find&nbsp;most&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;idea&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;project. In&nbsp;an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;Musica&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;explain&nbsp;how&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;was&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;an&nbsp;authentic&nbsp;and&nbsp;equal&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;between&nbsp;two&nbsp;solo&nbsp;instruments. To&nbsp;listen,&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;to&nbsp;respond.&nbsp;To&nbsp;give&nbsp;space&nbsp;and,&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage&nbsp;to&nbsp;occupy&nbsp;it. A&nbsp;balance&nbsp;in&nbsp;constant&nbsp;motion&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz:&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;building&nbsp;something&nbsp;together&nbsp;without&nbsp;giving&nbsp;up&nbsp;one&#8217;s&nbsp;own&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;unique&nbsp;and&nbsp;unrepeatable. This&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;equal&nbsp;voices&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;was&nbsp;founded&nbsp;upon&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;origins,&nbsp;what&nbsp;its&nbsp;unwritten&nbsp;manifestoestablished:&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;voice.&#8221; Why&nbsp;has&nbsp;this&nbsp;idea&nbsp;faded&nbsp;away?&nbsp;Why&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;so&nbsp;often&nbsp;considered&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;need&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;or&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;an&nbsp;integral&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;group&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;texture? I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;how&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;had&nbsp;completely&nbsp;overcome&nbsp;this&nbsp;barrier&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;:&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;any&nbsp;division,&nbsp;hierarchy,&nbsp;or&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;physical&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;on&nbsp;stage.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;velvety&nbsp;blend,&nbsp;as&nbsp;smooth&nbsp;as&nbsp;cream. Finally! This,&nbsp;for&nbsp;me,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;deepest&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;jazz.&nbsp;And&nbsp;my&nbsp;hope&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;embraced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generations,&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;fortunate&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;positive&nbsp;role&nbsp;models&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;overcoming&nbsp;that&nbsp;divide&nbsp;between&nbsp;singers&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists&nbsp;which,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;very&nbsp;much&nbsp;alive&nbsp;and&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;misleading&nbsp;and&nbsp;one-sided&nbsp;stereotypes. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;recommends&#8230; A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;(2025) I&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;album,&nbsp;but&nbsp;three&nbsp;tracks&nbsp;in&nbsp;particular: Fra&nbsp;ragione&nbsp;e&nbsp;sentimento,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;single&nbsp;released&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;album,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;meets&nbsp;influences&nbsp;from&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;song. Notte,&nbsp;a&nbsp;ballad&nbsp;that&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;Vittorio,&nbsp;her&nbsp;partner&nbsp;in&nbsp;life&nbsp;as&nbsp;well:&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;personal&nbsp;bond&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;translate&nbsp;an&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimacy&nbsp;and&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;into&nbsp;music. Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;which&nbsp;opens&nbsp;the&nbsp;quintet&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;towards&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;expressive&nbsp;possibilities&nbsp;[3][4]. 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Mary Blengino","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/maryblengino.it\/en\/le-jazziste-by-mary-goes-to-tuscany-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Le Jazziste by Mary goes to Tuscany \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 - Mary Blengino","og_description":"Chapter 19 From&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;to&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz Some&nbsp;journeys&nbsp;begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;destination,&nbsp;while&nbsp;others,&nbsp;almost&nbsp;without&nbsp;us&nbsp;even&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;it,&nbsp;turn&nbsp;into&nbsp;new&nbsp;chapters&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;story.&nbsp;And&nbsp;so,&nbsp;after&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;traces&nbsp;of&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;streets&nbsp;of&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;here&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;again&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy,&nbsp;my&nbsp;first&nbsp;home.&nbsp;This&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tuscany! Two&nbsp;trips&nbsp;and&nbsp;two&nbsp;nearby&nbsp;cities:&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lucca.