Five dates, nine concerts, including a special closing event, and five side events, from 10th September to 17th October, for the eleventh year of Lucca Jazz Donna. Thirty-two women in the festival (21 musicians and 11 guests) from Italy, Europe and the United States and five charitable organizations involved in the first completely free entry event. These are the statistics for Lucca Jazz Donna 2015, the festival dedicated to female jazz talents organized since 2005 by the Circolo Lucca Jazz with the City and Province of Lucca, support from Tuscany Region, Lucca’s CRL and BML Foundations and the collaboration of many individuals and associations. This year the city of Capannori is included which hosts a concert and panel discussion.

On Saturday, September 12th at 5.30 pm at Palazzo Ducale (Mario Tobino Room) there’s the inauguration of Cinzia Guidetti’s exhibition with 18 photos depicting 18 women in music, which will be on display until September 30th. These are portraits of singers and instrumentalists who have participated in some of the most prestigious jazz festivals in Tuscany and Italy.

At the inauguration there’s a concert by the “Settemeno Acoustic Duo” formed by Elena Carrossa vocals and Leonardo Landini guitar. Information and reservations: +390583417489 (centro.po@provincia.lucca.it); +390583442444 (Urp@comune.lucca.it); +393297084432; www.luccajazzdonna.it