Beat Onto Jazz Festival

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Beat Onto Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held annually in Bitonto, Italy since 2001. [1] It is held on the main piazza of the town next to the Cathedral. [2] The Alberto Parmegiani Quartet performed in 2016. [3]

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References

  1. "Beat Onto Jazz Festival" (in Italian). Italiajazz.it. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "BEAT ONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL XIV EDIZIONE" (in Italian). Musicajazz.it. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "Beat Onto Jazz Festival 2016" (in Italian). JazzItalia. Retrieved 4 July 2017.