&nbsp;Two&nbsp;places&nbsp;that&nbsp;each&nbsp;tell,&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;way,&nbsp;the&nbsp;story&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;region&nbsp;where&nbsp;art,&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;music&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;around&nbsp;every&nbsp;corner. And&nbsp;there&nbsp;I&nbsp;am,&nbsp;as&nbsp;always,&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;and&nbsp;ears&nbsp;wide&nbsp;open,&nbsp;ready&nbsp;to&nbsp;discover&nbsp;new&nbsp;stories,&nbsp;new&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;women&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz. So&#8230;&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tuscany! There&nbsp;is&nbsp;Florence,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;streets,&nbsp;monuments,&nbsp;and&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;history,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;city&nbsp;walls,&nbsp;squares,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;charm&nbsp;that&nbsp;makes&nbsp;even&nbsp;simply&nbsp;getting&nbsp;lost&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;narrow&nbsp;streets&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;pleasure. But&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;I&nbsp;also&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;special&nbsp;musical&nbsp;reason&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;there:&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;the&nbsp;footsteps&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna.&nbsp;A&nbsp;festival&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;very&nbsp;heart&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;try&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;through&nbsp;Le&nbsp;Jazziste&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mary:&nbsp;the&nbsp;women&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;their&nbsp;voices,&nbsp;their&nbsp;instruments,&nbsp;their&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journeys. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna:&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;told&nbsp;by&nbsp;women Founded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2005&nbsp;and&nbsp;promoted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Circolo&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucca&nbsp;Jazz&nbsp;Donna&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;festival&nbsp;entirely&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;female&nbsp;talent&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;singers,&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;arrangers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists,&nbsp;both&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;and&nbsp;international. In&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;twenty-second&nbsp;edition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;festival&nbsp;presented&nbsp;four&nbsp;summer&nbsp;evenings,&nbsp;from&nbsp;August&nbsp;6&nbsp;to&nbsp;27,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;evocative&nbsp;cloister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Santa&nbsp;Caterina&nbsp;at&nbsp;Lucca&#8217;s&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio,&nbsp;with&nbsp;free-admission&nbsp;concerts. A&nbsp;programme&nbsp;spanning&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages&nbsp;and&nbsp;traditions,&nbsp;from&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;to&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;cross-genre&nbsp;influences,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;space&nbsp;for&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;expressions&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;artistry&nbsp;[1]. Three&nbsp;women:&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;universes,&nbsp;connected&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;red&nbsp;thread&nbsp;of&nbsp;silk On&nbsp;August&nbsp;27,&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;evening&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;summer&nbsp;programme,&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Real&nbsp;Collegio&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;three&nbsp;projects&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;women&nbsp;musicians. Giulia&nbsp;Vazzoler,&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;pianist,&nbsp;opened&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;with&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Elisa,&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;intertwines&nbsp;music&nbsp;and&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;outreach&nbsp;through&nbsp;contemporary&nbsp;reinterpretations&nbsp;of&nbsp;classical&nbsp;composers,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Beethoven,&nbsp;Chopin,&nbsp;Debussy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Schumann. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;festival&nbsp;invited&nbsp;a&nbsp;classical&nbsp;pianist;&nbsp;this&nbsp;very&nbsp;observation&nbsp;was&nbsp;shared&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;audience&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;performer&nbsp;herself,&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;invitation&#8230; Perhaps&nbsp;because&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;genre&nbsp;par&nbsp;excellence,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;going&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;itself&nbsp;and&nbsp;offering&nbsp;every&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;personality&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;express&nbsp;their&nbsp;true&nbsp;self. Next,&nbsp;Martina&nbsp;Lupi&nbsp;presented&nbsp;Dannate&nbsp;salvatrici,&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;Manuel&nbsp;Petti&nbsp;on&nbsp;accordion&nbsp;and&nbsp;piano&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mattia&nbsp;Lotini&nbsp;on&nbsp;guitar.