Karima, Grégory Privat, and the ensembles formed as part of EJSC—European Jazz’s Cool 2026—will perform on September 12, 2026, on stage at the Casa del Jazz in Rome

The ensembles formed as part of the “Jazz European Jazz’s Cool 2026” advanced artistic residency, led by Karima, a jazz-soul singer from Livorno and the first and only Italian artist produced by Burt Bacharach, and Grégory Privat, a Martinican jazz pianist and winner of the 2024 Accademia del Jazz Django Reinhardt Award, composed of selected students from the Jazz Department at Saint Louis and from Italian and European conservatories, will make their debut on the stage of the Casa del Jazz to present their project, conceived and developed during a week of intense creative work at Saint Louis. The tour will then continue on to European destinations such as Aalborg, Helsinki, and Antwerp.

“European Jazz’s Cool” is an innovative, high-level advanced music program in the field of jazz with European significance, conceived by Saint Louis; a full immersion experience for professional and artistic development within a recording and concert environment of broad international scope.

On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the following artists will take the stage at the Casa del Jazz:

European Jazz Ensembles: Special Guest Karima

Karima, vocals – special guest

Kasper Van Sax – Royal Conservatory, Antwerp

Marco Palmisano, piano — Saint Louis College of Music, Rome

Costantino Angelilli, guitar – Vicenza Conservatory

Mathias Fagerberg Würtz, bass – RAMA, Aalborg

Onni Huuskonen, drums – Metropolia, Helsinki

 

European Jazz Ensembles: Special Guest Grégory Privat

Grégory Privat, piano – special guest

Alisa Vishniakova, vocals – Metropolia, Helsinki

Anahita Heising, trumpet – RAMA, Aalborg

Kristian Dahl Johansen, guitar – RAMA, Aalborg

Leonardo Cervini, bass — Saint Louis College of Music, Rome

Candelario Lopez, drums – Fiesole School of Music

 

Concert starts September 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Full-price admission: €10, available in advance on Ticketone—click HERE

Discount for Saint Louis students: €5 —present your 2026/27 enrollment card at the box office

INTERNATIONAL AND PROJECT PARTNERS:

Royal Academy of Aarhus and Aalborg (Denmark) / Metropolia, Helsinki (Finland) / AP Hogeschool Antwerp (Belgium)