&nbsp;A&nbsp;recording&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;explores&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;facets&nbsp;of&nbsp;female&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;ancient&nbsp;archetypes&nbsp;and&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;stereotypes&nbsp;that,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;still&nbsp;inhabit&nbsp;our&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;lives. Finally,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci,&nbsp;singer,&nbsp;composer,&nbsp;and&nbsp;songwriter,&nbsp;brought&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage,&nbsp;together&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;[2]. Three&nbsp;artists&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;three&nbsp;different&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;inhabiting&nbsp;music.&nbsp;How&nbsp;wonderful!&nbsp;And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;three&nbsp;women&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;focus. \ud83c\udfa4&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;singer&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;whose&nbsp;musical&nbsp;journey&nbsp;began&nbsp;with&nbsp;classical&nbsp;and&nbsp;operatic&nbsp;training,&nbsp;before&nbsp;developing&nbsp;through&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;original&nbsp;songwriting. An&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;journey&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;for&nbsp;interpreting&nbsp;melodies&nbsp;and&nbsp;words,&nbsp;but&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;of&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;engaging&nbsp;in&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;and&nbsp;moving&nbsp;freely&nbsp;between&nbsp;different&nbsp;musical&nbsp;languages. Her&nbsp;vocal&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;brings&nbsp;together&nbsp;an&nbsp;attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;technique,&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;scat&nbsp;singing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;bebop&nbsp;and&nbsp;hard&nbsp;bop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;music&nbsp;with&nbsp;original&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;from&nbsp;this&nbsp;desire&nbsp;for&nbsp;experimentation&nbsp;and&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;that&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;was&nbsp;born,&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;she&nbsp;shares&nbsp;with&nbsp;saxophonist&nbsp;and&nbsp;composer&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo. On&nbsp;stage&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lucca,&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;them: A&nbsp;quintet&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;and&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;become&nbsp;partners&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;musical&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;an&nbsp;ensemble&nbsp;that&nbsp;actively&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;to&nbsp;shaping&nbsp;the&nbsp;sound&nbsp;[2][3]. And&nbsp;here,&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;breaks&nbsp;through&nbsp;every&nbsp;barrier:&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;typical&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;voice&nbsp;that&nbsp;expresses&nbsp;itself&nbsp;primarily&nbsp;through&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;pop-oriented&nbsp;flavour,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;in&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;right,&nbsp;on&nbsp;equal&nbsp;footing&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;a&nbsp;trumpet,&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;clarinet. \ud83c\udfa7&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci:&nbsp;when&nbsp;music&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;dialogue Released&nbsp;on&nbsp;November&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alfa&nbsp;Music,&nbsp;A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;grew&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;artistic&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo,&nbsp;who&nbsp;had&nbsp;already&nbsp;won&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;category&nbsp;of&nbsp;LAZIOsound&nbsp;2025. An&nbsp;album&nbsp;that&nbsp;places&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;centre&nbsp;a&nbsp;concept&nbsp;as&nbsp;simple&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;to&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;music:&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;listening. The&nbsp;voice&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;simply&nbsp;sing&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;just&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;merely&nbsp;accompany&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice. The&nbsp;two&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;seek&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;out,&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;support&nbsp;each&nbsp;other,&nbsp;and&nbsp;give&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;space,&nbsp;building&nbsp;a&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;each&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;its&nbsp;own&nbsp;identity. What&nbsp;is&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;how&nbsp;this&nbsp;principle&nbsp;also&nbsp;runs&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;writing:&nbsp;original&nbsp;compositions,&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;lyrics,&nbsp;improvisation,&nbsp;references&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;tradition,&nbsp;and&nbsp;openings&nbsp;towards&nbsp;contemporary,&nbsp;pop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;[4]. Indeed,&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&#8217;s&nbsp;journey&nbsp;develops&nbsp;from&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;atmospheres&nbsp;towards&nbsp;an&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;sonic&nbsp;dimension. In&nbsp;Che&nbsp;confusione,&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;nuances&nbsp;emerge,&nbsp;while&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;and&nbsp;electronics&nbsp;intertwine&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;daring&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;of&nbsp;timbre&nbsp;[4]. But&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;find&nbsp;most&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;idea&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;project. In&nbsp;an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;Musica&nbsp;Jazz,&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;explain&nbsp;how&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;was&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;build&nbsp;an&nbsp;authentic&nbsp;and&nbsp;equal&nbsp;dialogue&nbsp;between&nbsp;two&nbsp;solo&nbsp;instruments. To&nbsp;listen,&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose,&nbsp;to&nbsp;respond.&nbsp;To&nbsp;give&nbsp;space&nbsp;and,&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage&nbsp;to&nbsp;occupy&nbsp;it. A&nbsp;balance&nbsp;in&nbsp;constant&nbsp;motion&nbsp;[3]. And&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz:&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;building&nbsp;something&nbsp;together&nbsp;without&nbsp;giving&nbsp;up&nbsp;one&#8217;s&nbsp;own&nbsp;voice,&nbsp;unique&nbsp;and&nbsp;unrepeatable. This&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;between&nbsp;equal&nbsp;voices&nbsp;is&nbsp;what&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;was&nbsp;founded&nbsp;upon&nbsp;at&nbsp;its&nbsp;origins,&nbsp;what&nbsp;its&nbsp;unwritten&nbsp;manifestoestablished:&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;an&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;must&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;voice.&#8221; Why&nbsp;has&nbsp;this&nbsp;idea&nbsp;faded&nbsp;away?&nbsp;Why&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;voice&nbsp;in&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;so&nbsp;often&nbsp;considered&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;need&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;,&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;saxophone,&nbsp;or&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;instrument,&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;an&nbsp;integral&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;group&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;texture? I&nbsp;saw&nbsp;how&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;had&nbsp;completely&nbsp;overcome&nbsp;this&nbsp;barrier&nbsp;of&nbsp;&#8220;accompaniment&#8221;:&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;any&nbsp;division,&nbsp;hierarchy,&nbsp;or&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;not&nbsp;even&nbsp;physical&nbsp;distance,&nbsp;on&nbsp;stage.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;velvety&nbsp;blend,&nbsp;as&nbsp;smooth&nbsp;as&nbsp;cream. Finally! This,&nbsp;for&nbsp;me,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;deepest&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;jazz.&nbsp;And&nbsp;my&nbsp;hope&nbsp;is&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;embraced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generations,&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;fortunate&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;positive&nbsp;role&nbsp;models&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;of&nbsp;overcoming&nbsp;that&nbsp;divide&nbsp;between&nbsp;singers&nbsp;and&nbsp;instrumentalists&nbsp;which,&nbsp;unfortunately,&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;very&nbsp;much&nbsp;alive&nbsp;and&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;misleading&nbsp;and&nbsp;one-sided&nbsp;stereotypes. \ud83c\udf39&nbsp;Mary&nbsp;recommends&#8230; A&nbsp;due&nbsp;voci&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;Filaci&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Vittorio&nbsp;Cuculo&nbsp;(2025) I&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;the&nbsp;entire&nbsp;album,&nbsp;but&nbsp;three&nbsp;tracks&nbsp;in&nbsp;particular: Fra&nbsp;ragione&nbsp;e&nbsp;sentimento,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;single&nbsp;released&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;album,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;language&nbsp;of&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;meets&nbsp;influences&nbsp;from&nbsp;Italian&nbsp;song. Notte,&nbsp;a&nbsp;ballad&nbsp;that&nbsp;Lucia&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;Vittorio,&nbsp;her&nbsp;partner&nbsp;in&nbsp;life&nbsp;as&nbsp;well:&nbsp;a&nbsp;piece&nbsp;born&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;personal&nbsp;bond&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;desire&nbsp;to&nbsp;translate&nbsp;an&nbsp;experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimacy&nbsp;and&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;into&nbsp;music. Mi&nbsp;metto&nbsp;nella&nbsp;musica,&nbsp;the&nbsp;closing&nbsp;track,&nbsp;which&nbsp;opens&nbsp;the&nbsp;quintet&#8217;s&nbsp;musical&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;towards&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;new&nbsp;expressive&nbsp;possibilities&nbsp;[3][4]. 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